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Oceanography Exam
Oceanography Exam
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12th Grade
01/24/2010

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Why study the oceans?
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the ocean affects the whole world.
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How much have we explored?
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The Polynesians
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1st long distance sailing
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Columbus
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found route to Asia
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Charles Darwin
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theory on natural selection and evolution
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Matthew Maury
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published 1st book on modern oceanography. father of physical oceanography.
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James Cook
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1st sea expedition devoted to scientific oceanography
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Jacques Cousteau
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introduced the 1st practical scuba
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Eratosthenes
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calculated Earth's circumference. invented 1st lattitude/longitude system.
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HMS Challenger
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1st devoted entirely to marine science.
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Challenger II
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found deepest known part of the ocean. (Marianas Trench)
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HMS Beagle
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circled the Earth.
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Meteor
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mapped Atlantic seafloor with echo-sounding technology.
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Atlantis
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1st ship designed for and built for ocean studies.
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Latitude
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parallels. Runs east and west. 0 parallel is the equator.
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Longitude
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meridians. runs north to south. Prime Meridian is in Greenwhich England.
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The North Star
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Chronometer
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clock that runs accurately at sea. Determines longitude accurately.
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Why science?
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Scientific Method
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Inductive Reasoning
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Deductive Reasoning
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The formation of the oceans
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Earth cooled, crust formed, gases escaped from volcanoes, atmosphere formed, water vapor formed clouds, rain, boiled when hit ground, ground cooled, ocean formed.
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Abiogenesis
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origination of life from non-living matter. aka spontaneous generation.
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Convergent boundary
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2 plates moving towards each other.
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what are the 3?
draw them.
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continental continental.
continental oceanic
oceanic oceanic
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divergent
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boundary between 2 plates that are moving away from each other.
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Sea floor spreading
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mid ocean ridges
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transform boundary
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the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
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convection
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hot, less dense material in the mantle rises as cooler, more dense material sinks; this causes sideways motion perhaps driving the plates along the surface
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beach topography (diagrams)
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barrier island topography
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barrier reefs
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lie further from shore. has a lagoon between it and the main coast.
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Fringing reef
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lie along an island or mainland coast
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atoll
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ring shaped coral reefs that encircle a shallow lagoon.
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turbidity currents
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sediments falling down continental slope
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Primary coast
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formed by geologic processes. younger.
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Secondary coast
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formed by marine action. take less time to make. older.
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human interaction with the coasts and its effects
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breakwaters
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run parallel to shore or start on shore and curve into the sea.
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mangroves
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hold sediments in place and absorb wave energy.
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Lithogenous
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Biogenous
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Siliceous deposits
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calcereous deposits
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hydrogenous
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cosmogenous
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relict
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recent
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sediments as resources
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osmosis
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liquids flow from high to low concentration until concentration equalizes
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active transport
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liquids from from low to high concentration
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passive transport
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liquids flow from high to low concentration
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principal of constant proportions
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constant proportions in seawater
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covalent bond
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bond in water. atoms share electrons.
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ionic bond
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hydrogen bond
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biogeochemical
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flow of elements/ compounds between organisms and earth.
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carbon
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fundamental element of life. builds tissues.
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nitrogen
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needed for protein, chlorophyll, nucleic acids
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silicon
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used in shells and skeletons
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phosphorous
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used in ADP/ATP cycle. bones and teeth.
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Iron
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constructing proteins, hemoglobin, enzymes.
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density and its effects
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cohesion
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water sticks to itself
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adhesion
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water sticks to other materials
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colligative properties
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can conduct an electric current. decreased heat capacity. raised boiling point. decreased heating point. slowed evaporation. osmotic pressure.
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salinity
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dissolved inorganic solids in seawater
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polarity
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polarity's effects on the water molecule and its affect on the planet
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heat capacity and its effects
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heat
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temperature
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heat capacity
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