oceanography

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Decks in this class (14)

origin of the oceans
Where were the atoms that make up...,
What is the most abundant element...,
What is the second most abundant ...
26  cards
history of marine science
Main reason early people travelled 1,
Who was probably the first regula...,
Where was the first evidence of v...
31  cards
tectonics
Who proposed the idea of continen...,
What is density 2,
What is the density stratificatio...
40  cards
ocean basins
What is bathymetry 1,
What is isobaths 2,
What marks the true edge of the c...
18  cards
sediments
What is sediment 1,
Where is the least amount of sedi...,
3 things that seafloor features p...
17  cards
water and ocean structure
What is heat 1,
What is temperature 2,
What two pure water s significant...
22  cards
ocean chemistry
Whats the hydrologic cycle 1,
What 2 components is a solution m...,
Difference between solution and m...
25  cards
ATMOSPHERIC & OCEAN CIRCULATION
What percentage of n and o makes ...,
How close is 99 of the atmosphere...,
What is pressure 3
25  cards
WEATHER PATTERNS
4 things the amount of water vapo...,
What is vapour pressure 2,
What is saturation vapor pressure 3
29  cards
TIDES
How are waves classified 1,
What kind of force forms waves 2,
Whats a restoring force 3
29  cards
COASTLINES
2 popular coastal human habitats 1,
What s a barrier island 2,
3 kinds of continental margins du...
9  cards
WAVES
What 2 forces cause waves to form 1,
What causes ocean waves 2,
What causes internal waves 3
15  cards
marine animals
How are plankton classified 1,
2 groups of corals 2,
2 phyla that have bilateral symme...
12  cards
plankton ecology
Whats the eulerian lagrangian per...,
How fae does light penetrate the ...,
Biggest limiting factor in the oc...
16  cards

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