What are the four branches of oceanography? correct answers Geographical Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Each of these are high interdisciplinary- a marine biologist has to know currents to study movements of organisms
What is the earth's l...
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What are the four branches of oceanography? correct answers Geographical Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Each of these are high interdisciplinary- a marine biologist has to know currents to study
movements of organisms
What is the earth's largest feature correct answers The ocean; earth is sometimes referred to the
blue planet because of this;
the blue marble was an image captured by Apollo 17
What percent of the earth is covered by ocean? correct answers 70.78% or 2/3
Every _____ m in depth responds to 1 kg/cm^2 (14.22 pounds/in^2) in pressure correct answers
10
What is the deepest part of the ocean and what is the estimated pressure? correct answers
Mariana Trench; pressure is 1.1 ton/cm^2 (7.82 ton/in^2); 1000 atmospheric pressure
What did James Cameron do? correct answers He was the first person to reach 6.8 mile deep (11
kilometer deep) undersea valley solo.
What percent of earth is covered by water? correct answers 97%; most water is in ground water
and glaciers
What percent of the earth is covered by land? correct answers 3%
Salinity correct answers measures how much mass of salt is in the water
Temperature correct answers measures the internal energy in water
Where is most of the land distributed hemisphere wise? correct answers Northern Hemisphere
What is the average depth of the ocean? correct answers 3,796 m (12,451 ft)
What is the average land elevation correct answers 840 m or 2772 ft
What is the deepest spot of the ocean? correct answers Mariana Trench 11,022 m (36163 ft)
What is the average temperature of the ocean correct answers 3.9 C or 39 F
Highest spot on land correct answers Mount evert at 8844 m or 29028 ft
, What is the average salinity (amount of salt?) correct answers 3.4% or (34)
How old is the ocean correct answers 4 billion years old
How many oceans are there and what are their names? correct answers 5; Pacific, Atlantic,
Indian, Arctic, Southern
How do humans utilize the ocean? correct answers 1. transportation
2. Use for natural resources (food, minerals, oils, gas, energy)
3. High concentration of human population in coastal region
4. pollution
5. naval power
What is oceanography also known as and what is the definition of oceanography? correct
answers Marine science; scientific study of the ocean applied to science
What is Marine Biology? correct answers The study of the nature and distribution of marine
organisms; Biological Oceanographer or Marine Biologist study this
ex. Plankton; fisheries; marine mammals; marine communities; food
Marine Geology or Geological Oceanography correct answers the study of the Earth's crust and
composition
Chemical Oceanography (Marine Chemist) correct answers the study of the dissolved gases and
solids in the ocean
Physical Oceanography (marine physicist) correct answers the study of waves, currents, and
climate prediction
What is the dominant role of ocean-atmosphere? correct answers Interaction in regulating the
earth's
weather and climate (versus land-atmosphere interaction)
What is heat capacity correct answers the ability to store heat
The heat capacity of water is much larger than that of ______ and _____. What is an example of
heat capacity correct answers Land and Air
An example is hurricanes form over warm water
What drives the climate system correct answers solar radiation
What effects the climate system correct answers atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, land. bio mass,
rivers and lakes, HUMAN ACTIVITY
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