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9 Cards in this Set
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why is the surface of water warmer than deep water?
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the sun heats the surface as well as the fact that heat rises
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thermocline
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in a large body of water, a thermocline sharply separates regions in temperature so that the temperature gradient across each layer is abrupt.
-there is a middle mixing layer |
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what elements are most highly concentrated in the ocean?
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sodium & chloride
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what units are used to measure salinity?
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psu
-these units are less than measuring something as a % |
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oxygen minimum zone
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where the oxygen level is at its lowest on the graph
-animals in that region have used up all the O2 and there isnt anything else to produce it at that level |
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diurnal tides
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there is only 1 high tide and 1 low tide each day
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semi-diurnal tides
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the height of 2 of the highs each day are equal and the height of the 2 low tides each day are equal
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mixed semi-diurnal tides
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where 2 high tides are of different heights each day, and the 2 low tides are of different heights each day
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Would the East or West coast flood more easily?
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The East Coast
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