Oceanography Review for Final
... Continental drift says that the continents float around the world, while plate tectonics says that the continents are on tectonic plates which move and interact with one another. Plate tectonics gives a mechanism for continental drift. What is Pangaea? One large supercontinent, about 200 mi ...
... Continental drift says that the continents float around the world, while plate tectonics says that the continents are on tectonic plates which move and interact with one another. Plate tectonics gives a mechanism for continental drift. What is Pangaea? One large supercontinent, about 200 mi ...
Chapter 6-Study Questions
... Earth is called the epicenter, while the location on Earth’s surface directly above is called the focus. ___12. Small earthquakes that precede a major earthquake are called foreshocks, while adjustments that follow a major earthquake often generate smaller quakes called aftershocks. ___13. The four ...
... Earth is called the epicenter, while the location on Earth’s surface directly above is called the focus. ___12. Small earthquakes that precede a major earthquake are called foreshocks, while adjustments that follow a major earthquake often generate smaller quakes called aftershocks. ___13. The four ...
Slide 1
... Deep-ocean trenches are long, narrow creases in the ocean floor that form in the deepest parts of the ocean. Most of the trenches form along the margins of the Pacific and exceed 10,000 meters in depth. The deepest know point on the planet is located in the Marianas Trench and is over 11,000 meters ...
... Deep-ocean trenches are long, narrow creases in the ocean floor that form in the deepest parts of the ocean. Most of the trenches form along the margins of the Pacific and exceed 10,000 meters in depth. The deepest know point on the planet is located in the Marianas Trench and is over 11,000 meters ...
MS-ESS2-6 Earth`s Systems
... 1. Higher latitudes receive less solar energy per unit of area than do lower latitudes, resulting in temperature differences based on latitude. 2. Smaller temperature changes tend to occur in oceans than on land in the same amount of time. 3. In general, areas at higher elevations have lower average ...
... 1. Higher latitudes receive less solar energy per unit of area than do lower latitudes, resulting in temperature differences based on latitude. 2. Smaller temperature changes tend to occur in oceans than on land in the same amount of time. 3. In general, areas at higher elevations have lower average ...
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... On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines broken by frequent offsets (an abrupt bend in an object by which one part is turned aside out of line) or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also it is ...
... On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines broken by frequent offsets (an abrupt bend in an object by which one part is turned aside out of line) or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also it is ...
NOAA explanations of abbreviations etc
... waters in the eastern tropical Pacific along with a shift in convection in the western Pacific further east than the climatological average. These conditions affect weather patterns around the world. El Niño episodes occur roughly every four-to-five years and can last up to 12-to-18 months. The prel ...
... waters in the eastern tropical Pacific along with a shift in convection in the western Pacific further east than the climatological average. These conditions affect weather patterns around the world. El Niño episodes occur roughly every four-to-five years and can last up to 12-to-18 months. The prel ...
Seafloor Siphons or What’s Going on in the Basement?!
... Permeability – how interconnected the open space within a rock is; ability of water to flow through a material. ...
... Permeability – how interconnected the open space within a rock is; ability of water to flow through a material. ...
Fall Semester Exam Review
... Physical features often influence where people live. Which type of environment typically has the highest population density? – flat, fertile plains and river valleys ...
... Physical features often influence where people live. Which type of environment typically has the highest population density? – flat, fertile plains and river valleys ...
Atlas Scavenger Hunt
... In your groups use the atlas to answer the questions. Use the index at the back of the atlas to help you. 1. What is the name of the river that runs through London? ____________ 2. Budapest is the capital of which country? ___________ 3. Cairo is the capital of which country? ________ 4. Algeria, Li ...
... In your groups use the atlas to answer the questions. Use the index at the back of the atlas to help you. 1. What is the name of the river that runs through London? ____________ 2. Budapest is the capital of which country? ___________ 3. Cairo is the capital of which country? ________ 4. Algeria, Li ...
Plate Tectonics
... deposits in Alberta and the Arctic. Oil originates from paleo-fish & algae which thrived in shallow, tropical, warm sea water. (must have been closer to the ...
... deposits in Alberta and the Arctic. Oil originates from paleo-fish & algae which thrived in shallow, tropical, warm sea water. (must have been closer to the ...
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... water can increase ocean salinity. • In hotter areas, evaporation of water can increase ocean salinity. ...
... water can increase ocean salinity. • In hotter areas, evaporation of water can increase ocean salinity. ...
Heat wave on planet earth
... down to the ocean floor and stored in marine sediments. Remineralization of organic debris ...
... down to the ocean floor and stored in marine sediments. Remineralization of organic debris ...
