What makes phytoplankton so special? What zone do they live in?
What is they are photosynthetic and epipelagic zone?
100
Define wave period.
What is the time required for successive waves to pass a given point?
100
High tide is know as _______________, low tide is known as ______________, and the vertical distance between high and low tide is the __________________ ________________.
What is flow, ebb, and tidal range?
100
Surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected ____________ due to the Corioilis Effect and surface currents never cross the _______________.
What is clockwise and equator?
100
When the moon passes close to the Earth this is called _____________ and when the moon passes far from the Earth this is called __________________.
What is perigee and apogee?
200
Give a few examples of Meroplankton.
What is brittle stars, polychaete worms, mollusks, sea stars?
200
Most ocean waves are caused by _____________ and the size of waves depends on what 3 things?
What is the wind and wind speed, area of open water where wind blows, and the length of time wind blows?
200
What is the tidal bulge?
What is when the moon pulls water away from the Earth?
200
_______ currents are dangerous at the beach if you get caught in one you should ______________________
What is rip and swim parallel to the shore to get out of the channel?
200
The fetch of a wave is the ___________ that wind blows over a _______________.
What is distance and surface?
300
What adaptations do plankton possess to increase buoyancy?
What are spines?
300
If the crests of a wave are 8 meters apart and pass a post in the water every 2 seconds the wave speed is?
What is 4m/s?
300
When the sun, moon, and earth are at RIGHT angles this kind of tide is made.
What is neap tide?
300
large wind generated circular surface currents are called _______________ and the ________ stream is the name of the current that circulates clockwise in the North Atlantic Ocean.
What is gyres and Gulf?
300
List the major cause of HABs.....
What is dinoflagellates?
400
List 3 benthic organisms.
What are clams, crabs, urchins, barnacles?
400
What is the different between rogue waves and tsunamis?
rogue waves are giant waves in the open ocean that appear out of nowhere and created by wind
tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or landslides and are a wall of water coming toward the shore
400
When the sun, moon, and earth are in a STRAIGHT line with one another a _______ __________is made.
What is a Spring tide?
400
Thermohaline circulation is a type of _____________ _____________ current and ____________ currents are associated with migration and navigation.
What is deep ocean and surface?
400
Water particles move _________ ___________ orbits during a wave.
What is vertical circular?
500
90% of marine life is contained in the ________________ zone of the ocean.
What is neritic?
500
The type of wave that causes sea sickness is _________________ and when a crest is 120 degrees or less _____________ occurs.
What is swell and breakers?
500
Describe the 3 types of tides- mixed, semi-diurnal, and diurnal.
mixed = 2 high and 2 low of unequal heights
diurnal = 1 high and 1 low tide daily
semi-diurnal = 2 high and 2 low daily
500
Define longshore currents.
What is currents responsible for moving sediments along the coast and depositing them on barrier beaches?
500
Upwelling failing, a dry area getting monsoon-like rain, and typoons/hurricanes occur in usual areas during _________________________.