Ecology of polar oceans
... • in deeper waters benthos is frequently the most successful form of life • majority of polar invertebrates are stenothermal • in littoral and sublittoral zone, mechanical damage by drifting ice can be severe • not easy to study, observations in situ most valuable – scuba diving, remotely operated v ...
... • in deeper waters benthos is frequently the most successful form of life • majority of polar invertebrates are stenothermal • in littoral and sublittoral zone, mechanical damage by drifting ice can be severe • not easy to study, observations in situ most valuable – scuba diving, remotely operated v ...
Background Information
... Background Information: The Earth is made of solid land. Some of the land is located above Earth’s water and some is located below the oceans. However, there are similarities and differences between the landforms found on the continents and those found on the ocean floor. ...
... Background Information: The Earth is made of solid land. Some of the land is located above Earth’s water and some is located below the oceans. However, there are similarities and differences between the landforms found on the continents and those found on the ocean floor. ...
Oceanography Test:
... 14. Slow-moving cold ocean currents may rise to the surface. This ________ of cold water carries food particles to the surface, resulting in areas of good fishing. A. upwelling B. crest C. tide D. trough 15. The eastern coast of most continents are _________ due to ocean currents. A. soaked B. warme ...
... 14. Slow-moving cold ocean currents may rise to the surface. This ________ of cold water carries food particles to the surface, resulting in areas of good fishing. A. upwelling B. crest C. tide D. trough 15. The eastern coast of most continents are _________ due to ocean currents. A. soaked B. warme ...
Oceanography
... C. Neap Tide - During the moon's quarter phases the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other. The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide GOOGLE Moon Tides ...
... C. Neap Tide - During the moon's quarter phases the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other. The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide GOOGLE Moon Tides ...
Chapter 19
... Chapter 19 – The Ocean Basins Today nearly ¾ of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. The global ocean can be divided into three or four major oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic (sometimes considered part of the Atlantic). The deepest and therefore coldest is the Pacific. It is also t ...
... Chapter 19 – The Ocean Basins Today nearly ¾ of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. The global ocean can be divided into three or four major oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic (sometimes considered part of the Atlantic). The deepest and therefore coldest is the Pacific. It is also t ...
Global Microscope Presentation
... An anomaly is when the conditions depart from average conditions for a particular place at a given time of year. The maps show daytime land surface temperature anomalies for a given month compared to the average conditions during that period between 2000-2008. Places that were warmer than average ar ...
... An anomaly is when the conditions depart from average conditions for a particular place at a given time of year. The maps show daytime land surface temperature anomalies for a given month compared to the average conditions during that period between 2000-2008. Places that were warmer than average ar ...
Oceans Sonar Bathymetry Powerpoint
... Do Now: Sound travels at 1500 meters per second in water. The Mariana trench is 10,809 meters deep. How long will it take for sound to travel from the surface of the water above and back? Show your work. ...
... Do Now: Sound travels at 1500 meters per second in water. The Mariana trench is 10,809 meters deep. How long will it take for sound to travel from the surface of the water above and back? Show your work. ...
process of forming new oceanic crust from magma rising to the
... Which process adds new crust to the surface? ______Sea Floor ...
... Which process adds new crust to the surface? ______Sea Floor ...
Earth`s Gravity Field and Sea Level
... in our text, but has the advantage that there is a scale, allowing us to see the magnitude of the spatial changes the ‘surface geopotential’ topography. As we will see in the discussion of sea level variations due to ocean flows, values of approximately 1 m are typical across many strong currents li ...
... in our text, but has the advantage that there is a scale, allowing us to see the magnitude of the spatial changes the ‘surface geopotential’ topography. As we will see in the discussion of sea level variations due to ocean flows, values of approximately 1 m are typical across many strong currents li ...
Ocean Features Abyssal currents Abyssal plains
... typically extend 3 to 4 km (1.9 to 2.5 mi) below the level of the surrounding oceanic floor. The deepest ocean depth to be sounded is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench at a depth of 10,911 m (35,798 ft) below sea level. Oceanic lithosphere disappears into trenches at a global rate of abou ...
... typically extend 3 to 4 km (1.9 to 2.5 mi) below the level of the surrounding oceanic floor. The deepest ocean depth to be sounded is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench at a depth of 10,911 m (35,798 ft) below sea level. Oceanic lithosphere disappears into trenches at a global rate of abou ...