OCEAN FLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
... THE LITHOSPHERE IS THE CRUST AND TOP OF THE MANTLE, SIMILAR TO TAKING THE CRUST OFF THE TOP OF A DUTCH APPLE PIE. THE LITHOSPHERE IS MADE UP OF PLATES. A PLATE IS A MOVING PIECE OF LITHOSPHERE. THERE ARE 7 MAJOR PLATES AND MANY MINOR PLATES WHICH ARE MOVING. THE PLATES ARE MOVING FROM 2 – 10 cm/yr, ...
... THE LITHOSPHERE IS THE CRUST AND TOP OF THE MANTLE, SIMILAR TO TAKING THE CRUST OFF THE TOP OF A DUTCH APPLE PIE. THE LITHOSPHERE IS MADE UP OF PLATES. A PLATE IS A MOVING PIECE OF LITHOSPHERE. THERE ARE 7 MAJOR PLATES AND MANY MINOR PLATES WHICH ARE MOVING. THE PLATES ARE MOVING FROM 2 – 10 cm/yr, ...
Sea Floor Spreading
... geologist who studied mid-ocean ridges. • He suggested that the ocean floors move like conveyor belts, carrying the continents along with them. ...
... geologist who studied mid-ocean ridges. • He suggested that the ocean floors move like conveyor belts, carrying the continents along with them. ...
Gr. 8 NOTES: EARTHQUAKES Name: Pages 325 - 327
... 1. Give 3 expressions used to describe the phenomenon by which the Earth’s crust moves. . _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is a seismic wave, how are they formed & what do they cause? _______________________________________________________________ ...
... 1. Give 3 expressions used to describe the phenomenon by which the Earth’s crust moves. . _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is a seismic wave, how are they formed & what do they cause? _______________________________________________________________ ...
Section 4 Sea-Floor Spreading
... has only a few short trenches. As a result, the spreading ocean floor pushes the continents further away from each other. Over time, the whole ocean gets wider. ...
... has only a few short trenches. As a result, the spreading ocean floor pushes the continents further away from each other. Over time, the whole ocean gets wider. ...
Name: Graphing Seafloor Spreading Lab Objective: Using ocean
... 1) What process within Earth’s asthenosphere is responsible for plate motions? ...
... 1) What process within Earth’s asthenosphere is responsible for plate motions? ...
South Pacific Ocean - Alvarado High School
... and Indian Ocean that flows east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees south. ● Antarctic Circumpolar Current: is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica ...
... and Indian Ocean that flows east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees south. ● Antarctic Circumpolar Current: is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica ...
Waves
... Waves Earthquakes produce 3 types of waves with different behavior as they travel through materials ...
... Waves Earthquakes produce 3 types of waves with different behavior as they travel through materials ...
Lab 5: It`s All Connected: Global Circulation
... hemispheres (see figure) and returns to the surface of Earth at approximately 30 degrees north and south of the equator. That cooled air is then drawn back towards the low-pressure area at the equator and repeats the circulation. This circulation creates what are known as the Hadley Cells. (See figu ...
... hemispheres (see figure) and returns to the surface of Earth at approximately 30 degrees north and south of the equator. That cooled air is then drawn back towards the low-pressure area at the equator and repeats the circulation. This circulation creates what are known as the Hadley Cells. (See figu ...
Sea-Floor Spreading
... Subduction in the Pacific & Atlantic • Deep ocean trenches are swallowing more oceanic crust than the mid-ocean ridge can produce. Thus, the width of the Pacific will shrink. • The Atlantic is expanding. It has short trenches. In some places, the oceanic crust is attached to the continental crust w ...
... Subduction in the Pacific & Atlantic • Deep ocean trenches are swallowing more oceanic crust than the mid-ocean ridge can produce. Thus, the width of the Pacific will shrink. • The Atlantic is expanding. It has short trenches. In some places, the oceanic crust is attached to the continental crust w ...
Marine Biome - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... • it is one of the largest biomes on earth • includes three fourth of the earths water that contains thousands of different animals and plants • includes – Oceans • oceans are very large bodies of water that dominate the Earth's surface ...
... • it is one of the largest biomes on earth • includes three fourth of the earths water that contains thousands of different animals and plants • includes – Oceans • oceans are very large bodies of water that dominate the Earth's surface ...
Oceans - Jefferson Township Public Schools
... Major Surface Currents, continued Currents in the North Pacific • The patterns of currents in the North Pacific is similar to that in the North Atlantic. • The warm Kuroshio Current, the Pacific equivalent of the Gulf Stream, flows northward along the east coast of Asia. This current then flows tow ...
... Major Surface Currents, continued Currents in the North Pacific • The patterns of currents in the North Pacific is similar to that in the North Atlantic. • The warm Kuroshio Current, the Pacific equivalent of the Gulf Stream, flows northward along the east coast of Asia. This current then flows tow ...
Physical oceanography
Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters.Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided. Others include biological, chemical and geological oceanographies.