Oceans Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+

Oceans Exam 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Oceanography (description & definition) - ANSWER-the study of biological & physical aspects of the ocean 3 major stages in oceanic research - ANSWER--Ocean Exploration -Early Scientific Investigations -Modern Oceanography Boyle - ANSWER-father of chemical oceanography Magellan - ANSWER-Died before completely circumnavigating the earth Newton - ANSWER-Correctly explained tidal forces Cook - ANSWER-determined outline of Pacific Ocean Franklin - ANSWER-first to chart Gulf Stream Forbes - ANSWER-Theory: ocean lifeless below 550 ft. Maury - ANSWER-complied/standardized wind & current data from US Navy ship logs Darwin - ANSWER-theories on coral atoll formation Thomson - ANSWER-measured chemical composition of seawater hydrosphere - ANSWER--all water on earth -basic cross section of the earth -"oreo cookie model" - ANSWER-Crust 1%, mantle 84%, core 15% Oreo = lithosphere (crust), asthenosphere (plastic upper mantle), mesosphere (liquid lower mantle) oceanic vs. continental crust - ANSWER-O= denser and thinner C= lighter and thicker importance of seismology in understanding Earth's structure - ANSWER-P waves = solid and liquid S waves = only solid -S waves don't go though whole planet- shows theres a liquid layer bathymetry - ANSWER-the measurement of depth of water average depth of the ocean - ANSWER-3,668 meters 12,034 feet deepest spot in the ocean - ANSWER-Marianas Trench (11,000m) coastal region (recognize on diagram) - ANSWER-interaction of the sea and land processes occurs