Bathymetry - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam questions and answers 100% verified. Types of floodplains - correct answer. Riverine, coastal, and shallow Watershed - correct answer. area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. Channel - correct answer. Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed Riverine Flooding - correct answer. flooding that occurs along a channel Flash flooding - correct an...

The study of the Earth, including our planet's composition, behavior and history - correct answer geology A reasonable idea that has the possibility of being correct, but has not yet been proven - correct answer hypothesis The relatively rigid, nonflowable, outer 100 to 150 km thick layer of the earth; constituting the crust and the top part of the mantle - correct answer ...

What are the five oceans? - Pacific Ocean o Atlantic Ocean o Indian Ocean o Southern Ocean aka Antarctic Ocean o Arctic Ocean What were the first real hypotheses in marine biology, developed by Forbes and Darwin?Can you describe one of them? Why are they considered true hypotheses? - Forbes: o azoic theory: that no life existed on sea floors deeper than 300 fathoms Darwin: o development of coral: coral reefs growth is a balance between the growth of corals upward and the sinking...

NR 150 Exam 1|228 Questions with Answers 2023 Algin - CORRECT ANSWER Substance found in brown algae used to thicken foods Aquaculture - CORRECT ANSWER The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions Biological resources - CORRECT ANSWER plants and animals bycatch - CORRECT ANSWER The unintentional catch of non-target species while fishing desalination - CORRECT ANSWER A process of removing salt from ocean water exclusive economic zone - CORRECT ANSWER area in which res...

RBS MCSI EXAM A beach that consists of gravel indicates conditions of: - CORRECT ANSWER-high wave energy Waves brake in the nearshore zone when - CORRECT ANSWER-either wave becomes too steep, water becomes too shallow In the North Atlantic, the tidal wave turns around the amphidromic point in - CORRECT ANSWER-a counterclockwise direction Rip currents are: - CORRECT ANSWER-wave-induced currents the line of demarcation between the water and the exposed beach (i.e. land-water interfac...

Survey the ocean bottom relief in the two Figure 1 views which show primarily the bathymetry in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins. Color coding denotes water depth, showing that ocean depth increases as shadings of ________ become darker. [Note that land topographical relief is also displayed. Land elevation increases as green colors become lighter and then browner.] B. blue 2. Examination of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins indicates that the ocean floor generally ____ flat and f...

accretion - correct answer An increase in the mass of a body by accumulation or clumping of smaller particles big bang - correct answer The hypothetical event that started the expansion of the universe from a geometric point; the beginning of time. Biosynthesis - correct answer The initial formation of life on Earth. condensation theory - correct answer Premise that stars and planets accumulate from contracting, accreting clouds of galactic gas, dust, and debris. ...

Oceans Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Oceanography (description & definition) - ANSWER-the study of biological & physical aspects of the ocean 3 major stages in oceanic research - ANSWER--Ocean Exploration -Early Scientific Investigations -Modern Oceanography Boyle - ANSWER-father of chemical oceanography Magellan - ANSWER-Died before completely circumnavigating the earth Newton - ANSWER-Correctly explained tidal forces Cook - ANSWER-determined outline of Pacific Ocean ...

Questions： 1. Who first noted that mountain belts were often directly adjacent to ocean deeps (oceanic trenches)? A. Frank B. Taylor B. Alfred Wegener C. Jean Bruhnes D. Hugo Benioff 2. What event spurred interest in ocean floor bathymetry? A. World War II B. The Great Neopolitan Earthquake of 1857 C. The Korean War D. World War I 3. Who discovered transform margins? A. Tuzo Wilson B. Arthur Holmes C. Alfred Wegener D. Charles Lyell 4. What happens at a mid ocean ridge? A. Oc...

GEOINT (Definition) The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT (Acronym) Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Analysis (definition) The science of converting information, extracted from imagery, into intelligence about activities, issues, objects, installations, and/or AOIs. Visual clue categories of image analysis Size, shape, shad...