Ocean Waters and the Ocean Floor
... Composition of Sea Water • For every thousand parts of sea water, 35 parts are salt. This can be expressed as 35 ppt (parts per thousand). This is also called salinity, or the ratio of salts to pure water. • Salt is mainly sodium chloride, or common table salt. • 8 different elements make up the 5 ...
... Composition of Sea Water • For every thousand parts of sea water, 35 parts are salt. This can be expressed as 35 ppt (parts per thousand). This is also called salinity, or the ratio of salts to pure water. • Salt is mainly sodium chloride, or common table salt. • 8 different elements make up the 5 ...
Society and the Sea, Fall 2008 - University of California San Diego
... 78. Based on this diagram, which water mass would have more oxygen a)Deep Atlantic Ocean Water b)Deep Pacific Ocean water c)Deep water near Antarctica 79. Which water mass would have the highest amount of nutrients a)Deep Atlantic Ocean Water b) Deep Pacific Ocean Water c) Atlantic Ocean Surface wat ...
... 78. Based on this diagram, which water mass would have more oxygen a)Deep Atlantic Ocean Water b)Deep Pacific Ocean water c)Deep water near Antarctica 79. Which water mass would have the highest amount of nutrients a)Deep Atlantic Ocean Water b) Deep Pacific Ocean Water c) Atlantic Ocean Surface wat ...
Geology of the Ocean Floor and Hydrothermal Vent / Deep Sea
... What makes rift communities unique? Explain how the ocean formed. Explain what the first cells had to be like. What is the oldest marine fossil, how old, and where was it found? What is another name for our oceans? How many are there? List them from largest to smallest. 7. What is the difference bet ...
... What makes rift communities unique? Explain how the ocean formed. Explain what the first cells had to be like. What is the oldest marine fossil, how old, and where was it found? What is another name for our oceans? How many are there? List them from largest to smallest. 7. What is the difference bet ...
OCEANIC GEOGRAPHY and the EARTH
... b. Theory #2: comets with ice constantly bombard Earth and fill up basins with water; this theory is probably wrong because most comets have a different isotope of hydrogen than most of earth’s water 3. ocean surface area (largest to smallest): Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic a. Antarctic Ocean [S ...
... b. Theory #2: comets with ice constantly bombard Earth and fill up basins with water; this theory is probably wrong because most comets have a different isotope of hydrogen than most of earth’s water 3. ocean surface area (largest to smallest): Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic a. Antarctic Ocean [S ...
Ocean Topography
... there & a resident population of approximately 280 Northern Bottlenose Whales. The natural gas pipeline goes right by it…problems? ...
... there & a resident population of approximately 280 Northern Bottlenose Whales. The natural gas pipeline goes right by it…problems? ...
30.Ocean Properties - stoffregen
... – Photosynthesis = Make oxygen – Respiration = Make carbon dioxide ...
... – Photosynthesis = Make oxygen – Respiration = Make carbon dioxide ...
StudyGuide-for-Oceans-2015-key
... 30. A large stream of moving water that flows through an ocean is known as a _Current_.In the 31. Surface currents are caused by _____Wind____. 32. Northern Hemisphere currents curve to the right because of the Coriolis Effect_ 33. A large powerful warm surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that aff ...
... 30. A large stream of moving water that flows through an ocean is known as a _Current_.In the 31. Surface currents are caused by _____Wind____. 32. Northern Hemisphere currents curve to the right because of the Coriolis Effect_ 33. A large powerful warm surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that aff ...
KEY
... the water dumped on land pours back to the sea, This is when much of the damage is done as people are battered by debris and sucked out to sea. Even worse, tsunamis seldom come in ones. The second or third wave is usually the biggest, and some tsunamis have divided into seven or more waves. Tsunamis ...
... the water dumped on land pours back to the sea, This is when much of the damage is done as people are battered by debris and sucked out to sea. Even worse, tsunamis seldom come in ones. The second or third wave is usually the biggest, and some tsunamis have divided into seven or more waves. Tsunamis ...
Ch 11 Notes File
... The greatest influence in shaping the ocean floor is the movement of the Earth’s crust as a result of tectonic processes o ...
... The greatest influence in shaping the ocean floor is the movement of the Earth’s crust as a result of tectonic processes o ...
Ocean Web Quest Task Sheet PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE IN
... 14. Tides are created because the Earth and the moon are attracted to each other just like magnets are attracted to each other. The moon tries to pull at anything on the ______ to bring it __________. But, the Earth is able to hold onto everything ____________ ____ ___________. Since the water is al ...
