Paleoclimate
what is paleoclimatology
its the study of past climates
what is divergent boundaries
where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
whats a prob
slender pointed tools with one or both ends tapered to a fine point
where is the epipelagic zone located
the top layer
what are the 2 kinds of coral
stony and soft
why is paleoclimatology important
its important for the past and future issues
what is it called when plates come together
convergent boundary
whats a scalpel
a small sharp knife with fine pointed blade
what does abysso stand for
extreme depth
what way does pillar coral grow
up and down
how are other proxies used
combinations of proxy data are generally used to reconstruct records for past climate
where do most movements happen in the earths crust
Atlantic ocean
what are dissecting pins for
used to secure specimens within the dissecting pan and hold specimens in place
where is the bathypelagic located
under mesopelagic the 3rd layer in
how many kinds of soft coral that we learned about
3
why do we keep these records
why do earthquakes shake California
tectonic plates are close to California
why do we use dissecting pans
fluids and debris from spilling
what is the depth rang for hadopelagic
19,700-36,070 feet
how many kinds of stony coral that we learned about
4 kinds
Where do we keep the climate records
there places into a computer model to infer past as well as the future
what is the San Andreas fault
Boundary between the pacific and north American plates
are there a typer of scissors used for dissections
yes sharp pointed blades designed to cut tissues
what is the pressure in the bathypelagic zone
1,500-6,000
Encrusting coral are spreading a lot or not
low spreading.