Oceans
What percent of the Earth is covered by oceans?
71%
What is meteorology and a meteorologist
The study/ studier of weather
Which way does the arrow point in the energy chain?
It points to the organism doing the eating!
What is a community?
All of the populations of different plants and animals that live in one area.
Which water feature would have the lowest salinity
A) James River
B) Chesapeake Bay
C) Atlantic Ocean
A) James River
Top 5 important features of the ocean floor:
1. Continental Shelf
2. Continental Slope
3.Continental Rise
4. Abyssal Plain
5. Ocean Trenches
What is temperature?
Measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere
How are organisms interconnected?
All ecosystems get their energy from the sun.
It shows how many different food chains in one ecosystem are connected and overlapping
Which water feature would have the highest salinity
A) James River
B) Chesapeake Bay
C) Atlantic Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
What are the 5 major oceans?
1. Arctic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
5. Southern Ocean
Cold front- occurs when a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass
Warm front- occurs when a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass
What is a niche?
A role that the organism performs in the foodweb of its community
How do humans affect organisms?
They have a major impact both positively and negatively:
Positively- reducing, reusing and recycling, planting plants
Negatively- littering
What is brackish water?
Where fresh water from the river combines with salty ocean water.
Plants and animals that live in the ocean. They depend on dissolved gases for survival.
Name the uses of these 4 tools:
-Barometer
-Anemometer
-Rain Gage
-Thermometer
-Barometer: air pressure
-Anemometer: wind speed
-Rain Gage: Amount of precipitation
-Thermometer: air temp
What are two functions of the stem of the plant?
Supports the plant, carrying nutrients around it.
How is an ecosystem organized and give the definitions.
The organisms in an ecosystem are grouped into populations and communities.
Population: all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
Community: different populations of species that live in the same place at the same time.
Most areas of the ocean floor are covered with thick layers of: (give three examples)
List the three different marine organisms and describe how they move through the water. (For extra points name an example of each)
2. Swimming- organisms that can move about the water (sharks)
3. Non-moving organisms - organisms that stick to the ocean floor (coral)
What are the 4 types of clouds and describe them
-Cirrus:featherly cloud seen with fair weather; can indicate precipitation
-Stratus:a blanket in the sky, usually grey and bring light rain
-Cumulus: resemble cotton balls, fair weather
-Cumulonimbus: tall clouds that produce thunderstorm
- Competing to obtain resources, mates, and territory
- Cooperating to meet their basic needs
- Sun
- Zooplankton
-Bacteria
-Herring
-Phytoplankton
1. Sun
2. Phytoplankton producer
3. Zooplankton consumer
4. Herring consumer
5. Bacteria decomposer
What is salinity and what are 4 factors that vary it?
- Water depth
-Rate of evaporation
-Melting icebergs
-Local land runoff