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the study of the shape and the geological features of the ocean floor
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geological oceanography
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Encompasses seawater composition and the related biochemical cycles
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chemical oceanography
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deals with the properties of temperature, density and pressure of seawater
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physical oceanography
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involves the study of the plants and animals of the sea, including life cycles and food production. |
marine science/oceanography
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a natural or hollow place containing water
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basin
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someone who makes maps and charts
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cartographers
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The man who built the first chronometer, a time piece that is used to determine longitude.
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John Harrison
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The first person to use worldwide patterns of surface winds & currents to base sailing directions. Considered by many to be the "Father of Physical Oceanography."
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Matthew Maury
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Made contributions to oceanography such as the "Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs." Was also conductor of the longest continuous oceanographic survey.
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Charles Darwin
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-Name of the longest continuous oceanographic survey, which spanned from December 1872 to May 1876. -first purely scientific oceanographic expedition - essential in establishing oceanography as a science |
Challenger
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one of Earth's most valuable living and nonliving resources, such as food and crude oil
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ocean resources
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branch of Earth science with a focus on oceans and seas
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oceanography
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