Landforms and Oceans Class Notes
... 39. The regular rise and fall of waters in the oceans and seas are called ______________. 40. Tides are caused by the pull of the moon’s _____________ on the Earth. Tides rise and fall about twice a day. 41. ______________tide occurs when the water level is at its highest point. _________tide occurs ...
... 39. The regular rise and fall of waters in the oceans and seas are called ______________. 40. Tides are caused by the pull of the moon’s _____________ on the Earth. Tides rise and fall about twice a day. 41. ______________tide occurs when the water level is at its highest point. _________tide occurs ...
Physiography of the Ocean Floor Distribution of topography and
... abyssal hills – elongated dome-shaped hills of oceanic crust seamounts – abyssal mountains, largely volcanic (active and extinct); includes flat-topped guyots formed by wave erosion deep sea trenches – deepest regions on Earth, found close to land ...
... abyssal hills – elongated dome-shaped hills of oceanic crust seamounts – abyssal mountains, largely volcanic (active and extinct); includes flat-topped guyots formed by wave erosion deep sea trenches – deepest regions on Earth, found close to land ...
Lecture Notes: Chapter 14 THE OCEAN FLOOR
... shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension. ...
... shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension. ...
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... Wegener thought the continents were pushing through a stationary ocean floor but ________________________, so many people rejected his theory. Technological Advances In the early 1900s most people, including scientists, believed that the ocean floor was flat. Advances in technology in the 1940s and ...
... Wegener thought the continents were pushing through a stationary ocean floor but ________________________, so many people rejected his theory. Technological Advances In the early 1900s most people, including scientists, believed that the ocean floor was flat. Advances in technology in the 1940s and ...
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... Coral Bleaching - the loss of color in corals that occurs when stressed corals expel the algae that live in them. o Coral bleaching occurs because of Earth’s ______________ temperatures. Sea level is rising due to melting of ____________ and __________. The warmer the water, the less ______________ ...
... Coral Bleaching - the loss of color in corals that occurs when stressed corals expel the algae that live in them. o Coral bleaching occurs because of Earth’s ______________ temperatures. Sea level is rising due to melting of ____________ and __________. The warmer the water, the less ______________ ...
Guided Notes on Seafloor Spreading
... SONAR, uses sound waves to measure water depth. The sound waves bounce off the ocean floor and back to a receiver. ...
... SONAR, uses sound waves to measure water depth. The sound waves bounce off the ocean floor and back to a receiver. ...
Seafloor Spreading Notes - mrs. villarreal`s orange team science
... • EQ#2: What is convection and what evidence is there of convection on the surface of the Earth? • Alfred Wegener • Theory of Continental Drift • Evidence for Continental Drift (Fossils, landforms, climate) • Theory rejected in early 1900’s • In 1950’s, scientists discovered mid-ocean ridge (ocean b ...
... • EQ#2: What is convection and what evidence is there of convection on the surface of the Earth? • Alfred Wegener • Theory of Continental Drift • Evidence for Continental Drift (Fossils, landforms, climate) • Theory rejected in early 1900’s • In 1950’s, scientists discovered mid-ocean ridge (ocean b ...
Chapter 16 The Dynamic Ocean
... dominate the surfaces of the oceans ▶ 5 Main ocean Gyres ▶ N. Pacific Gyre ▶ S. Pacific Gyre ▶ N. Atlantic Gyre ▶ S. Atlantic Gyre ▶ Indian Ocean Gyre ...
... dominate the surfaces of the oceans ▶ 5 Main ocean Gyres ▶ N. Pacific Gyre ▶ S. Pacific Gyre ▶ N. Atlantic Gyre ▶ S. Atlantic Gyre ▶ Indian Ocean Gyre ...
sea-floor spreading - Science with Ms. Flythe
... Process of Subduction • Subduction – process in which the ocean floor sinks beneath deep ocean trenches and back into mantle • As subduction occurs, crust closer to midocean ridge moves away from ridges and ...
... Process of Subduction • Subduction – process in which the ocean floor sinks beneath deep ocean trenches and back into mantle • As subduction occurs, crust closer to midocean ridge moves away from ridges and ...
File - Things of the World
... convective zone of tropical South America. It is generated by moisture convergence between the South Atlantic high pressure zone and the continental thermal low pressure zone. The location of the SACZ is influenced by the topography in central-east Brazil Vera et al. (2006). The intensity of the SAC ...
... convective zone of tropical South America. It is generated by moisture convergence between the South Atlantic high pressure zone and the continental thermal low pressure zone. The location of the SACZ is influenced by the topography in central-east Brazil Vera et al. (2006). The intensity of the SAC ...
Chapter 23
... In 1855 Matthew F. Murray published the first known textbook on the oceans with information that he collected from Navy records about the currents, winds, depths and weather conditions. In 1872 the scientists aboard the H.M.S. Challenger made some discoveries that we still use today. In WWII scienti ...
... In 1855 Matthew F. Murray published the first known textbook on the oceans with information that he collected from Navy records about the currents, winds, depths and weather conditions. In 1872 the scientists aboard the H.M.S. Challenger made some discoveries that we still use today. In WWII scienti ...
Tsunamis obey Snell`s Law: Simulations and Real Data
... In the Pacific Ocean, we first target two wide shelves fronting the Alaska Panhandle and Central America, and simulate tsunamis based on recent events in Chile and Japan, across arrays of several hundred virtual gauges located both on the shelves and in the nearby abyssal plains. In all cases, we re ...
... In the Pacific Ocean, we first target two wide shelves fronting the Alaska Panhandle and Central America, and simulate tsunamis based on recent events in Chile and Japan, across arrays of several hundred virtual gauges located both on the shelves and in the nearby abyssal plains. In all cases, we re ...
