Ocean Questions

Question 1

Physical Oceanography=

Answer 1

the study of waves, tides, and currents, ocean-atmosphere interactions, transmission of light and sound in the ocean

Question 2

chemical oceanography=

Answer 2

the study of the chemical composition and properties of seawater, dissolved solids, and gases in the ocean, effects of pollutants

Question 3

biological oceanography=

Answer 3

the study of the various oceanic life-forms, their distribution and relationships to one another, adaptations to the marine enviro

Question 4

List up to 8 processes that are important for physical oceanography

Answer 4

• heat storage/ transport
• exchange of heat w/ the atmosphere
• wind & thermal forcing of the surface mixed layer
• wind-driven circulation
• dynamics of ocean currents
• deep circulation
• El Nino
• waves in deep ocean and shallow waters