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…
Abyssal Plain The flat part of the ocean’s floor Continental Shelf The land that is underwater but attached to the continent – the part we see Continental Slope Where the land slopes into the water – can be very steep Trench A long, narrow steep depression (hole or canyon) in Read more…
71% amount the Earth is covered by water 29% amount the Earth is covered by land Pacific ocean the largest and deepest ocean 4 the number of ocean basins turbidity current a current with a downslope movement of dense sediment-rich water thermocline layer of rapid temperature change salinity 3.5 % Read more…
air mass A large mass of air with nearly uniform temperature, humidity, and density throughout. atmosphere The envelope of gases that surround a planet and are held to it by the planet’s gravitational attraction. atmospheric circulation cell Large circuit of air driven by uneven solar heating and the Coriolis effect. Read more…
oceanography description of the marine enviroment how much oxygen does the ocean supply? as much as 70% scientific method observation, hypothesis, testing, theory what are the 4 principle oceans on earth? pacific, atlantic, indian, Arctic, and southern/ antaric ocean PAIA where is the deepest part of the oceans? deepest part Read more…
Deep Ocean Currents an ocean current formed when cold water flows underneath warm water. Surface Currents a horizontal movement of the ocean water and is caused by wind and that occurs near the top of the surface of the water. Coriolis Effect the effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction Read more…
Pelagic Zone the open ocean Continental Shelf a gently sloping shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of the continent Sonar a method or device used to determine ocean depth or distances Density the mass of matter, packed into a certain volume Spring Tide a Read more…
continental margins and plate boundaries line up west coast of south america – pacific northwest of north america how we find plate boundaries map concentrations of earthquakes and volcanoes divergent plate boundaries 2 plates pulling apart – causes rock from beneath the plate to melt – magma rises and creates Read more…