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Turbidity currents often occur in the continental slope region of the ocean
Oceanic hydrothermal vents are features of the abyssal plain
Light is most abundant in the Epipelagic region of the open ocean
The youngest part of the ocean floor in the Atlantic would be the middle of the mid-Atlantic ridge system
Aristotle was considered to be the first marine biologist.
Beer, dog food, lipstick, ice cream are just some of the products that have ingredients from a marine organism.
The following: "A statement about the world that might be true and is testable" is the definition of a Hypothesis
The first man to explore all the oceans in the 18th century was James Cook
The Northern Ocean is not one of the major ocean basins.
The steepest part of the continental margin is known as the continental slope
Trenches are areas that are the deepest regions of the ocean and that are convergent boundaries, where one plate sinks beneath another plate.
The Pacific continental margin is an active margin; one with little or no shelf and a steep slope.
Upwelling is a term that describes an oceanographic phenomenon that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler (usually nutrient-rich) water toward the ocean surface, replacing the warmer (usually nutrient-depleted) surface water.
The Coriolis effect is the direct result of rotation of the earth.
The salinity of the ocean water at the equator is less than the ocean water at the more temperate latitudes of 30 degrees N and S latitudes. Less salty waters are near the equator where rain freshens the surface water, and at high latitudes where melted sea ice freshens the surface waters.
Blue light penetrates the deepest into water.
So, if you took a red ball 200 feet under water, its color would likely appear blackish-gray.
Spring tides occur during full and new moons (when the earth, moon and sun are in line.)
The Hadley Cell is defined as a pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm air rises near the equator, cools as it travels poleward at high altitude, sinks as cold air, and warms as it travels equatorward.
A Tsunami is a great sea wave produced by submarine earth movements or volcanic eruption.
Density increases when water (liquid) as temperature decreases.
Salinity will increase and DO will decrease in a tide pool during a low tide on a hot summer day in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
The distance between two adjacent wave crests, called the wavelength, will decrease as the wave moves onto shore.
