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Oceanography

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By: Aisha Homran
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Decks in this class (21)

Oceanography before the earth chapter 1
Big bang 1,
Nebula 2,
Galaxy 3
15  cards
Chapter 1 formation of the earth
Accretion theory 1,
Density stratification 2,
The core 3
6  cards
Chapter 1 the new solar system
Heat 1,
Gravity 2,
Light 3
29  cards
Chapter 1 requirements for life
Panspermia 1,
Habitable zone or goldilocks zone 2,
Life probably evolved in the ocean 3
6  cards
Chapter 2 exploration of oceania
Wayfinding 1
1  cards
Chapter 2 pre-columbus exploration
Erik thorvaldsson 1,
Leif eriksson and vinland 2,
Junk ships 3
5  cards
Chapter 2 age of discovery
World powers 1,
King henry the navigator 2,
Ferdinand magellan 3
11  cards
Chapter 2 scientific exploration
Captin james cook 1,
Benjamin franklin 2,
Captin matthew maury 3
10  cards
Chapter 3 earliest history of mapping
Wayfinding 1
1  cards
Chapter 3 coordinate systems
Prime meridian 1
1  cards
Chapter 3 Map projections
Map projection 1,
Latitude lines 2,
Longitude lines 3
6  cards
Chapter 3 defining units of measure
Ptolomy 1,
On land 2,
On sea 3
7  cards
Chapter 3 geodesy and the shape of the earth
Reference points 1,
Challenges 2,
Mass and gravity 3
3  cards
Chapter 4 Plate tectonics
Alfred wegener 1,
Continental drift 2,
Orgin of continents and oceans 3
3  cards
Chapter 4 Layers, Convection and Buoyancy
Changes reflect variations in den...,
Surface waves 2,
Body waves 3
21  cards
Chapter 4 plate boundaries
Words we use in extensional envir...,
Words we use in compressional env...,
Transform boundary 3
3  cards
Chapter 4 lines of evidence
Pangaea 1,
Creationism 2,
Uniformitarianism 3
12  cards
Chapter 5 Bathymetry
Bathymetry 1,
Isobaths 2,
Hydrography 3
6  cards
Chapter 5 The Continental Margin
Salt domes 1,
Turbidity currents 2,
Turbidites 3
6  cards
Chapter 5 The Abyssal Plains
The abyssal plains 1,
Seamount 2,
Guyot 3
3  cards
Chapter 5 Ocean Ridges
Ocean ridges rift and midatlantic...,
Black smokers 2,
Seamount 3
6  cards

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