Oceanography 100 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SDSU Oceanography 100 FINAL Exam Questions with Correct Answers 100% What is the origin of the Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER-Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - CORRECT ANSWER-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-The energy of motion What is heat energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - CORRECT ANSWER-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) The coastal region (6 parts) - answer1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast - answerland extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore - answerextends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - answershore and nearshore; very active berm - answerdry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch - answercave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-...

Oceanography 100 Exam 3 (SDSU) Questions and Answers 100% Verified coast - CORRECT ANSWER-land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen offshore - CORRECT ANSWER-extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - CORRECT ANSWER-shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) berm - CORRECT ANSWER-dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) Berm floods when.... - CORRECT ANSWER--very high tide -tsunami -storm swells/ breakers...

Ocean 100 Exam 2 SDSU (SDSU Oceanography 100) Questions and Answers What makes up the water molecule, the charges, the bond angle? - CORRECT ANSWER--Electrons (-) -8 on outer shell -Protons (+) -Neutrons (0) -Nucleus -Atom -Ions When does a water molecule expand? - CORRECT ANSWER-at 105 degrees What's so peculiar about this molecule? - CORRECT ANSWER-it's one of the few molecules that is present on earth in 3 different ways: as a liquid, solid, and gas The kinds of bonds in th...

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Exam 1 SDSU Oceanography 100 Questions and Answers 100% Tested/Verified descriptive research - CORRECT ANSWER-describe, dont manipulate things, case study, surveys , naturalistic observation what kind of research is a case study / what is it - CORRECT ANSWER-descriptive , n = 1 what kind of research is a survey - CORRECT ANSWER-descriptive, Questionnaires and interviews with people Quick way to get lots of data really easily People may lie Generalization - does it apply to everyo...

Oceanography 100 Test 2 SDSU Exam Questions and Answers water molecule (basic atomic structure) - CORRECT ANSWER-1 oxygen (negative); 2 hydrogen (positive) Hydrogen bond: inter-molecular bonds (bond water molecules together) Polarity - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-solid (ice) liquid (water) gas...

How does heat affect density? - Hot water expands Which layer composes the plates? - Lithosphere In which tectonic setting(s) do trenches form? - Convergent, ocean-ocean, ocean-cont. What characteristic or process drives plate motions? - Sea Floor Spreading In what direction is the Pacific Plate moving relative to the North American plate? * - North West At what rate does seafloor spreading occur? - 2-5 cm per year Which tectonic features form the deepest locations in the ocean...

What is the origin of the Earth? - Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - The energy of motion What is heat energy? - Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? - Transfer of heat through currents caused by difference in temperature, which cause di...

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