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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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What kind of science studies waves currents tides acoustics and ocean atmosphere interactions?
Oceanography.
Niagara Falls is located on the border between the United States and Canada, near the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario. The falls are a popular tourist destination known for their beauty and grandeur.
Oolite sands, or egg stones are sedimentary rock comprised of spherical grains composed of concentric layers.
How oxygen and nutrients are transported by ocean currents?
By the currents themselves - water contains oxygen (hence H2O), and nutrients, thanks to decaying (biotic) matter which, yes, contains nutrients even when no longer living.
How much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans on a daily basis?
20 million metric tons
A dam is a big wall to stop water getting through to certain places. It is also used to irrigate water, and some dams, to make hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity is electricity that comes from water. It is a environment friendly way of getting energy or power.
Dams are, of coarse, found mostly on rivers though always on water of some kind. Some are huge and some are smaller. For example, on the Euphrates River, the Ataturk dam, it very big and is used for quite a few things. It is found in Southeastern Turkey and is the 5th biggest dam in the world.
When the increase in the salinity of seawater result in an increase or decrease in density?
If you compare the density of sea water, and then compared the extremely salty Dead Sea, you will find that the more salt in the water, the higher is the density. Which is why you can float on the Dead Sea while reading a newspaper (which I once saw demonstrated in a documentary). Also, a ship will float lower on a fresh water lake, and float higher on salt water.
How can non living indicators measure pollution levels?
Chemistry and physics are the principle measures of pollution , not biological (impact on plants and animals) or organoleptic (tasting, smelling , feeling and seeing) The advantages are that the hard science methods are simple, quicker and reproducible. Living systems are driven by complex considerations (sex, age, season, species etc.) that may not be fully anticipated in reviewing the response.Hard science tests include such things as:
- filtration of air for particulate weight and observation
- gas chromatography (airborne organics)
- light spectrophotometry (hydrogen sulphide etc)
- chemical indicators (sulphur dioxide)
- cabon absorption (organics)
Out of the 5 kingdoms, Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, and Protista, protozoa would go under the kingdom Prostista.
What fraction of the Earth's surface is covered with water one-fourth one-half or three-fourths?
Three-fourths, or 3/4.
will the percent water loss be more or less if you heat the salt a little too much and it decomposed and vaporized
Why is the ocean salty and where does the salt come from?
In brief, sodium chloride (salt) is a natural component of the rocks, and as erosion and solution take their course, the salt is dissolved and flows to the sea. The sea can absorb a large quantity of salt.
What are some methods of collecting data about local climate?
dew point
relative humidity
temperature
all of the above
Is it a good idea to pee in the ocean?
Yes, the best way actually.
If you are on a beach swimming and you have the urge to pee then go. It isn't bad because fish do it. The ocean is full of this. If you can't make it to the ocean then pee in the sand.
+ it's ok to do poos as well. Same sitation.
hey stupid we are not fish
The ocean floor has a wide variety of lansdcapes including?
The ocean floor features diverse landscapes such as underwater mountains (seamounts), deep ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and vast plains known as abyssal plains. These landscapes are shaped by processes such as plate tectonics, volcanic activity, and erosion. The ocean floor also harbors unique ecosystems and seafloor habitats.
Because that's the only water we can consume. salt water would definitly kill you because the amount of salt in the water therefour, you can only drink fresh water. Why you would die from drinking alot of salt water is because salt is actually a poison to your body and since it is a poison to our bodies it pretty much just kills the inside.
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