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| the ocean affects the whole world. |
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| How much have we explored? |
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| 1st long distance sailing |
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| theory on natural selection and evolution |
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| published 1st book on modern oceanography. father of physical oceanography. |
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| 1st sea expedition devoted to scientific oceanography |
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| introduced the 1st practical scuba |
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| calculated Earth's circumference. invented 1st lattitude/longitude system. |
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| 1st devoted entirely to marine science. |
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| found deepest known part of the ocean. (Marianas Trench) |
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| mapped Atlantic seafloor with echo-sounding technology. |
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| 1st ship designed for and built for ocean studies. |
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| parallels. Runs east and west. 0 parallel is the equator. |
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| meridians. runs north to south. Prime Meridian is in Greenwhich England. |
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| clock that runs accurately at sea. Determines longitude accurately. |
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| The formation of the oceans |
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| Earth cooled, crust formed, gases escaped from volcanoes, atmosphere formed, water vapor formed clouds, rain, boiled when hit ground, ground cooled, ocean formed. |
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| origination of life from non-living matter. aka spontaneous generation. |
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| 2 plates moving towards each other. |
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continental continental.
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| boundary between 2 plates that are moving away from each other. |
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| the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other |
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| hot, less dense material in the mantle rises as cooler, more dense material sinks; this causes sideways motion perhaps driving the plates along the surface |
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| beach topography (diagrams) |
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| barrier island topography |
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| lie further from shore. has a lagoon between it and the main coast. |
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| lie along an island or mainland coast |
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| ring shaped coral reefs that encircle a shallow lagoon. |
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| sediments falling down continental slope |
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| formed by geologic processes. younger. |
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| formed by marine action. take less time to make. older. |
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| human interaction with the coasts and its effects |
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| run parallel to shore or start on shore and curve into the sea. |
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| hold sediments in place and absorb wave energy. |
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| liquids flow from high to low concentration until concentration equalizes |
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| liquids from from low to high concentration |
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| liquids flow from high to low concentration |
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| principal of constant proportions |
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| constant proportions in seawater |
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| bond in water. atoms share electrons. |
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| flow of elements/ compounds between organisms and earth. |
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| fundamental element of life. builds tissues. |
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| needed for protein, chlorophyll, nucleic acids |
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| used in shells and skeletons |
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| used in ADP/ATP cycle. bones and teeth. |
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| constructing proteins, hemoglobin, enzymes. |
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| water sticks to other materials |
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| can conduct an electric current. decreased heat capacity. raised boiling point. decreased heating point. slowed evaporation. osmotic pressure. |
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| dissolved inorganic solids in seawater |
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| polarity's effects on the water molecule and its affect on the planet |
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| heat capacity and its effects |
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