Seafloor Ages ABC - SERC
... Student 2: But this divergent boundary is found in the center of the ocean. This means that rocks at E are really young. D is farthest from the divergent boundary, so that’s where the oldest rocks are. With which student do you agree? Why? ...
... Student 2: But this divergent boundary is found in the center of the ocean. This means that rocks at E are really young. D is farthest from the divergent boundary, so that’s where the oldest rocks are. With which student do you agree? Why? ...
Ocean Crust Ages Lecture Tutorial
... 9) Put an “X” on the oldest rock in the Atlantic Ocean. What age is it? ...
... 9) Put an “X” on the oldest rock in the Atlantic Ocean. What age is it? ...
SOL 5.6 Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems (Oceans)
... Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that live near the surface of the ocean. They require sunlight, nutrients, and water to grow. They also contain chlorophyll. Phytoplankton are the foundation of the ...
... Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that live near the surface of the ocean. They require sunlight, nutrients, and water to grow. They also contain chlorophyll. Phytoplankton are the foundation of the ...
01 - 6th Grade Science with Mrs. Harlow
... 11. What are sources of non-point source pollution? Pollution comes from many different sources and especially as a result of human behavior such as using lawn/pesticide chemicals and disposing of used motor oil improperly. 12. How do Surface ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream affect climate? Th ...
... 11. What are sources of non-point source pollution? Pollution comes from many different sources and especially as a result of human behavior such as using lawn/pesticide chemicals and disposing of used motor oil improperly. 12. How do Surface ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream affect climate? Th ...
Student Notes
... 1. TEMPERATURE Not the same at every depth. There are three different temperature layers: a) Surface (mixed) layer b) Thermocline c) Deep Water ...
... 1. TEMPERATURE Not the same at every depth. There are three different temperature layers: a) Surface (mixed) layer b) Thermocline c) Deep Water ...
STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 3 TEST 2009
... If sunlight warms only the top 100 m of ocean water, why does the surface zone extend to about 300 m below the surface? (Fig. 5 pg 79) Surface currents mix the warm water with the cool water below Where would the temperature of the ocean probably be lowest? What latitude, what season? Near the poles ...
... If sunlight warms only the top 100 m of ocean water, why does the surface zone extend to about 300 m below the surface? (Fig. 5 pg 79) Surface currents mix the warm water with the cool water below Where would the temperature of the ocean probably be lowest? What latitude, what season? Near the poles ...
Lesson 1
... What are some characteristics of ocean water? • The chemical characteristics of ocean water include salinity, or the amount and type of dissolved salts. ...
... What are some characteristics of ocean water? • The chemical characteristics of ocean water include salinity, or the amount and type of dissolved salts. ...
1 Science 8 Unit 1: Water Systems on Earth Chapter 2: Oceans
... The slow rise and fall of the ocean. The upper and lower edges of a beach are determined by the high- and lowtide mark. Tides are connected to the motion of the moon and the spinning of the Earth. The moon exerts a greater force of pull than the sun due to its closer proximity to Earth. ...
... The slow rise and fall of the ocean. The upper and lower edges of a beach are determined by the high- and lowtide mark. Tides are connected to the motion of the moon and the spinning of the Earth. The moon exerts a greater force of pull than the sun due to its closer proximity to Earth. ...
Name: Date:______ Period:______ Lab – Sea Floor Spreading
... Polarity Changes Seen on the Ocean Bottom ...
... Polarity Changes Seen on the Ocean Bottom ...
GEOS 110 Fall 2013 Test 2 Study Guide
... 40. Where is the cryosphere, what different frozen forms does it take and where are the thickest ice caps? 41. How does snow/ice/ice shelf cover affect: 1) overlying air temperatures, 2) underlying land temperatures, 3) underlying sea temperatures? 42. What is permafrost and what kind of hazards doe ...
... 40. Where is the cryosphere, what different frozen forms does it take and where are the thickest ice caps? 41. How does snow/ice/ice shelf cover affect: 1) overlying air temperatures, 2) underlying land temperatures, 3) underlying sea temperatures? 42. What is permafrost and what kind of hazards doe ...
