Oceans and Freshwater Ecosystems
... supplies much of the world’s oxygen and takes in a large amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide ...
... supplies much of the world’s oxygen and takes in a large amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide ...
Dec 8 - PPT: Introduction to Marine Biomes
... • “Plant Plankton” = phytoplankton (diatoms, dinoflagellates etc.) • “Animal Plankton” = zooplankton (all inverts) • Nekton= large, swimmers, live here too ...
... • “Plant Plankton” = phytoplankton (diatoms, dinoflagellates etc.) • “Animal Plankton” = zooplankton (all inverts) • Nekton= large, swimmers, live here too ...
(f) evaluate the role of plate tectonics with respect to long
... actual volume of the oceans continental mass decreases, increases or decreases and the continent may perhaps through glaciation, or “rebound”. No increase in glacier melting. oceanic volume, but sea-level “appears” to drop. Much of sea-level rise today is due to thermal expansion. As sea water warms ...
... actual volume of the oceans continental mass decreases, increases or decreases and the continent may perhaps through glaciation, or “rebound”. No increase in glacier melting. oceanic volume, but sea-level “appears” to drop. Much of sea-level rise today is due to thermal expansion. As sea water warms ...
Plate Tectonics and the changing earth ppt
... actual volume of the oceans continental mass decreases, increases or decreases and the continent may perhaps through glaciation, or “rebound”. No increase in glacier melting. oceanic volume, but sea-level “appears” to drop. Much of sea-level rise today is due to thermal expansion. As sea water warms ...
... actual volume of the oceans continental mass decreases, increases or decreases and the continent may perhaps through glaciation, or “rebound”. No increase in glacier melting. oceanic volume, but sea-level “appears” to drop. Much of sea-level rise today is due to thermal expansion. As sea water warms ...
Earth Science Common Assessment #8
... bottom that are usually found near continents and on the seaward side of island chains. • The greatest known depth of any ocean is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, about 250 miles southwest of the island of Guam. • It was discovered in 1951 by the British survey shi ...
... bottom that are usually found near continents and on the seaward side of island chains. • The greatest known depth of any ocean is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, about 250 miles southwest of the island of Guam. • It was discovered in 1951 by the British survey shi ...
sea-floor spreading
... The youngest oceanic rocks are near the ridges with the oceanic rocks becoming older as they move away from the ridge. The black stripes represent rocks that cooled under "normal" conditions and are normally polarized, while the white stripes represent rocks that cooled under "reversed" conditions a ...
... The youngest oceanic rocks are near the ridges with the oceanic rocks becoming older as they move away from the ridge. The black stripes represent rocks that cooled under "normal" conditions and are normally polarized, while the white stripes represent rocks that cooled under "reversed" conditions a ...
Chapter 4 Assignment GEarthOL
... #6b: Explain how the following patterns can be interpreted to contradict the contracting Earth model: (1) topography of the ocean floor, (2) age of the ocean floor, (3) heat flow, (4) volcanic activity, and (5) earthquake activity in the ocean floor. ...
... #6b: Explain how the following patterns can be interpreted to contradict the contracting Earth model: (1) topography of the ocean floor, (2) age of the ocean floor, (3) heat flow, (4) volcanic activity, and (5) earthquake activity in the ocean floor. ...
Background Factsheet: Microbes
... is a genus of cyanobacteria that is found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters with low nutrient levels. It is known as "sea-sawdust" and accumulations of large blooms can lead to discoloration of the water and "red tides". This genus is of great interest because it has been found to contribute ...
... is a genus of cyanobacteria that is found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters with low nutrient levels. It is known as "sea-sawdust" and accumulations of large blooms can lead to discoloration of the water and "red tides". This genus is of great interest because it has been found to contribute ...
E.S. Ch. 3 Study Guide
... Wegener’s hypothesis was that all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. Continental Drift— Wegener’s idea; the continents slowly move over Earth’s Surface. Pangaea—The Super Continent. Fossil—is any trace of an ancient organism that has been pres ...
... Wegener’s hypothesis was that all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. Continental Drift— Wegener’s idea; the continents slowly move over Earth’s Surface. Pangaea—The Super Continent. Fossil—is any trace of an ancient organism that has been pres ...
Unit 7 Chapter 23 Powerpoint
... A sea is a smaller body of water that may be partially surrounded by land. Mediterranean Sea Caribbean Sea South China Sea ...
... A sea is a smaller body of water that may be partially surrounded by land. Mediterranean Sea Caribbean Sea South China Sea ...
Marine Zones The life in a marine ecosystem depends on water
... sharply. This zone contains the deep water of the open ocean. Plankton can be found near the water surface. Animals, such as fishes, whales, and sharks, are found in the oceanic zone. Some animals in this zone live in very deep water. These animals often get food from material that sinks down from t ...
... sharply. This zone contains the deep water of the open ocean. Plankton can be found near the water surface. Animals, such as fishes, whales, and sharks, are found in the oceanic zone. Some animals in this zone live in very deep water. These animals often get food from material that sinks down from t ...
