Bathymetry - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 150 Exam 1|228 Questions with Answers 2023 Algin - CORRECT ANSWER Substance found in brown algae used to thicken foods Aquaculture - CORRECT ANSWER The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions Biological resources - CORRECT ANSWER plants and animals bycatch - CORRECT ANSWER The unintentional catch of non-target species while fishing desalination - CORRECT ANSWER A process of removing salt from ocean water exclusive economic zone - CORRECT ANSWER area in which res...

What are the five oceans? - Pacific Ocean o Atlantic Ocean o Indian Ocean o Southern Ocean aka Antarctic Ocean o Arctic Ocean What were the first real hypotheses in marine biology, developed by Forbes and Darwin?Can you describe one of them? Why are they considered true hypotheses? - Forbes: o azoic theory: that no life existed on sea floors deeper than 300 fathoms Darwin: o development of coral: coral reefs growth is a balance between the growth of corals upward and the sinking...

RBS MCSI EXAM A beach that consists of gravel indicates conditions of: - CORRECT ANSWER-high wave energy Waves brake in the nearshore zone when - CORRECT ANSWER-either wave becomes too steep, water becomes too shallow In the North Atlantic, the tidal wave turns around the amphidromic point in - CORRECT ANSWER-a counterclockwise direction Rip currents are: - CORRECT ANSWER-wave-induced currents the line of demarcation between the water and the exposed beach (i.e. land-water interfac...

Survey the ocean bottom relief in the two Figure 1 views which show primarily the bathymetry in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins. Color coding denotes water depth, showing that ocean depth increases as shadings of ________ become darker. [Note that land topographical relief is also displayed. Land elevation increases as green colors become lighter and then browner.] B. blue 2. Examination of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins indicates that the ocean floor generally ____ flat and f...

accretion - correct answer An increase in the mass of a body by accumulation or clumping of smaller particles big bang - correct answer The hypothetical event that started the expansion of the universe from a geometric point; the beginning of time. Biosynthesis - correct answer The initial formation of life on Earth. condensation theory - correct answer Premise that stars and planets accumulate from contracting, accreting clouds of galactic gas, dust, and debris. ...

Oceans Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Oceanography (description & definition) - ANSWER-the study of biological & physical aspects of the ocean 3 major stages in oceanic research - ANSWER--Ocean Exploration -Early Scientific Investigations -Modern Oceanography Boyle - ANSWER-father of chemical oceanography Magellan - ANSWER-Died before completely circumnavigating the earth Newton - ANSWER-Correctly explained tidal forces Cook - ANSWER-determined outline of Pacific Ocean ...

Questions： 1. Who first noted that mountain belts were often directly adjacent to ocean deeps (oceanic trenches)? A. Frank B. Taylor B. Alfred Wegener C. Jean Bruhnes D. Hugo Benioff 2. What event spurred interest in ocean floor bathymetry? A. World War II B. The Great Neopolitan Earthquake of 1857 C. The Korean War D. World War I 3. Who discovered transform margins? A. Tuzo Wilson B. Arthur Holmes C. Alfred Wegener D. Charles Lyell 4. What happens at a mid ocean ridge? A. Oc...

GEOINT (Definition) The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT (Acronym) Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analysis (definition) The science of converting information, extracted from imagery, into intelligence about activities, issues, objects, installations, and/or AOIs. Visual clue categories of image analysis Size, shape, shad...

My Chapter 13 Concept Checks Questions & Answers

• Using ArcGIS o Setting up a workspace in ArcGIS  Lab 1 – Seeing up a workspace in ArcGIS o 1. Create a folder in which you will store all data, geodatabases and map documents o 2. Download the data associated with this lab. Be sure that you unzip the data and put the folder of unzipped data into the folder you created for this class. o 3. Store relative pathnames. Storing relative pathnames means that ArcMap will remember how to get to any data you input based on where it is l...