... 14. Tides are created because the Earth and the moon are attracted to each other just like magnets are attracted to each other. The moon tries to pull at anything on the ______ to bring it __________. But, the Earth is able to hold onto everything ____________ ____ ___________. Since the water is al ...
The deep sea The deep sea (below 1km) is by far the largest
... The single largest source of the deep-sea water masses is the Southern Ocean around Antarctica where cold and saline surface waters begin to sink due to its high density. The descent of the Antarctic bottom water (AABW) into the deep sea and equivalent waters from the Arctic is part of a global hydr ...
... The single largest source of the deep-sea water masses is the Southern Ocean around Antarctica where cold and saline surface waters begin to sink due to its high density. The descent of the Antarctic bottom water (AABW) into the deep sea and equivalent waters from the Arctic is part of a global hydr ...
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... A decrease in global temperatures leads to more precipitation occurring in the form of snow. Eventually this snow turns to ice and so water is stored on land rather than being returned to the ocean store. Consequently there is a global FALL in sea level. If global temperatures subsequently rise, gla ...
... A decrease in global temperatures leads to more precipitation occurring in the form of snow. Eventually this snow turns to ice and so water is stored on land rather than being returned to the ocean store. Consequently there is a global FALL in sea level. If global temperatures subsequently rise, gla ...
Earth Science 12th Edition Vocabulary Chapter 15
... shore- seaward of the coast this zone extends from the highest level of wave action during the storms to the lowest tide level. shoreline- the line that marks the contact between land and sea. It migrates up and down as the tide rises and falls. spit- an elongated ridge of sand that projects from th ...
... shore- seaward of the coast this zone extends from the highest level of wave action during the storms to the lowest tide level. shoreline- the line that marks the contact between land and sea. It migrates up and down as the tide rises and falls. spit- an elongated ridge of sand that projects from th ...
Sea
A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land. More broadly, the sea (with the definite article) is the interconnected system of Earth's salty, oceanic waters—considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions. The sea moderates Earth's climate and has important roles in the water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle. Although the sea has been travelled and explored since prehistory, the modern scientific study of the sea—oceanography—dates broadly to the British Challenger expedition of the 1870s. The sea is conventionally divided into up to five large oceanic sections—including the IHO's four named oceans (the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic) and the Southern Ocean; smaller, second-order sections, such as the Mediterranean, are known as seas.Owing to the present state of continental drift, the Northern Hemisphere is now fairly equally divided between land and sea (a ratio of about 2:3) but the South is overwhelmingly oceanic (1:4.7). Salinity in the open ocean is generally in a narrow band around 3.5% by mass, although this can vary in more landlocked waters, near the mouths of large rivers, or at great depths. About 85% of the solids in the open sea are sodium chloride. Deep-sea currents are produced by differences in salinity and temperature. Surface currents are formed by the friction of waves produced by the wind and by tides, the changes in local sea level produced by the gravity of the Moon and Sun. The direction of all of these is governed by surface and submarine land masses and by the rotation of the Earth (the Coriolis effect).Former changes in the sea levels have left continental shelves, shallow areas in the sea close to land. These nutrient-rich waters teem with life, which provide humans with substantial supplies of food—mainly fish, but also shellfish, mammals, and seaweed—which are both harvested in the wild and farmed. The most diverse areas surround great tropical coral reefs. Whaling in the deep sea was once common but whales' dwindling numbers prompted international conservation efforts and finally a moratorium on most commercial hunting. Oceanography has established that not all life is restricted to the sunlit surface waters: even under enormous depths and pressures, nutrients streaming from hydrothermal vents support their own unique ecosystem. Life may have started there and aquatic microbial mats are generally credited with the oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere; both plants and animals first evolved in the sea.The sea is an essential aspect of human trade, travel, mineral extraction, and power generation. This has also made it essential to warfare and left major cities exposed to earthquakes and volcanoes from nearby faults; powerful tsunami waves; and hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones produced in the tropics. This importance and duality has affected human culture, from early sea gods to the epic poetry of Homer to the changes induced by the Columbian Exchange, from Viking funerals to Basho's haikus to hyperrealist marine art, and inspiring music ranging from the shanties in The Complaynt of Scotland to Rimsky-Korsakov's ""The Sea and Sinbad's Ship"" to A-mei's ""Listen to the Sea"". It is the scene of leisure activities including swimming, diving, surfing, and sailing. However, population growth, industrialization, and intensive farming have all contributed to present-day marine pollution. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is being absorbed in increasing amounts, lowering its pH in a process known as ocean acidification. The shared nature of the sea has made overfishing an increasing problem.