Name the 4 major Ocean basins of the world.
A)Pacific, B)Atlantic, E)Indian, D)Artic
Describe the differences between Continental Crust and Oceanic Crust.
1. Continental crust is thicker than Oceanic crust. 2. Oceanic crust is more dense than continental. 3. Oceanic is basalt, Continental is granite
What kind of geological formations will you see where continental crust and oceanic crust collide?
Subduction - volcanoes, mountains, a trench
What causes the parallel lines of magnetic reversals on the ocean floor?
sea floor spreading
What makes water different than other substances? What unusual characteristics does it have because of this?
1. Hydrogen bonding- Less dense as a solid, high specific heat, high surface tension which causes higher boiling and lower freezing
What is specific heat? Name one substance with a high specific heat and one with a low specific heat.
the energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a given substance by one degree Celsius.
Where do you find the most marine life and why?
The continental shelf, because sunlight reaches to the bottom there
Why are deep sea organisms hard to study?
The pressure is very high in that environment.
What is the definition of a wave?
A disturbance that propagates in a medium
What is a spring tide and what causes it?
A tide with a higher high tide and lower low tide. Caused by the earth sun and moon being in a line
Where is the moon in relation to the earth and the sun during a neap tide?
Not aligned, perpendicular to the line between the sun and earth. quarter moon
