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Geological Oceanography Unit
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12th Grade
01/13/2014

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Term
Oceanography
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The branch of science that studies the ocean.
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Marine Science
Definition
Another term for oceanography.
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Geological Oceanography
Definition
The study the structure of the seafloors and their composition from the past to the present.
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Biological Oceanography
Definition
Study of the processes that affect the coastal and near-shore (coastal, pelagic, and benthic) life.
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Physical Oceanography
Definition
The study of the changing physical properties of the sea.
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Chemical Oceanography
Definition
The study of the chemical composition of the ocean.”
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Oceanographer
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A scientist who studies a discipline or disciplines of Oceanography.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
First man credited to circumnavigation the globe.
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Benjamin Franklin
Definition
Founded electricity.
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Charles Darwin
Definition
Darwin's theory of evolution.
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Challenger Expedition
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First to map the sea floor.
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Greek and Roman Contributions
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LOOK IN NOTES
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Nansen
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LOOK IN NOTES
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