Upwelling - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRES 103 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers 12,000 years ago - Correct Answer- The last glacier withdrew from North America about Niagara Falls - Correct Answer- What prevented water-bound organisms from migrating from the ocean to the upper Great Lakes? It focuses on trophic relationships as a network - Correct Answer- Rather than a food chain, it's more accurate to think in terms of a food web because Downdrafts - Correct Answer- Which of the following is not a feature...

biological productivity - Answer-synthesis of organic materials from inorganic substances by photosynthesis/chemosynthesis what are the inputs & outputs of photosynthesis? - Answer-inputs: water, carbon dioxide, & sun energy outputs: sugar & oxygen (6H2O + 6CO2 + sunlight - > C6H12O6 + 6O2) what are the different types of light penetration in the oceans? - Answer-1. red/orange = turned into heat energy b/c they cannot reach all the way down 2. green/blue/purple = farthest reaching ligh...

What percent of the Earth is covered by water? A. 10% B. 71% C. 69% D. 88% - B What is El Niño? A. Abnormal wind and water patterns at the equator that inhibit upwelling B. Heightened wind and water patterns that inhibit upwelling C. Abnormal wind and water patterns at the equator that stimulate upwelling D. Heightened wind and water patterns that stimulate upwelling - A Which wavelength of light can penetrate deeper in the ocean? A. Ultraviolet B. Blue C. Infrared D. Red-Violet -...

2024 PADI Divemaster Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) True or False: Dive operations have dress codes because they improve customer perceptions of the staff's professionalism and the operation's credibility. - answerTrue - Customers perceive dive pros who dress and act like professionals to have more credibility. Role-model dress and conduct gain respect and trust. What are characteristics of a good role-model PADI Divemaster? (Choose all that apply): 1. Excellent dive...

Ocean 100 Final – SDSU Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Euphotic zone - answerfirst 200 meters -where photosynthesis can take place -suns radiation can be absorbed Seed Plants - answer-true plants -not very abundant -grasses, eelgrass and surfgrass -mangroves -like warm, muddy waters -have a root system Protists - answera) large algae(seaweed) -brown algae(kelp), green (sponge weed), red (rhodophyta) b) phytoplankton(small algae) -most producers -diatoms -cocco...

upwelling of deep water nutrients increases - ANSWER which of the following is not likely to occur in an el nino event? hawaiian islands - ANSWER which of the following is not created by converging plate boundaries temp, precipitation - ANSWER the two most important factors representing climate would be temperate grassland - ANSWER beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, earthworms, prairy dogs, rabbits, meadowlarks, cayootes, hawks cool nutrient rich water from bottom to surface - ANSWER th...

SOES1006 Self Assessment Exam Questions And Answers 100% Correct Give a brief definition of a rocky reef hard substrate habitats usually found along continental shelves in temperate or sub-tropical regions typically structurally complex What is the difference between a kelp bed and a kelp forest Both are highly productive macroalgae habitats attached to rocky reefs kelp forests consist of canopy forming kelp that reach the sea surface Kelp beds are formed of shorter kelp that do not re...

Divemaster Final Exam A part 2 Questions And Answers 100% Verified What is the ocean's major source of productivity and the base of the marine food chain? a. Krill b. Seagrass c. Coral d. Phytoplankton - answerd. Phytoplankton True or False. Natural processes, such as earthquakes and storms, are much more of a severe threat to coral reefs and wetlands than human-induced threats, such as pollution. - answerFalse. True or False. When an alien (invasive) species is introduced into an eco...

Latin America Practice Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Which are the most common climates? - Answer-tropical forest and tropical savanna What natural vegetation is mainly in the region? - Answer-rain forests and grasslands Latin America is what kind of region? - Answer-a region of developing nations-countries in the process of becoming industrialized. Why is Latin America's population increasing rapidly? - Answer-Latin America's urban population is increasing rapidly as peopl...

Divemaster Final Exam A Already Graded A+ A _______________ exists when relatively warm, low-density surface water is separated from cool, high-density deep water. a. freshwater layer b. thermocline c. downwelling d. rip current ️d. thermocline A day after strong winds drive surface waters offshore, you notice that water conditions become clear and cool. This is likely due to: a. downwelling b. extreme tides. c. a longshore current. d. upwelling ️d. upweling A dive...