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El Nino - large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific; June-December; caused by a change in wind patterns La Nina - Trade Winds are particularly strong in carrying warmer water westwards across the Pacific leading to colder than average temperatures in the east and warmer than average temperatures in the west; Effects of La Nina - - Stronger winds along the equatorial region...

Marine Science - marine ecosystems Exam Questions Correct Solutions Current Update (Verified 100% Pass) pelagic - Answers -The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas of open water often reaching to very great depths. neritic - Answers -Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf benthic - Answers -The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem coral reef - Answers -A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm...

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AICE Marine Science Exam Guide Questions and CORRECT Answers The Big Bang Theory - CORRECT ANSWER- The explosion of a single point under immense pressure 14 billion years ago that led to the creation of our universe. Energy was expelled from the blast zone, and what energy was "lost" was converted into heat energy, light energy, etc. The nitrogen balls of matter that were formed from this energy and the forces of gravity acting upon it that would later become stars and planets were ...

hypothesis - proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon, which can be rigorously tested using the scientific method (may be regarded as a prediction) theory - supported by a number of testable statements and used as a general principle to explain a phenomenon; intended to be accurate. predictive models of the natural world Theory of Plate Tectonics - proposed explanation by Alfred Wegener of the formation of the continents first as a Pangaea supercontinent then Laurasia and Gondwanalan...

What is meant by the term succession? Using an artificial reef and a coastline contaminated by an oil spill; which would illustrate a better example of primary succession and which for secondary succession? Why? - Answer-The process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached. Primary: Artificial reef. Secondary: Coastline contaminated by an oil spill. What is meant by the term trophic level and what are the five standard levels ca...

viscosity - Answer-a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow that describes the internal friction of a moving fluid source - Answer-the flux into a geochemical reservoir, such as the addition of elements to seawater by rivers or by seafloor hydrothermal processes sink - Answer-the flux out of a geochemical reservoir, such as the removal of salts from seawater by mineral precipitation salinity - Answer-the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water; usually expressed in gram...

TEST BANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY AND EVOLVING SCIENCE 5TH EDITION BY JOAN.L REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS Name: Class: Date: chapter 1 1. Viruses are a. infectious agents that infect exclusively multicellular organisms. b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more virus particles. c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media. d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain. lOMoAR cPSD| Downloaded by Elizabeth Whitney (...

Intro to Marine Science Exam Questions Correct Solutions Current Update (Verified 100% Pass) Chinese - Answers -first to use compass for navigation Phoenicians - Answers -first sailors but kept land in sight, used North Star Polynesians - Answers -first open sea sailors, using stars, sun, currents, animals to navigate chronometer - Answers -clock used on ships to calculate longitude James Cook - Answers -captain of expedition that used chronometer Charles Darwin - Answers -natu...