Oceanography Questions
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How does a monsoon change surface circulation in the Indian Ocean?
What winds affect the Antarctic Circumpolar Current?
How much energy is passed up through trophic levels?
Which force can act as a disturbing and resisting force
How many subtropical gyres are there? How many currents do they consist of?
What causes the Ekman spiral? Why is it perpendicular to the wind?
How does life exist at hydrothermal vents? what do they get energy from?
Is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fast or slow?
Three types of waves we are most concerned with in marine science
migrating marine animals take advantage of the ocean _______________ for migrations
how much of the earth is covered by water
What factors play the biggest role in wave speeds at different depths?
What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake, therefore signifying how bad a tsunami could be?
How can a fully developed sea have waves that are bigger or smaller that the maximum theoretical size?
These can carry instruments for measuring temperature, pressure, and currents.
What type of bottom dwelling fish is over 6ft long and has a sharp snout and tapering body?
What landform is the deepest point in the Atlantic?
What differenciates the continental shelf from the slope?
What are the most flat and featureless places on Earth?
What is the first account of humans diving underwater?