Oceanography

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Decks in this class (21)

Oceanography before the earth chapter 1
Big bang,
Nebula,
Galaxy
15  cards
Chapter 1 formation of the earth
Accretion theory,
Density stratification,
The core
6  cards
Chapter 1 the new solar system
Heat,
Gravity,
Light
29  cards
Chapter 1 requirements for life
Panspermia,
Habitable zone or goldilocks zone,
Life probably evolved in the ocean
6  cards
Chapter 2 exploration of oceania
Wayfinding
1  cards
Chapter 2 pre-columbus exploration
Erik thorvaldsson,
Leif eriksson and vinland,
Junk ships
5  cards
Chapter 2 age of discovery
World powers,
King henry the navigator,
Ferdinand magellan
11  cards
Chapter 2 scientific exploration
Captin james cook,
Benjamin franklin,
Captin matthew maury
10  cards
Chapter 3 earliest history of mapping
Wayfinding
1  cards
Chapter 3 coordinate systems
Prime meridian
1  cards
Chapter 3 Map projections
Map projection,
Latitude lines,
Longitude lines
6  cards
Chapter 3 defining units of measure
Ptolomy,
On land,
On sea
7  cards
Chapter 3 geodesy and the shape of the earth
Reference points,
Challenges,
Mass and gravity
3  cards
Chapter 4 Plate tectonics
Alfred wegener,
Continental drift,
Orgin of continents and oceans
3  cards
Chapter 4 Layers, Convection and Buoyancy
Changes reflect variations in den...,
Surface waves,
Body waves
21  cards
Chapter 4 plate boundaries
Words we use in extensional envir...,
Words we use in compressional env...,
Transform boundary
3  cards
Chapter 4 lines of evidence
Pangaea,
Creationism,
Uniformitarianism
12  cards
Chapter 5 Bathymetry
Bathymetry,
Isobaths,
Hydrography
6  cards
Chapter 5 The Continental Margin
Salt domes,
Turbidity currents,
Turbidites
6  cards
Chapter 5 The Abyssal Plains
The abyssal plains,
Seamount,
Guyot
3  cards
Chapter 5 Ocean Ridges
Ocean ridges rift and midatlantic...,
Black smokers,
Seamount
6  cards

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