Hypoxia off the Pacific Northwest Coast
... Hypoxia means low-oxygen. It is a scientific term that refers to times when oxygen levels in seawater drop to levels that are too low to support most fishes, crabs and other marine life. Seawater is hypoxic if it the amount of oxygen is less than 1.4 milliliters of oxygen per liter (ml/l) of seawate ...
... Hypoxia means low-oxygen. It is a scientific term that refers to times when oxygen levels in seawater drop to levels that are too low to support most fishes, crabs and other marine life. Seawater is hypoxic if it the amount of oxygen is less than 1.4 milliliters of oxygen per liter (ml/l) of seawate ...
Closer to Poles
... The average weather conditions that occur in a place over a period of years 2 most important factors: temperature and precipitation ...
... The average weather conditions that occur in a place over a period of years 2 most important factors: temperature and precipitation ...
loss of ocean biodiversity - Global Opportunity Network
... fields, discharges from septic tanks and feedlots, and emissions from combustion. The massive amount of CO2 we are pumping into the atmosphere isn’t just warming the climate and changing the ocean temperature— a quarter of it ends up in the oceans, where it works to lower the waters’ pH level and in ...
... fields, discharges from septic tanks and feedlots, and emissions from combustion. The massive amount of CO2 we are pumping into the atmosphere isn’t just warming the climate and changing the ocean temperature— a quarter of it ends up in the oceans, where it works to lower the waters’ pH level and in ...
SC.D.1.4.2 - Escambia County School District
... • According to the plate tectonic theory, when oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the denser oceanic plate is forced under the lighter continental plate. Which geologic feature is a result of this type of collision? A. Hot spot B. Abyssal plain C. Midocean ridge D. Composite volcano ...
... • According to the plate tectonic theory, when oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the denser oceanic plate is forced under the lighter continental plate. Which geologic feature is a result of this type of collision? A. Hot spot B. Abyssal plain C. Midocean ridge D. Composite volcano ...
Oceans - sabresocials.com
... Due to the fact that sea levels will rise, animals and certain plants will become extinct, breaking the food chain. For example, polar bears live on ice, but when the ice melts, they can’t survive in the glacier water and must be in cold climates to live, resulting in death, and the fish amounts wil ...
... Due to the fact that sea levels will rise, animals and certain plants will become extinct, breaking the food chain. For example, polar bears live on ice, but when the ice melts, they can’t survive in the glacier water and must be in cold climates to live, resulting in death, and the fish amounts wil ...
U3A-ClimChange02 7749KB Oct 07 2012
... accumulate near the equator but would leave polar areas free of ice ...
... accumulate near the equator but would leave polar areas free of ice ...
Marine Ecosystems
... A. from deep, colder areas to warm, shallow areas B. from warm, shallow areas to deep, colder areas. C. from the neritic zone to the intertidal zone D. from the ocean floor into estuaries ...
... A. from deep, colder areas to warm, shallow areas B. from warm, shallow areas to deep, colder areas. C. from the neritic zone to the intertidal zone D. from the ocean floor into estuaries ...
The Theory of Plate Tectonics - Ouray School District R-1
... 2) Continental vs Continental: Neither plate is subducted. Edges are crumpled upward and produce large mountains (hymliays) 3) Oceanic vs oceanic: One goes under the other and the subducted plate produces magma that forms and rises to form an island arc. ...
... 2) Continental vs Continental: Neither plate is subducted. Edges are crumpled upward and produce large mountains (hymliays) 3) Oceanic vs oceanic: One goes under the other and the subducted plate produces magma that forms and rises to form an island arc. ...
EES Review for Final Exam
... Liquefaction of the soil; Tsunamis; landslides, and fire Earth’s layers structure: Core, mantle, crust Lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core and inner core; know the composition of the inner and outer core, where convection occurs The Moho; what is it? Ch. 9 – Plate Tectonics ...
... Liquefaction of the soil; Tsunamis; landslides, and fire Earth’s layers structure: Core, mantle, crust Lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core and inner core; know the composition of the inner and outer core, where convection occurs The Moho; what is it? Ch. 9 – Plate Tectonics ...
Anoxic event
Oceanic anoxic events or anoxic events (Anoxia conditions) refer to intervals in the Earth's past where portions of oceans become depleted in oxygen (O2) at depths over a large geographic area. During some of these events, euxinia develops - euxinia refers to anoxic waters that contain H2S hydrogen sulfide. Although anoxic events have not happened for millions of years, the geological record shows that they happened many times in the past. Anoxic events coincide with several mass extinctions and may contribute to these events. These mass extinctions include some that geobiologists use as time markers in biostratigraphic dating. It is believed oceanic anoxic events are strongly linked to slowing of ocean circulation, climatic warming and elevated levels of greenhouse gases. Enhanced volcanism (through the release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases) is the proposed central external trigger for the development of these events.