What is a scientist? Someone who uses the processes of science to find answers about how and why things work in the world, in the observable universe. What are two influences that the ocean make on the earth? The two influences the ocean has on the earth is the weather Read more…
Average depth and temp. of the ocean 12,100 Ft Average (3688 Meters) – Deepest 36,000 Ft (10,944 Meters) Temp – 3.9 Celsius (39 F) Atlantic – 12,612 FT (3844 Meters) Pacific – 12,927 FT (3940 Meters) Indian – 12,598 FT (3840 Meters) Arctic – 3665 FT (1117 Meters) Which hemisphere Read more…
the purpose of the voyage to study humpback whales what is oceanography? the study of earth’s oceans what are the oceans? Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Atlantic fo’c’sle the foward-most part of the boat or ship that is used as sleeping quarters marine bioligist a scientist who specializes in animals Read more…
What are the 4 subfields of oceanography? Geological, chemical, physical, and biological What are the four principal oceans? Rank them based on the areas and their depth. pacific, atlantic,indian, artic What is a sea? What are the six seas? Red Sea, Black Sea, Dead Sea, South China Sea, Caspian Sea, Read more…
water pressure increases as depth increases because of the weight of the water pushing down rip currents Narrow streams of water that break through sand bars and drain rapidly back to sea gyre the large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean gulf stream a warm ocean current that flows Read more…
What is oceanography? 5 areas of science: 1. Marine geology 2. Physical oceanography 3. Chemical oceanography 4. Marine engineering 5. Marine Biology Marine geology The study of the composition of the inner earth, sea floor sediments, the history of the ocean, continent movement, climates, earthquakes, resource distribution, and where resources Read more…
Latitude Runs east to west But meaaured north to south 0-90 n or 0-90 s Latitude is also called Altitude of Polaris Altitude Angle Polaris North Star Longitude Run north to south But measure east to west 0-180w or 0-180e Runs from pole to pole Prime meridian Line of longitude Read more…
physical oceanography collect and study data on the ocean’s tides, currents, and waves. physical oceanography uses a variety of special instruments and devices that measure the earth’s magnetic and gravitational fields, the speed of sound traveling through water, the ocean’s depths, and the flow of heat from the earth’s interior. Read more…
coastal waters Adjacent to land Open ocean most commercial fish Are caught here Esturary Partly enclosed body of water Benefits of wetlands Areas of high biological productivity in diversity. It’s biologically important. efficiently cleans polluted water Biological effects of oil spills in marine environments Oil spills coat and poisons wildlife Read more…
continental slope the part of the ocean floor that slopes steeply continental shelf the part of the ocean floor that drops gently near the land Abyssal Plains A large, flat area of the ocean floor Seamounts/Guyotes underwater volcanic mountains that rise 100 m above the ocean floor. Guyotes are flat Read more…
Oceanography The scientific study of the ocean by applying traditional sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering, to all aspects of the ocean. Five disciplines of Oceanography. Physical, Chemical, Geological (Marine Geology), Marine Biology, and Marine Engineering. Marine Geology (Geological Oceanography) The study of the history and structure Read more…
Oceanography the branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea Physical oceanography the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography Read more…
Oceanography is the systematic study of the ocean environment on all scales and from biology to physics. It includes descriptive, quantitative, predictive, interdisciplinary science. Geological oceanography Branch of marine science that studies seafloor formations, sediments, and coastal formations Biological oceanography the study of the lifeforms in the ocean and their Read more…
Who invited the Bathyscaphe and how does it work? Auguste Piccard. Water fills air chambers to descend and iron babellets are released to ascen. What are concerns of modern marine biologist? – Amount of water (oceans) doubling by 2025. – Most populated ares are near coastlines. – Mariculture causing destruction Read more…
egyptions remained within the confines of Nile river and eastern Mediterranean sea Polynesian civilization explore the Pacific ocean and colonize many islands middle eastern cultures explore the Indian ocean, using seasonal winds Pheonicians explore the Mediterranean sea and the eastern Atlantic Greeks began to explore the Mediterranean(Thalassa) thought Atlantic was Read more…
Abyssal Plain an area composed of settled marine sediment Alfred Wegener scientist who developed plate tectonic theory Asthenosphere layer of the Earth on which tectonic plates move Bathymetry study of ocean floor topography Continental Margin where beaches are located Convergent Boundary where plates are moving towards each other Deep Ocean Read more…
Another name for Latitude lines Parallels Another name for Longitude lines Meridians Prime Meridian 0 degrees International Dateline 180 degrees Define: Heading Direction you are actually going Define: Bearing Direction your destination lies in relation to your starting point How many nautical miles are in 1 degree? 60 nautical miles Read more…
Christopher columbus – discovered the new world on accident – he made north america a media event without ever sighting it Ferdinand Megellan Led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the glove to open a westerly trade route to the orient Captain James cook conducted 3 voyages, name Read more…
Marine Science Studying the processes of the ocean; how the ocean works and works together oceanography recording and describing the contents/processes of the ocean; physical, chemical, geological, and biological Oh Observation and Research He Hypothesis Eats Experiment (repeated trials) At Analysis Chucky Conclusion (hypothesis supported or not) Cheese Communication Ocean’s Read more…
AQUA one of three of NASA’s next generation of Earth-observing satellites, was launched into polar orbit on May 4, 2002. Centerpiece of a project named for the large amount of information that will be collected about Earth’s water cycle, including evaporation from the oceans. Cartographers a person who makes maps Read more…