sediments
81petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …
82Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… …
83marine sediment — Any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanic activity, and chemical… …
84marine ecosystem — Introduction complex of living organisms in the ocean environment. Marine waters cover two thirds of the surface of the Earth. In some places the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is high; for example, the Mariana Trench and the… …
85AUSTRAL (OCÉAN) — L’océan Austral, autrefois plus couramment appelé océan glacial Antarctique, entoure le continent antarctique, au sud des océans Atlantique, Pacifique et Indien. Il n’a pas de limites géomorphologiques autres qu’arbitraires, et sa véritable… …
86New Siberia — Native name: Новая Сибирь Location of New Siberia in the Anzhu subgroup …
87Munition immergée — La notion de munition immergée désigne les situations où des munitions ont été perdues ou volontairement jetées dans les eaux marines, douces ou saumâtres, parfois continentales ou souterraines. Ce concept est directement ou indirectement lié aux …
88Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …
89hydrosphere — /huy dreuh sfear /, n. the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere. [1885 90; HYDRO 1 + SPHERE] * * * Discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth s surface. It… …
90CYCLES BIOGÉOCHIMIQUES — L’activité de la Terre est incessante: toutes ses couches – du noyau à la plus haute atmosphère – sont animées de continuels mouvements et, surtout, ses enveloppes superficielles – l’atmosphère, les océans et la surface des continents – abritent… …
