Introduction to Oceanography

the science of recording and describing the ocean’s contents and processes.

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What type of sediments are these

• Lithogenous

• Biogenous

• Cosmogenous

• Hydrogenous

What type of sediments are these

• Hydrogenous

• Biogenous

• Lithogenous

• Cosmogenous

Father of Physical Oceanography

• Charles Wilkes

• Matthew Maury

• Sir John Murray

• Captain James Cook

Method which bounces sound waves off the ocean floor, is used to study depth and shape of the seafloor

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR)

• Longitude/Latitude

• Submarine

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The ocean covers (a)   % of the Earth’s Surface

All are considered as the major ocean provinces, EXCEPT

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Continental Margin

• Pelagic Zone

• Deep ocean basin

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organisms living on and in the bottom/ocean floor

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partially enclosed bodies of water where the salt water is diluted by fresh water input from land

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What is the primary focus of oceanography?

• Study of ocean currents

• Study of marine life

• Study of ocean's physical and chemical properties

• Study of ocean floor sediments

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