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Why are the oceans salty?
The salt in our oceans is the result of millions of years of minerals leaching and disolving from the solid earth. The major...
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What qualifications do you need to become a geologist?
A bachelor's degree is adequate for a few entry-level positions, but most geoscientists need at least a master's degree in...
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What do you call a ring or a partial ring of coral that forms an island?
This is called an atoll.
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Why is the ocean blue?
Water absorbs the longer wavelengths (reds and yellows) of visible light more efficiently than the shorter wavelengths (greens...
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What are insular shelves?
it relates to an island.
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Has a Tsunami ever hit California?
I believe the answer is yes. There are faults off the coast of California of the type that can initiate Tsunamis, and there is...
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What is Oceanography?
the study of the earths oceans and their basins The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the...
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Is the Atlantic or the Pacific ocean more calm?
Is the Atlantic or Pacific calmer In the United States, the Atlantic Ocean typically has many more hurricanes than the Pacific...
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What is sedimentation?
It is the settling of suspended solid particles in a liquid under the influence of gravity.
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A chain or string of islands is called what?
It is called an archipelago.
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What is the deepest place in the Pacific Ocean?
The deepest place in any ocean, is in the Pacific, 11,033 m (36,198 ft) in the Marianas Trench off Guam
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Why does the tide stop at the beach?
Tide Stopping at Beach The Ocean Only Has So Much Water. No Mater Where It Stopped Unless Caused By Storm Or Earthquake. It...
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What does coral eat?
The coral feeds on bactiria!!!!
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What is aquaculture?
Cultivation of aquatic organisms, also known as aquafarming..It has something to do with the cultivation of aquatic populations...
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Where is mount krakatau located?
Mount Krakatau is located on the Sunda Straight between Sumatra and Java, it is a volcanic island and part of Indonesia. An...
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What does the hydrosphere consist of?
it consists of all of the Earth's water.
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What is the difference between high tide and low tide?
High and low tides are caused by the positions of the Sun and Moon relative to your position on the Earth's surface. The masses...
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How many acres of water does Earth have?
acres of water on esrth 9 trillion acres
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What does the word reef mean?
i think it is when a sail is made shorter Answer it is when a sail is made shorter by rolling it up and hooking three...
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Is a ecosystem bigger than a biome?
A boime is bigger and a ecosystem is smaller For example: The water biome is divided into fresh water and marine (salt water)....
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How was the Great Barrier reef formed?
the great barrier reef was formed by nature Years and years of living coral building upon the skeletons of their...
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What does a oceanographer do?
An oceanographer uses science and mathematics to explain the complex interactions between seawater, fresh water, polar ice caps,...
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What gets warmer sand or dirt?
it is sand because when the sun hits it it starts to get warmer Answer it is sand because when the sun hits it for a while it...
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What is the world's largest coral reef and where is it?
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef, and the only living organism visible from space. It lies off...
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What qualifications do you need to be an oceanographer?
What I read was that you should take as many courses on math and science as you can and those courses should include chemistry,...
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How does the moon control the ocean waves?
gravitational mass fluxuations
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Why is the ocean green?
The green, green Oceans of home... Algae is a plant, it's resposible for something like 80% of the World's oxygen through...
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Where did Tsunami Tornado get its name from?
Where does the Tsunami get the name from The Name Tsunami is derived from Japanese. It means "harbour waves" Answered by...
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What causes ocean waves and currents?
most of it were caused by volcanoes under the ocean and some were caused by natural calamities/disasters and the changes of the...
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How does the Sun's gravity relate to tides in the Earth's oceans?
The Moon is the "prime mover" of the tides. Although the mass of the Sun is ginormous compared to that of the Moon, it is much...
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Why are most trenches on the sea floor found around the rim of the pacific ocean?
It is the converging boundaries of two tectonic plates, with one submerged under the other, this explains the trenches and the...
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What parts of Earth have the weakest tide?
Managua, Nicaragua is the city with more gelogica fails in the worlf\d
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Are Bays saltwater or Freshwater?
saltwater, because bays are water that is salty.
