Oceanography - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

3 major advantages of SEM over light microscope correct answers Resolution: the ability to distinguish fine detail, Magnification: can magnify objects thousands of times, and Depth of Field: much greater than a light microscope. 3-D image of surface samples. Uses an electron beam as its illumination source What length unit was mentioned frequently correct answers UM or micrometer Parts of an SEM correct answers Know it What lens is used? correct answers Objective, electromagnetic and co...

Has Global warming actually been observed? correct answers Yes, there have been observed changes in global mean temperature. While ____ plays the central role in weather, _____ plays the central role in climate. correct answers Atmosphere, ocean Because of water's ____ heat capacity, Ocean's thermal inertia provides the _____ in Earth's climate system. correct answers high, memory The _____ has absorbed most of the heat from greenhouse warming over the past 50 years, and as it _____ ...

__% of Earth's surface is represented by water oceans contain ___% of surface water correct answers 70; 97 ____ hemisphere is called the land hemisphere, and the ____ hemisphere is the water hemisphere correct answers northern, southern Pacific Ocean correct answers largest ocean and has greatest depth Atlantic Ocean correct answers about half the size of the pacific ocean and not quite as deep Indian ocean correct answers slightly smaller than the Atlantic, largely a southern Hemi...

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Oceanography Correct Answer-Study of the water of the oceans, the life in it, and the Earth beneath it. Four Sub-disciplines of Oceanography Correct Answer-Geological, Chemical, Physical, Biological Ocean covers __% of Earth's surface, and contains __% of Earth's water. Correct Answer-71, 97 The ocean and its ____ ____ control ____ ____. Correct Answer-Stored Heat, Global Climates The ocean is important for... Correct Answer-...commerce, transportation and recreation. Ocean ...

Angle of of Earth's Tilt on its Axis correct answers ~23.5 degrees Ecliptic correct answers the plane traced by Earth's solar orbit Earth's Seasons: explanation correct answers 1) caused by unequal distribution of solar energy across Earth's surface due to the planet's tilt and rotation on its axis the 4 "Marks" of Earth's Seasons correct answers 1) vernal equinox 2) summer solstice 3) autumnal equinox 4) winter solstice Vernal equinox correct answers 1) starts on March 21...

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 ...

Oceanography Test 2 SDSU Latest Update with Verified Solutions water molecule (basic atomic structure) 1 oxygen (negative); 2 hydrogen (positive) Hydrogen bond: inter-molecular bonds (bond water molecules together) Polarity Water is a polar molecule; electromagnetic H end: partial (+) charge, attracts (-) O end: partial (-) charge, attracts (+) thus, dissolves substances (universal solvent) 3 phases of water solid (ice) liquid (water) gas (vapor) In order to make water change ph...

Oceanography 101 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers.

What is the name of the process in which the ocean floor is mapped? correct answers Bathymetry Name the 4 parts of the continental margin on the figure below. correct answers A: Shelf B: Shelf Break C: Slope D: Rise What is the deepest part of the ocean? And how deep is it? correct answers The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean roughly 36,000 feet under sea line. Describe how echo sounders measure the depth of the seafloor. correct answers An echo sounder is a sonar device that send...