Sdsu ocean 100 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How Old are the oceans - 4 billion years How were atmospheres and oceans formed - outgassing and icy commets what is outgassing - when volcanoes erupt and water vapor is condensed and turned into clouds and rain What are the internal Layers of earth - lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere outer core inner core Lithosphere - Crust and Upper Mantle Asthenosphere - upper mantle (below lithosphere) Mesosphere - Rest of Mantle Outer core and inner core - outer fluid inner so...

Oceans 100 Exam 1 SDSU Questions And Answers 100% Verified SCIENCE - answersupports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available observations (What is the basis of science? NEEDS EVIDENCE) SCIENTIFIC METHOD - answerThe process by which scientists take data from natural world and try to answer questions. HYPOTHESIS - answerA tentative, testable statement about the general phenomena observed OR an initial idea of how, or why things happen in nature. SCIENTIFIC THEO...

SDSU Oceanography100 (Exam 3) Questions And Answers 100% Verified What are the parts of a coastal region? - answerCoast, offshore, beach, berm, notch, wave- cut platform What does wave energy do to a coastal cliff over time? - answerWave Energy erodes the cliff, eventually creating sea stacks, caves and arches What do rivers and cliff erosion have to do with sand to the berm? - answerRivers: some carry more sediment to the ocean than longshore currents Cliff Erosion: sediments erode to j...

Oceans 100 Exam 1 SDSU Questions And Answers 100% Verified SCIENCE - answersupports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available observations (What is the basis of science? NEEDS EVIDENCE) SCIENTIFIC METHOD - answerThe process by which scientists take data from natural world and try to answer questions. HYPOTHESIS - answerA tentative, testable statement about the general phenomena observed OR an initial idea of how, or why things happen in nature. SCIENTIFIC THEO...

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...

Oceanography 100 SDSU Final Study Guide Exam Q&A Upgraded Continental Deflection - CORRECT ANSWER-when ocean water travels toward continents it deflects or changes direction. SURFACE CURRENTS - CORRECT ANSWER-horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface. CORIOLIS EFFECT - CORRECT ANSWER-the curved path of a moving object due to the Earth's rotation DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS - CORRECT ANSWER-*MOVEMENT OF WATER LIKE A RIVER IN T...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) The coastal region (6 parts) - answer1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast - answerland extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore - answerextends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - answershore and nearshore; very active berm - answerdry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch - answercave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-...

Oceans 100 Exam 1 SDSU Questions And Answers 100% Verified SCIENCE - answersupports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available observations (What is the basis of science? NEEDS EVIDENCE) SCIENTIFIC METHOD - answerThe process by which scientists take data from natural world and try to answer questions. HYPOTHESIS - answerA tentative, testable statement about the general phenomena observed OR an initial idea of how, or why things happen in nature. SCIENTIFIC THEO...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) The coastal region (6 parts) - answer1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast - answerland extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore - answerextends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach - answershore and nearshore; very active berm - answerdry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch - answercave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-...

SDSU Oceanography100 (Exam 3) Questions And Answers 100% Verified What are the parts of a coastal region? - answerCoast, offshore, beach, berm, notch, wave- cut platform What does wave energy do to a coastal cliff over time? - answerWave Energy erodes the cliff, eventually creating sea stacks, caves and arches What do rivers and cliff erosion have to do with sand to the berm? - answerRivers: some carry more sediment to the ocean than longshore currents Cliff Erosion: sediments erode to j...