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What would happen if ocean currents stopped?
The ocean currents do many things. The flow moves nutients around the world, bringing up items from deep in the ocean to the...
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How much of the hydroshpere is ice?
Technically, none of it. The hydrosphere is the liquid water on Earth. The Cryosphere is teh ice. However, only 3 percent of...
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Why does ocean temperature vary?
currents in the ocean move water around
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What liquid makes up three-quarters of Earth?
water
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What is the average yearly rainfall in the ocean?
It depends on which ocean. temperate oceans i need to find the rainfall of that
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What is the area between bulges of water?
The trough is the low point between the crests of the waves.
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Where is most of the water on earth located?
in the Earth's polar ice caps.
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Why is the great barrier reef where it is?
because it is where the coral was found at and it got its name there and thats where it stayed in of their animals. Coral needs...
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How much fresh water is there compared with sea water?
3% fresh
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What is the January ocean temperature in Tampa Florida?
You have selected the coldest time of year when it comes to ocean temperatures in the Tampa Florida area. January 62o February...
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What causes the tides on the Earth?
The moon's gravitational pull on the Earth and to a lesser degree the Sun's gravity as well. The Sun's gravity force is much...
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What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
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Is the pH of an ocean the measure of the amount of the salts dissolved in it?
pH is a measure of the acidity. concentration of salts would be molarity.
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Is northern Europe or southern Africa closer to the equator?
southern africa
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What are scientists who study Earth called?
Geologists.
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What pulls the bulge of the ocean toward the moon?
The gravity of the moon.
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What are the parts of wave?
The very top of a wave is called the crest. They very bottom is the trough. From one crest to the next is the wavelength. The...
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How does the salt get in the sea water?
All water, including rain water, contains a degree of dissolved chemicals known as "salts." It is assumed that this is...
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Why water can dissolve many substances?
it is not normally the water that dissolve's but rather the trace elements in the water. Water can errode rocks through the...
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Why do tsunamis happen?
because there is a sudden movment under water such as a earth quake or landslide this causes the tectonic plates to move which is...
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What makes ocean water salty?
Way back when, the earth had a fair amount of salt in its crust. As the earth aged, water carried this salt into the seas. A lot...
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Dissolved oxygen in the ocean water does what?
Allows aquatic animals to participate in the process of respiration (namely, breathing), and in turn, allows them to live.
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What is A day like for a Marine Biologist?
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A rotational force of the earth-moon system causes what in the ocean on the opposite side of earth from the moon?
A tide. You're asking about the tidal force caused by the interaction of the earth and moon. The earth and moon orbit around...
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What plants live in temperate oceans?
plants like ur mother! ^ who ever wrote that is really gay ^
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What is the definition of mesotidal?
Mesotidal I think is not a noun. It is a characteristic of a coast. For instance, the Eastern Wadden-sea (Netherlands) is...
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What causes coral bleaching?
3 main causes for coral bleaching Primary cause = high water temperature - increase of 1.5˚ - 2˚ for 6 to 8 weeks = can...
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What is the highest volcano on earth?
Ojos Del Salado Ojos Del Salado is the highest volcano on earth.
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How was the ocean created?
It was just here when the world was formed On the second day, God created the seas. Might've been another day. And on the first...
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What kind of name is for a thermohaline current?
A thermohaline current is a gravity current. It is driven by gravity. The root idea is that fluids of different densities are...
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How are Rose Rocks formed?
Rose Rocks Rose rocks are actually crystals of barite formed from evaporation of fluid in sandstone formations.
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What features are found in the Atlantic Ocean floor?
plains, valleys, and mountains. Plus a bunch of dumb fish
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What is an iceberg?
An iceberg is a chunk of a glacier that has broken away and floats free in the ocean. An iceberg is usually a large chunk of ice...
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What are underwater mountains called?
Underwater mountains are sometimes called "seamounts."
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How do waves causes beaches to erode?
the waves that are crashing down on the sand are so powerful that they take sand with them as they go back to the ocean
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What do you mean by upwelling?
