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  • Created on: 11-11-19 15:26

1. methane hydrates can cause, due to climate change and warming waters, a release in methane emissions. what hazards can these cause?

  • can make holes in the water
  • the release of bubbles can cause underwater slope failure, which in turn can be a tsunami hazard
  • can cause an explosion of the sea
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2. what are evaporites?

  • they form in wet environments
  • minerals that form when seawater evaporates
  • they form in volcanic conditions

3. what is heavier 16O, 17O or 18O?

  • 17O
  • 18O
  • 16O

4. in some rivers there is high sediment deposition when it meets the ocean, why is that and what does that indicate?

  • high productivity due to a fast flow, it also is an indicator of oil
  • low productivity, it indicates pollution
  • fast flow environment it also indicates petrodollars

5. where do phosphates occur?

  • in shallow marine environments
  • in areas of high biological productivity
  • in areas of low biological productivity

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