A Unit of Units
A standard unit for density
What are g/m3?
Or kg/m3
Any mass per volume
Rule saying that older rocks are on the bottom
What is superposition?
Two things that make the global ocean conveyor flow
What are temperature and salinity?
This forms waves
What is wind?
Kelp is this
What is algae?
The equation for the volume of a box
What is length x width x height?
Two important weights of oxygen
What are 16 and 18?
Swirling ocean currents, there are five
What are gyres?
The up-down zone of waves
What is shoaling?
A common name for some kelp
What is seaweed?
The number of meters in a kilometer
What is 1000?
Organisms involved in measuring ice volume through time
What are foraminifera (or forams)?
The consequence of Earth's rotation on surface currents and wind patterns
What is the Coriolis Effect?
A smelly but helpful coastal ecosystem
What is a salt marsh?
Kelp get their energy through this process
What is photosynthesis?
It is measured commonly in PSU
What is salinity?
The transport of sediments
What is erosion?
The time it takes the global ocean conveyor to take one trip?
The name for a current that moves sediments parallel to a beach
What is longshore transport?
These famously live and float in kelp forests
What are otters?
The unit of flux used for ocean currents
What is a Sverdrup?
We don't have a good proxy for this
What is salinity?
The current responsible for transporting heat from the tropics to Europe
What is the Gulf Stream?
What is a jetty?
Kelp is used for this purpose in the production of ice cream, jelly, toothpaste, and some salad dressings
What is to thicken?