Ocean upwelling is a phenomena where cooler deep ocean currents come to the surface, with the usual mechanism being the driving...
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What are Harmful and beneficial effects of volcanic eruption?
Beneficial Effects - it often leads to creation of new land Harmful Effects - hot molten lava, pyroplastic smoke. Can kill...
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How does the climate change as you move away from the equater?
As you move away from the equator, temperatures fall. As you move closer to the equator, temperatures rise. Thus, the warmest...
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How are tsunamis measured?
The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory developed the first reliable scientific instrument for detecting tsunamis and quickly...
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How does coral hurt people?
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What is non living organisms?
a nonliving organism is a thing that is not living or functioning at all Example: water, cell phone, pencil,
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Where were the oldest known rocks on earth found and how old are they?
Acasta Gneiss, NW Canada--over 4 billion years old. Isua Supracrustal, W Greenland--3.8 billion years old.
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What heavenly body affects the rise and fall of the tides more than the sun or the moon?
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How much water is there in the ocean?
There are about 1,344,420,000 cubic kilometers or about 342,543,511 cubic miles of water in the oceans of the world, according to...
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Where is the largest coral reef in the world located?
Coral reefs are located in tropical oceans near the equator. The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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If you travel from North America to Europe do you cross the equator?
no
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How was the Marianas Trench formed?
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate...
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Carbon dioxide in ocean water is?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a trace gas in the atmosphere because it is much less abundant than oxygen or nitrogen....
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Weather forecast may 9 2009?
It is now January - nobody can predict the weather that far off. You need to wait until about May 1 to get accurate weather...
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Is global warming true or real?
It's both true and real. How serious it will turn out to be we won't know until long after you and I are dead. Global warming is...
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Is a tubeworm a high order cosumer secondary consumer or a primary consumer?
It can be considered a secondary consumer.
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How do ocean currents affect air temperature around the world?
well, warm currents bring warm temeratures to the poles, and cold currents bring cold temperatures to the equator to become warm...
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What makes ocean waves light up with a blue green light at night?
I believe when this happens there is phosphorus in the water, I'm not sure how it gets there though.
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What is salinity?
Salinity refers to the mass of salt (dissolved ions) in a given mass of water.
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Which three countries in South America have the equator passing through them?
Peru, Colombia, and Brazil
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How did Jupiter form?
A ball of fire came and flotted on the little rock and came huge.
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Who is Sylvia Earle?
Sylvia Earle is a marine biologist,enviormentilist,and author. She is also a author and has been on many tv shows.
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According to the scientists at Woods Hole what are the seven seas and the major oceans?
DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!!!!! JEEZ!!! GET A LIFE....I MEAN, COME ON! THERE'S A LESSON FOR EVERY ASSIGNMENT ON FLVS! YOU NEED TO DO...
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Why should we learn about the ocean?
We should learn about the ocean because it is a big producer of fossil fuels and also history. Fossil fuels are important because...
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Give details of oceanography?
Here are some details but further details you can check the link below. Oceanography also called oceanology or marine science,...
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What are the two main sources of sediment in the deep sea?
The two main sources of sediment in the deep sea are: (1) Coastal Erosion - rivers, wind-blown dust and sand (from the...
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How is a wave formed?
hay there a wave is formed by flopping some water hay there a wave is formed by flopping some water
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What is the salt content of the ocean?
Sea water has a salt content of about 35 parts per thousand, or 3.5% sodium chloride by weight.
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What is the animal adaptation in the ocean?
what is the answer what is the answer
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What plants live in the coral reef?
All sorts of animals live there including sea grasses,algae,Othella,turtle grass,shoal grass,and manatee grass. There are may...
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Facts about bentley subglacial trench?
At about 2,540 meters (8,333 feet) below sea level, the Bentley Subglacial Trench is the world's lowest dry elevation. Located in...
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Is lava a liquid or a gas?
it is a liqiud then when it direis it turns into a solid
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