Title
Further Investigations: The Oceanic Crust and Seafloor
Table of Contents
- How are ophiolites formed and what are their common features?
- Investigate the geology near your school. What types of rocks are found there? How were they formed?
- Investigate the impact that land use change, such as deforestation, has had on lithogenous sediment input into the ocean.
- What factors affect the depth of the CCD (calcium compensation depth)?
- Identify organisms that commonly make up calcareous and siliceous sediments.
- Investigate the different processes that allow for fossilization to occur.
- How are geology (the study of the earth’s rocks and minerals) and paleontology (the study of prehistoric life) similar? How are they different?