Landforms of the Ocean
... • The part of the continent located under the water is known as the continental shelf. • The width of the continental shelf varies around the edges of the continents. • In some places, the continental shelf is fairly shallow and in other places it becomes very deep. ...
... • The part of the continent located under the water is known as the continental shelf. • The width of the continental shelf varies around the edges of the continents. • In some places, the continental shelf is fairly shallow and in other places it becomes very deep. ...
Ocean The World Ocean Ocean Floor Features
... Ocean The World Ocean 1 recognize that most of the Earth is covered with water. 2 list the Earth’s four main ocean basins and identify their locations. 3 describe the topography of the ocean floor and compare it to land. 4 identify and describe three major technologies used to study the ocean floor. ...
... Ocean The World Ocean 1 recognize that most of the Earth is covered with water. 2 list the Earth’s four main ocean basins and identify their locations. 3 describe the topography of the ocean floor and compare it to land. 4 identify and describe three major technologies used to study the ocean floor. ...
mb3ech02-a - Chaparral Star Academy
... The Ocean and Marginal Seas • The world’s oceans: oceans and marginal seas • Oceans cover 71% of earth’s surface • Southern hemisphere 80%, Northern hemisphere 61% • 84% deeper than 2000m • Greatest depth ~ 11,000 m in Marianas Trench ...
... The Ocean and Marginal Seas • The world’s oceans: oceans and marginal seas • Oceans cover 71% of earth’s surface • Southern hemisphere 80%, Northern hemisphere 61% • 84% deeper than 2000m • Greatest depth ~ 11,000 m in Marianas Trench ...
Media Release
... Although previous studies have analyzed coastal impacts at local and regional levels, this is the first to pull together data from across the Pacific to determine basin-wide patterns. The research group determined all Pacific Ocean regions investigated were affected during either an El Niño or La Ni ...
... Although previous studies have analyzed coastal impacts at local and regional levels, this is the first to pull together data from across the Pacific to determine basin-wide patterns. The research group determined all Pacific Ocean regions investigated were affected during either an El Niño or La Ni ...
Glossary
... diversity: number of species, but also the relative distribution of individuals among species. Low diversity occurs when one species is very abundant and others are rare dominance: extent to which one or a few species accounts for most individuals. Dorvilleidae: a group of polychaetes (Annelida) ada ...
... diversity: number of species, but also the relative distribution of individuals among species. Low diversity occurs when one species is very abundant and others are rare dominance: extent to which one or a few species accounts for most individuals. Dorvilleidae: a group of polychaetes (Annelida) ada ...
Part 2 - cosee now
... How did the voyage of James Cook differ from those of sea explorers before him? (A) What invention in 1735 was a major breakthrough for open ocean navigation? (ET) Which continent did the U.S. Exploring Expedition prove exists? (A) Why is Matthew Maury the Father of Physical Oceanography? (A) How di ...
... How did the voyage of James Cook differ from those of sea explorers before him? (A) What invention in 1735 was a major breakthrough for open ocean navigation? (ET) Which continent did the U.S. Exploring Expedition prove exists? (A) Why is Matthew Maury the Father of Physical Oceanography? (A) How di ...
Virtual Integrated Science for Interactive Ocean Networked Systems (VISIONS05) Expedition
... Delaney and Deborah Kelley will lead the VISONS05 research expedition aboard the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson to the underwater volcanoes of the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the northeast Pacific Ocean. At this site on the seafloor, where two of the planet’s great tectonic plates are spreading apart, ...
... Delaney and Deborah Kelley will lead the VISONS05 research expedition aboard the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson to the underwater volcanoes of the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the northeast Pacific Ocean. At this site on the seafloor, where two of the planet’s great tectonic plates are spreading apart, ...
Changes in Ocean Geometry Over the Past Billion Years
... A very active region tectonically, with lots of volcanoes Several oceanic plates disappear (Izanagi) and appear (Kula) here. Until 133 Ma, still restricted circulation resulting in organic-rich shale deposits—but there is also strong upwelling, helping biologic activity. Thus some thermohaline circu ...
... A very active region tectonically, with lots of volcanoes Several oceanic plates disappear (Izanagi) and appear (Kula) here. Until 133 Ma, still restricted circulation resulting in organic-rich shale deposits—but there is also strong upwelling, helping biologic activity. Thus some thermohaline circu ...
CH 2 Notes Floor Etc Student Notetaker
... shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension. ...
... shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension. ...
submersible - Grade4teachers
... Driven by forces such as wind, tides and gravity, currents keep our oceans in constant motion. Currents move large amounts of water great distances. ...
... Driven by forces such as wind, tides and gravity, currents keep our oceans in constant motion. Currents move large amounts of water great distances. ...
Chapter 20 Study Notes Ocean Water
... • Ocean water ________ depends on the solar energy an area receives and the water’s ________________. – temperature – movement. ...
... • Ocean water ________ depends on the solar energy an area receives and the water’s ________________. – temperature – movement. ...
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.At 165.25 million square kilometers (63.8 million square miles) in area, this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of the Earth's water surface and about one-third of its total surface area, making it larger than all of the Earth's land area combined. The equator subdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with two exceptions: the Galápagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed wholly within the South Pacific. The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).The eastern Pacific Ocean was first sighted by Europeans in the early 16th century when Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and discovered the great ""southern sea"" which he named Mar del Sur. The ocean's current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favourable winds on reaching the ocean. He therefore called it Mar Pacifico in Portuguese, meaning ""peaceful sea"".