Oceans - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Main questions of course - 1. How do humans alter earth 2. how do human alterations affect the biosphere 3. What can be done to alleviate human alterations of the biosphere Greatest ecological impacts of humans(most to least) - 1. Nitrogen fixation 2. Water use 3. Land transformation 4. CO2 concentration rise 5. Ocean acidification 6. Bird extinction 7. Plant invasion Planetary Boundaries - Limits between which global systems must operate to prevent abrupt and irreversible environment...

OCEANS FINAL UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers The first person to circumnavigate Earth was Amerigo Vespucci. - CORRECT ANSWER- False Matthew F. Maury produced the first published atlas of sea conditions and sailing directions. - CORRECT ANSWER- True The most significant advantage of satellite oceanography is - CORRECT ANSWER- the oceans are studied as a global system.

Pacific Ocean Correct Answer-Deepest and largest ocean Atlantic Ocean Correct Answer-Second largest ocean; separates the Old World from the New World Indian Ocean Correct Answer-Slightly smaller than the atlantic ocean but has the same average depth; mostly in the southern hemisphere Arctic Ocean Correct Answer-Smallest and shallowest ocean; has a permanent layer of sea ice Antarctic or Southern Ocean Correct Answer-Ocean that connects the pacific, atlantic and indian oceans; south o...

Oceans Finals UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Washington Shell fisheries are responding to the declining pH of the upwelling coastal waters. Identify which is NOT a strategy being used by shellfisheries to combat the impact of ocean acidification - CORRECT ANSWER- pressurized degassing of co2 from seawater intake lines TRUE or FALSE: Urban economies in Washington state are at greater risk from reduced shellfishery production. - CORRECT ANSWER- False

Oceanography Questions and Answers Rated A+ How much of the Earth is covered in Water? 70% Where is most of the water located on Earth? Oceans What is the largest body of water on Earth? Oceans, interconnected to each other What are seas surrounded by? Smaller bodies of water surrounded by Land How is salinity in water determined/measured? The amount of dissolved solids in water, measured in g/1000 with an average of 3.3-3.6% What elements are in saltwater? Halite (sodium &...

Where did early water come from? Correct Answer-Volcanoes and space (most likely astroids) Dating Earth Correct Answer-Radioactive decay: Decay is exponential. Uranium --> Lead half life is 4.5 billion yrs. old. Earth ~ 4.54 billion yrs. old. Fresh Water: Major fluxes in Water Cycle Correct Answer-1. Evaporation into ocean 2. Precipitation into ocean 3. precipitation on land 4. Evapotranspiration - water moving in plants 5 Oceans Correct Answer-- Atlantic - Pacific - Indian ...

EAS 212 - The Oceans Midterm 2 Questions with Correct Answers

Frank Rothaermel, Strategic Management, 6th Edition 2024 TEST BANK, All Chapters 1 - 12, Complete Newest Version Test Bank for Strategic Management: Concepts, 6th Edition 6e by Frank Rothaermel. ISBN-13: 4312 Full Chapters test bank included PART ONE: ANALYSIS CHAPTER 1: What Is Strategy? CHAPTER 2: Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy Process CHAPTER 3: External Analysis: Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups CHAPTER 4: Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, a...

Hydrography correct answers density dependent on temperature and salinity Compare horizontal and vertical currents correct answers Horizontal currents are typically stronger than vertical. Most currents flow horizontally, while vertical movement is very localized. Describe the Geoid correct answers The Geoid is the shape that the surface of oceans would take under the influence of earth's gravity and rotation alone, in absence of winds and tides. It is the ocean surface at rest and mirror...

Oceanography 100 final SDSU Questions and Answers Already Passed How was the solar system formed? -a supernova (explosion of a start when it runs out of fuel) -4.6 billion years ago how was the earth formed? -a nebula made of gas and dust -was formed 4.5 billion years ago how did oceans form? -A volcanic expulsion - rained for thousands of years -hit by an icy comets -volcanic out gassing and ice from comets when did life form? -3.7 billion years ago how long have ani...