Ocean
The study of biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of the ocean.
What is oceanography?
Average salinity of the ocean
35 ppt
Convection of the atmosphere transports heat (much of
it as latent heat) from the ____ toward the ____.
equator, poles
What is a wave? How are they produced?
A zone where salinity changes rapidly with depth is.
halocline
The two most abundant elements.
These three parameters are used to calculate density
salinity, temperature, pressure
Gyres flow _____ in the northern hemisphere and _____ in the southern hemisphere.
clockwise, counter-clockwise.
Wavelength divided by the period
What is wave speed?
____ is the vertical distance between high and low tide, the height of the wave.
Tidal range
At about what depth is plant growth prevented in the ocean?
200m
When salts dissolve in water, they break apart into
their ____ and ____.
Cations and anions
Because of the Coriolis Effect and the presence of the continental boundaries
Shallow waves are affected by....
friction between the water and the sea bottom.
Lines of constant temperature. They
show the position of water layers of uniform
temperature
Isotherms
What is bathymetry?
the topography of the sea floor
What is the structure of a hydrogen-oxygen bond?
Polar, the hydrogen has a positive electrical charge and the
oxygen has a negative charge
The movement of water due to winds blowing across the sea surface
Ekman Transport
The motion of water in wind waves is...
Orbital or Circular
Global wind patterns are influenced by the Earth's rotation; this
influence is called the ____.
Coriolis Effect
Elements formed by nucleosynthesis in the red giant and during the supernova become part of what?
What is interstellar dust.
The main thermocline exists year-round and begins at
about ____, extending below ____ depth.
100m, 500m
Name the winds and their locations
Polar Easterlies; 60-90 N and S latitude
Northeast Trade winds; 0-30 N latitude
Southeast Trade winds; 0-30 S latitude
Westerlies; 30-60 N and S latitude
Waves that lose their energy very slowly and can travel far distances.
Swell
This occurs when the sunlight is
absorbed by a material, heating it.
Reradiation