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MAR 105 Laboratory - Fall 2011
Dr. J. Anastasia
Lab Quiz 1 Review Sheet
The Scientific Method
 know the steps in the scientific method (Observation, Questions, Hypothesis, Experimentation,
Conclusions, Predications) and be able to provide examples of each
 know the definition of density
 know how to calculate density
 know that salt water is denser than fresh water and that the density of pure water is 1 g/cm3
 be able to explain (in general) why boats float
Plate Tectonics and Ocean Contour Labs
 be able to name the Four (or five if you include the Southern ocean) Oceans of the world
 know that the United States is located on the North American Plate and where the boundaries of this
plate are
 be able to identify active and passive continental margins if shown a map with plate boundaries drawn
on it.
 know the three types of plate boundaries and how plates move relative to each other at each and one
example of a place in the world where each type is found
 be able to identify each type of plate boundary on an ocean contour graph based on what features you
see there (ex: trench means a convergent plate boundary, mid-ocean ridge means a divergent plate
boundary)
 know what makes one plate subduct under another and what feature of the ocean floor you would see at
a subduction zone
 know the various features of the ocean floor (continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise,
trenches, deep sea floor, mid-oceanic ridge)
 be able to label them on a diagram or draw a typical profile
Sediment
 Know how the distribution of sediment varies between the north shore and south shore of Long Island
and why it varies
 Know how the distribution of sediment varies along a beach (from the back beach to near the water )
and why it varies
 Know how the size of the particles affects the ability of water to drain through the sediment
Salinity and Temperature
 know what a thermocline and halocline are and where in the ocean each is likely to be found
 know how temperature affects water density – warmer water is less dense and floats on top of colder
water
 know how salinity affects water density – fresh water (very low salinity) is less dense and floats on top
of saltier water
 be able to label the three layers of the ocean if shown a graph of temperature versus depth or salinity
versus depth