EVSC 2050 Test 2 (WVU) Solved 100% Correct
Anion - ANSWER-An ion with a negative charge
Antarctic Bottom Water - ANSWER-The densest water in the ocean. 34.8 ppt salinity, -
0.5 degrees Celsius. Located in basins of Mid-Atlantic Ridge and south of the Equator.
Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) - ANSWER-Forms the upper boundary of the
NADW (less dense and salty). 34.4 ppt salinity, 5 degrees celsius.
Apogee - ANSWER-The point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth
is furthest from the Earth.
Benguela Current - ANSWER-Current of cold water that moves northward along the
southern west coast of Africa.
Brazil Current - ANSWER-The portion of the south equatorial current that moves along
the buldge of Brazil.
Breaker - ANSWER-A wave that forms in the surf zone because the orbital motion is
slowed and compressed vertically at the bottom of the wave, but not at its crest.
California Current - ANSWER-Current of cold water that moves north to south along the
west coast of North America.
Calorie - ANSWER-1 calorie = 0.004 kilojoules
Capillary Wave (Ripples) - ANSWER-Small, free, surface water waves that are so small
that surface tension is the restoring force of the waves.
Cation - ANSWER-An ion with a positive charge
Charge Balance - ANSWER-Sum of positive charges = sum of negative charges in an
ionic compound.
Chemosynthesis - ANSWER-Using oxidation of inorganic matter as a source of energy
(as opposed to sunlight).
Chlorinity - ANSWER-A measure of the amount of chrlorine (or other halides) in a body
of water
Cold Core Ring - ANSWER-Warm water currents wrapping around a colder water mass
after it breaks off from a cold water current.
Conductivity - ANSWER-The degree to which a specific material conducts electricity
, Constructive Interference - ANSWER-When the the combining of two waves is bigger
than the original two.
Convection Cell - ANSWER-Formed in the atmosphere where air is warmed at one
location and cooled at another.
Convergence - ANSWER-Formed when surface waters are driven together by the wind
or against a coast. Creates downwelling.
Coriolis Effect - ANSWER-The deflection of moving air relative to the Earth's surface.
The magnitude increases with increasing latitude and the speed of the air.
Counter Current - ANSWER-Eastward moving, wind driven current found in the Atlantic,
Indian, and Pacific oceans.
Crest - ANSWER-Peak of a wave.
Destructive Interference - ANSWER-When the combining of two waves causes the
waves to displace in the opposite direction and end.
Devil's Triangle - ANSWER-The Bermuda Triangle.
Diffraction - ANSWER-The spread of energy sideways to the direction the wave is
traveling.
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMS) - ANSWER-Responsible negative feedback loop that controls
surface ocean temperatures. Released from Phytoplankton.
Dissolved Gases - ANSWER-Gases in seawater (Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide).
Nitrogen is 50% of surface ocean gases. Carbon dioxide is 83% of all gases. Colder
water, lower salinity water, and highly pressurized water hold more gas.
Disturbing Force - ANSWER-The pulse of energy that causes a wave.
Divergence - ANSWER-When the wind blows surface waters away from an area or
coast. Creates upwelling.
Doldrums - ANSWER-Area of rising air at the equator (no wind).
Downwelling - ANSWER-Where water sinks after convergence taking oxygen rich water
downward helping to support animals deeper below surface.
Dragon's Triangle - ANSWER-Similar to Bermuda Triangle but instead located off South
East coast of Japan.
Anion - ANSWER-An ion with a negative charge
Antarctic Bottom Water - ANSWER-The densest water in the ocean. 34.8 ppt salinity, -
0.5 degrees Celsius. Located in basins of Mid-Atlantic Ridge and south of the Equator.
Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) - ANSWER-Forms the upper boundary of the
NADW (less dense and salty). 34.4 ppt salinity, 5 degrees celsius.
Apogee - ANSWER-The point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth
is furthest from the Earth.
Benguela Current - ANSWER-Current of cold water that moves northward along the
southern west coast of Africa.
Brazil Current - ANSWER-The portion of the south equatorial current that moves along
the buldge of Brazil.
Breaker - ANSWER-A wave that forms in the surf zone because the orbital motion is
slowed and compressed vertically at the bottom of the wave, but not at its crest.
California Current - ANSWER-Current of cold water that moves north to south along the
west coast of North America.
Calorie - ANSWER-1 calorie = 0.004 kilojoules
Capillary Wave (Ripples) - ANSWER-Small, free, surface water waves that are so small
that surface tension is the restoring force of the waves.
Cation - ANSWER-An ion with a positive charge
Charge Balance - ANSWER-Sum of positive charges = sum of negative charges in an
ionic compound.
Chemosynthesis - ANSWER-Using oxidation of inorganic matter as a source of energy
(as opposed to sunlight).
Chlorinity - ANSWER-A measure of the amount of chrlorine (or other halides) in a body
of water
Cold Core Ring - ANSWER-Warm water currents wrapping around a colder water mass
after it breaks off from a cold water current.
Conductivity - ANSWER-The degree to which a specific material conducts electricity
, Constructive Interference - ANSWER-When the the combining of two waves is bigger
than the original two.
Convection Cell - ANSWER-Formed in the atmosphere where air is warmed at one
location and cooled at another.
Convergence - ANSWER-Formed when surface waters are driven together by the wind
or against a coast. Creates downwelling.
Coriolis Effect - ANSWER-The deflection of moving air relative to the Earth's surface.
The magnitude increases with increasing latitude and the speed of the air.
Counter Current - ANSWER-Eastward moving, wind driven current found in the Atlantic,
Indian, and Pacific oceans.
Crest - ANSWER-Peak of a wave.
Destructive Interference - ANSWER-When the combining of two waves causes the
waves to displace in the opposite direction and end.
Devil's Triangle - ANSWER-The Bermuda Triangle.
Diffraction - ANSWER-The spread of energy sideways to the direction the wave is
traveling.
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMS) - ANSWER-Responsible negative feedback loop that controls
surface ocean temperatures. Released from Phytoplankton.
Dissolved Gases - ANSWER-Gases in seawater (Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide).
Nitrogen is 50% of surface ocean gases. Carbon dioxide is 83% of all gases. Colder
water, lower salinity water, and highly pressurized water hold more gas.
Disturbing Force - ANSWER-The pulse of energy that causes a wave.
Divergence - ANSWER-When the wind blows surface waters away from an area or
coast. Creates upwelling.
Doldrums - ANSWER-Area of rising air at the equator (no wind).
Downwelling - ANSWER-Where water sinks after convergence taking oxygen rich water
downward helping to support animals deeper below surface.
Dragon's Triangle - ANSWER-Similar to Bermuda Triangle but instead located off South
East coast of Japan.
