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Oceanography
Oceanography, also called marine science, is the study of oceans. It includes the study of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, and marine biology. Areas covered in oceanography are the shape, depth, and distribution of oceans, and also their composition, life forms, ecology, and water currents, as well as their legal status. If you would like to know more or share your knowledge about oceanography, ask and answer questions here! Includes questions related to the study of Earth's oceans and seas.
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Why is that when you mix water and salt together it is still just going to be salty water?
When you mix salt with water, the salt molecules dissociate into positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions. These ions distribute throughout the water, giving it a salty taste even though the salt itself has dissolved and is no longer visible.
From what is known about spring tides and neap tides you can conclude that?
Neap tide is the lowest but not of good advantage for an oceanographers like spring tide
What is the definition of tidal resonance?
Tidal resonance is a phenomenon that occurs when the natural oscillation frequency of a body of water, such as a bay or estuary, aligns with the frequency of the tidal forces acting upon it. This alignment can amplify tidal amplitudes, leading to significantly higher tides than those observed in open ocean areas. Tidal resonance is influenced by factors like the shape and size of the water body, as well as local geographic features. It is most commonly observed in regions with narrow inlets or shallow basins.
How are the sea breeze different from the moist air?
Sea breeze is a localized wind that occurs when air over the sea is cooler than over the land, causing a breeze to move from the sea to the land. Moist air, on the other hand, refers to air that holds a high amount of water vapor. Sea breezes can bring in moist air from the ocean, but the two concepts are distinct.
Which areas of the ocean have high salinity Which have low salinity?
Red Sea and Persian Gulf are the areas with the highest salinity. Then the areas with lowest salinity would be the polar seas (or seas near to the polar tips), and sometimes some seas near a fresh body of water. For example, the South American area near Amazon River only has an average salinity of 28 o/oo. The Baltic Sea may have an average salinity of 5 o/oo. Hope this helps!!
Beach drift is the movement of sand down a beach in a?
continuous manner due to the action of waves and currents. It is a natural process that helps redistribute sand along the coastline and maintain the beach's shape and size.
What is the difference between the levels at height tide and low tide is the what range?
It's called the Tidal Range and around the coasts is specific to location.
How does blue light penetrate water?
All light penetrates water to a certain extent. However, the shorter the wavelength of the light, the more energy it carries and the less it is absorbed by the water. Blue has a short wavelength compared to red light, so it penetrates further than most of the rest of the visible spectrum.
Are kinds of tides different from the types of tides?
KINDS OF TIDE
1. Tide with Downy
2. Tide with Ariel
3. Tide with water
4. Tide is tide
7. Tide with Zonrox
8. Tide with Yema
9. Tide with Surf
10. Tide with rj pogi
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Rain occurs because of the condensation of water in clouds. When water evaporates from the earth, it collects in the atmosphere into clouds. When the water in clouds condenses to the point of liquifying, it rains.
How many times each days does high tide usually occur?
A hightide occurs twice a day-
there are 4 tides each day, with 2 high tides and 2 low tides, happening between each 6 hours, which all together equals (1 whole) 24 hour day.
What ocean surrounds riviera Maya?
The Riviera Maya is a long way of coast that lying along 80 miles of white sandy beaches and the waters of Caribbean Sea's the turquoise. However now its count as one of the best tourist place in the world. It's really amazing place to have trip.
Yes there is air underwater. Water is a mix of Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). Hence the name 'H2O'.
Hope I helped.
(also, fish filter the oxygen through their gills to breath.)
Does upwelling happen in open ocean?
Yes, but one type only: equatorial upwelling!
There are three types of upwelling: equatorial, coastal, and seasonal.
Equatorial upwelling is caused by the winds known as the trade winds. The trade winds blow from east to west in the vicinity of the equator. On the northern side of the equator Ekman Transport is to the right (northward), and on the southern side it is to the left (southward). With water flowing directly away from the equator, both northward and southward, the equator itself has a deficit of water. Hence, water from below upwells to fill in the gap. Equatorial upwelling is most prominent in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the closest ocean beach to Fredericksburg va?
The closest ocean beach to Fredericksburg, VA, is likely the beaches in the Virginia Beach area. Located about 2.5 hours southeast of Fredericksburg, Virginia Beach offers a long stretch of sandy shore along the Atlantic Ocean. Other nearby options include the beaches at the Outer Banks in North Carolina, which are a bit farther but also popular destinations.
What was earth like in the year 1000 BC?
The earth before 1000 bc
There was never a rainbow in the atmosphere before 1000 bc.
The earth never saw a rainbow until Noah did.
the following could never have happened before 1000 bc: Water molecules reflects the sunlight. Rainbows only appears when there are water in the air and light to be reflected in the water.
Geologists studying the landscape of the northwestern United States believe that as many as 100 catastrophic floods once washed over the area. One such flood is said to have roared through the region with a wall of water 2,000 feet high, traveling at 65 miles an hour, a flood of 500 cubic miles of water weighing more than two trillion tons.
Global flood?
If this is true then the earths atmosphere before the flood was drastically different than after the flood.
I believe that the earth had some kind of protection surrounding it that did not allow for any water molecules to penetrate the atmosphere. how could this be? I do not know that is why i am asking.
