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Oceanography Final Exam Review: The Answers

Oceanography Final Exam Review: The Answers. Oceanography 2014. 1. Chronometer. Accurate maritime clock Invented by John Harrison 1735. 2. What contributions did the Chinese make to sailing?. MOST IMPORTANT = compass. 3. Latitude and Longitude in the N Hemisphere. Calculated by…

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Oceanography Final Exam Review: The Answers

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  1. Oceanography Final Exam Review:The Answers Oceanography 2014

  2. 1. Chronometer • Accurate maritime clock • Invented by John Harrison 1735

  3. 2. What contributions did the Chinese make to sailing? MOST IMPORTANT = compass

  4. 3. Latitude and Longitude in the N Hemisphere Calculated by… • Latitude: measuring the angle between the horizon and the north star • Longitude: knowing the difference between local time and Greenwich mean-time

  5. 4. Describe the purpose of the Challenger Expedition. It was the first expedition devoted entirely to marine science

  6. 5. Define the 4 major categories of oceanography. Physical: Study of Waves, Currents, and Tides Geological: Study of Ocean Rocks, Sediment, & Volcanic Activity Chemical: Study of Water Chemistry Biological: Study of Ocean Life / Marine Biology

  7. 6. Who was the father of physical oceanography? Matthew Maury

  8. 7. Life Style Groups PLANKTON Microscopic floating organisms, some photosynthesize and some eat other organisms BENTHOS Organisms that live on the ocean bottom, some can move and some are stationary NEKTON Organisms that can swim, includes many vertebrate animals and some invertebrates like squid

  9. 8. Light in the Ocean PHOTIC APHOTIC ABYSSAL

  10. 9. What is taxonomy? Grouping organisms together and determining their relationships

  11. 10. What are some ways taxonomy is useful? • identifies the relationship between organisms • requires that key characteristics be defined for each organism • helps to avoid confusion

  12. 11. Who created the current classification system? CarolusLinneaus

  13. 12-13. What groups are in this system? How can you remember them in order from largest to smallest? domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species D –ear K –ing P –hillip C –ame O –ver F –or G –reat S -paghetti

  14. 14. Examples of scientific names. Genus species Homo sapien(HUMANS) Feliscatus(DOMESTIC CAT) Canisfamiliaris(DOMESTIC DOG) Ursusamericanus(BLACK BEAR)

  15. 15-19. Characteristics of the Kingdoms • Animalia (multicellular, heterotrophic) • Dog • Plantae (multicellular, autotrophic) • Daisy • Archaea (unicellular, autotrophic) • Extremophiles • Eubacteria (unicellular, auto&hetero-trophic) • E. Coli • Protista (unicellular, auto&hetero-trophic) • Algae, Kelp

  16. 20. Dichotomous Key Purpose: Helps with identifying organisms based on appearance Answers: 1. Peacock Flounder 2. Spotted Goat Fish 3. Glassy Sweeper 4. Squirrel Fish 5. Spotted Eagle Ray 6. Band-tail Puffer 7. Spotted Moray Eel 8. Glass-Eye Snapper 9. Trumpet Fish

  17. 21. Phylogeny Different from taxonomy because it groups organisms based on similar characteristics instead of ancestral relationships

  18. 22. What is it called when an organism is able to produce light? Bioluminescence

  19. 23. Phytoplankton Plankton that generate energy through photosynthesis

  20. 24. Echolocation It is a series of high-pitched clicks and whistles used by whales and dolphins for communication

  21. 25. What is a cephalopod? Squid and Octopi Means: “head” – “foot”

  22. 26. Sea Sponge • Benthic Marine Invertebrate • Called “filter of the sea” because it is porous and feeds via filter-feeding

  23. 27. Bivalvia • Clams and Oysters • Marine Invertebrates with 2-half shells

  24. 28. Crustacea • Crabs and Lobsters • Hard Exoskeleton, segmented bodies

  25. 29. Echinodermata • Marine invertebrates such as starfish and sea urchins • Have radial symmetry (same no matter which way you cut it)

  26. 30-36. Sharks 30. Chordata; Nekton 31. Cartilaginous 32. Large, fatty organ used to help sharks float 33. Hunting sharks eat dolphin, seal, and squid ; peaceful sharks eat plankton/algae 34. Valuable for soup in some Asian countries 35. Sharks are slow-growing to maturity and have few offspring 36. Sharks have skeletons of cartilage instead of bone, they give birth to live offspring instead of lay eggs, dermal denticles instead of scales, and fatty liver instead of swim bladder

  27. 37. Freshwater and Saltwater • 3% Fresh • 97% Salt

  28. 38. H2O Molecule + + -

  29. 39. What is a polar molecule? Molecules with a positive end and a negative ends

  30. 40. What type of bonds hold water molecules together? Covalent

  31. 41. What are the 5 Key Properties of Water? • Cohesion/Adhesion (water sticks to itself, and other objects) • Surface Tension (insect can walk on water) • Viscosity (water resists motion) • Liquid Water (exists as liquid not gas at room temp) • Ice Floats (solid is less dense than liquid)

  32. 42. What factors will affect the way sound moves through seawater? • Temperature • Salinity • Pressure

  33. 43. Salinity The measurement of dissolved solids in seawater Measured in PPT (parts per thousand) Average salinity of ocean = 35

  34. 44. Where does the salt in the ocean originate from? Salt is washed into the ocean from sources on the land

  35. 45-47. pH Basic 45. Acids and Bases, Concentration of ions in a liquid 46. Neutral = 7 (pure water) 47. Optimal for living things = 6-8

  36. 48. Density D = M/V the measure of how compact a substance is per unit area

  37. 49. Why is water considered the universal solvent? Because of its ability to dissolve most substances

  38. 50. Why is the Earth “unevenly heated” by the Sun? Due to its… • rotation • tilt • imperfect shape

  39. 51. What are convection currents? Air currents that cause polar air to sink and equatorial air to rise

  40. 52. Winds blow from regions of _________ pressure to regions of __________ pressure. From regions of high pressure to regions of low pressure

  41. 53. What is the Coriolis Effect and why is it important? Phenomenon caused by the rotation of Earth that leads to: Northern Hemisphere: Clockwise Southern Hemisphere: Counter-clockwise Effects the paths in which winds/currents move

  42. 54. Earth’s Atmosphere About 70-78% Nitrogen

  43. 55. Role of Trade Winds and Surface Currents on Exploration • Created “paths” for sailing ships, expeditions followed the winds/currents • Gyres provided “round trip” transport

  44. 56. World Gyres GYRE: intersection of ocean currents that creates a circular pattern of water flow

  45. 57. What causes surface currents to form? Wind

  46. 58. Thermohaline Circulation • Caused by differences in density related to salinity and temperature • Creates deep ocean currents

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