GEOS 110 Fall 2011 Test 2 Study Guide Test cover`s Chapters: 5
... 40. Where is the cryosphere, what different frozen forms does it take and where are the thickest ice caps? 41. How does snow/ice/ice shelf cover affect: 1) overlying air temperatures, 2) underlying land temperatures, 3) underlying sea temperatures? 42. What is permafrost and what kind of hazards doe ...
... 40. Where is the cryosphere, what different frozen forms does it take and where are the thickest ice caps? 41. How does snow/ice/ice shelf cover affect: 1) overlying air temperatures, 2) underlying land temperatures, 3) underlying sea temperatures? 42. What is permafrost and what kind of hazards doe ...
Earth Science Essential Knowledge and Skills
... oil spill – a form of pollution in which oil from various sources leaks into the ocean oozes – deep sea sediments that contain at least 30% organic matter (biogenous sediment) photosynthesis – the process that plants use to make food, using light energy, carbon dioxide, and water profile – a silhoue ...
... oil spill – a form of pollution in which oil from various sources leaks into the ocean oozes – deep sea sediments that contain at least 30% organic matter (biogenous sediment) photosynthesis – the process that plants use to make food, using light energy, carbon dioxide, and water profile – a silhoue ...
Grade 8 Science
... Headlands – shoreline rock marking the beginning and end of a bay made of igneous rock. Bays – areas of land that in between headlands usually called beaches Beach – area where you will find sand or small rocks between two headlands Sand Bar – area of high land in the ocean caused by deposits in th ...
... Headlands – shoreline rock marking the beginning and end of a bay made of igneous rock. Bays – areas of land that in between headlands usually called beaches Beach – area where you will find sand or small rocks between two headlands Sand Bar – area of high land in the ocean caused by deposits in th ...
Aquatic Science Final Review (Semester 1)
... 4.What is a renewable resource? Give examples. What is a nonrenewable resource? Give examples. ...
... 4.What is a renewable resource? Give examples. What is a nonrenewable resource? Give examples. ...
Hydrology Unit 4 Review What process in the water cycle is MOST
... 3. What would MOST LIKELY occur if the rate of evaporation over the ocean were to decrease for an extended length of time? The amount of precipitation on land would DECREASE 4. What 2 physical changes are essential processes in the water cycle? Evaporation and condensation 5. Define condensation. Wh ...
... 3. What would MOST LIKELY occur if the rate of evaporation over the ocean were to decrease for an extended length of time? The amount of precipitation on land would DECREASE 4. What 2 physical changes are essential processes in the water cycle? Evaporation and condensation 5. Define condensation. Wh ...
ESL 1 Review Chapters 8 9 10 11 Plate Tectonics Term/Concept
... expands, and rises because it is less dense. When it cools, it becomes denser and falls. This warming and rising and cooling and falling ...
... expands, and rises because it is less dense. When it cools, it becomes denser and falls. This warming and rising and cooling and falling ...
Test 3 - Course World
... 7. Describe three main reasons why the ocean is important under these headings: Climate ...
... 7. Describe three main reasons why the ocean is important under these headings: Climate ...
21.1 Study guide
... The surface of the ocean is heated by absorbing infrared radiation from the sun The equator receives more direct radiation and so the ocean waters are warmer than the waters further from the equator Because the sun can only penetrate a few hundred meters of ocean water ...
... The surface of the ocean is heated by absorbing infrared radiation from the sun The equator receives more direct radiation and so the ocean waters are warmer than the waters further from the equator Because the sun can only penetrate a few hundred meters of ocean water ...
F2007_311_summary_V
... How can ocean circulation be changed by atmospheric changes? – theory involves distribution of salt (thermohaline circulation) – where water vapor evaporates from ocean it leaves ocean more saline, where rain falls ocean becomes less saline surface water sinks when saline (more dense) ...
... How can ocean circulation be changed by atmospheric changes? – theory involves distribution of salt (thermohaline circulation) – where water vapor evaporates from ocean it leaves ocean more saline, where rain falls ocean becomes less saline surface water sinks when saline (more dense) ...