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Guam History Complete Verified Test 2024. Who discovered Asuncion and when? - correct answer 1669; Diego Luis de San Vitores (spanish missionary) What does Asuncion's name mean? - correct answer "Assumption of Mary" in Spanish Who might have possibly visited Asuncion and when? - correct answer 1522; Gonzalo de Vigo (Spanish sailor who deserted Magellan expedition in 1521; first European castaway in the Pacific) What happened in 1695 in Asuncion? - correct answer Native Chamorros wer...

What is convection correct answers Cold air sinks because it is more dense What is the lithosphere correct answers The top part of the mantle and all crust, on top of asthenosphere In SoCal our plate boundary is... (list plate, boundary and rise) correct answers Pacific plate, transform boundary, east pacific rise Why is San Francisco in the same location correct answers It must be East of the San Andreas What will happen to Western California correct answers It will move more northw...

Magellan correct answers Died before circumnavigation of earth complete Boyle correct answers Father of chemical oceanography Newton correct answers Correctly explained tidal forces Cook correct answers Determined outline of Pacific Ocean Franklin correct answers First to chart the Gulf Stream Forbes correct answers Said ocean was lifeless below 550 ft Maury correct answers Compiled/standardized wind and current data from US navy ships Darwin correct answers Theories on cora...

Marine Science Latest 2023 Graded A Biological oceanography studies ocean life chemical oceanography studies ocean chemistry physical oceanography studies physical conditions and processes of the ocean geological oceanography studies the topography,history and composition of the ocean floor and coastal zone continental shelf Comparatively shallow part of the ocean adjacent to the coastline. Composed of continental crust continental slope The sloping area between the continental shelf and...

Magellan correct answers Died before circumnavigation of earth complete Boyle correct answers Father of chemical oceanography Newton correct answers Correctly explained tidal forces Cook correct answers Determined outline of Pacific Ocean Franklin correct answers First to chart the Gulf Stream Forbes correct answers Said ocean was lifeless below 550 ft Maury correct answers Compiled/standardized wind and current data from US navy ships Darwin correct answers Theories on cora...

STS 322 Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers What was the first in a series of events that contributed to the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant accident? a) a routine maintenance operation, the changing of water in a system of pipes b) production of radioactive waste c) an order from an official with the Tennessee Valley Authority d) clouds of radioactive material e) none of the above Was the cause of TMI human or mechanical error? a) human b) mechanical c) both human and mechanical ...

Earth Science Study Guide Latest 2023 Graded A Lithosphere The outer shell of the Earth consisting of the crust and uppermost portion of the mantle. Hydrosphere water in the earth system-gaseous (water vapor), solid (snow and ice) and liquid (rain and water); one of the four spheres of the Earth system Atmosphere The gaseous envelope of air surrounding Earth, made up of a mixture of about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent other gases and water vapors, one of the four sphere...

Marine Biology Questions and Answers 100% Solved Example of an abiotic factor found in marine ecosystem Sunlight Which group of words represents biotic factors found in a marine ecosystem Mangrove , whale and coral Biotic factor found in Marine ecosystems Sunlight water and rocks Describes a particular environment where the biotic and abiotic factors influence each other Ecosystem An abiotic factor commonly found in the polar seas Ice and snow A marine ecosystem found along tropical coastli...

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...

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 ...