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Which of the following affect the air column and the sea surface but not the water column or the seafloor?

Artifical reefs
Commercial shipping lanes
Oil rigs
Wind Turbines

User Nefarion
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Answer:

B. Commercial Shipping Lanes

Step-by-step explanation:

To make this simple, I'll use the process of elimination. Option A, Artificial Reefs, affects the seafloor, which is where they are placed in the ocean. Option C, Oil Rigs, sits on the sea surface, continues down through the water column, and ends beneath the seafloor. Remember, the question is only asking for which affects just the air column and sea surface. Wind turbines affect the air column, sea surface, water column, and sea floor. Most people wouldn't think that wind turbines have anything to do with the ocean, but that's because people commonly confuse them with wind mills, which are strictly land based. As for Option B, Commercial Shipping Lanes are not known to interact with ocean uses on the seafloor (like buried cables) or within the water column (like most fish). This makes Option B the best answer for this question.

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Answer: Wind Turbines

Step-by-step explanation:

A wind turbine is a device which is used to transform the kinetic energy from wind into electrical energy. It is useful in generating electrical energy from an alternative renewable source of energy that is wind. It is affected by the speed of the air currents.

A wind turbine efficiency is affected by the air column and the sea surface but it is not affected by the water column or the seafloor.

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