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crater in the Yucatan peninsula where the dinosaur-killing meteor crashed
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Chicxulub Crater
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sediment made up of pieces of other sediments
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clastic
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sediment that precipitates from the water
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authigenic (hydrogenous) sediment
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at what latitudes is salinity highest
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23.5 N and S (tropics)
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unit for measuring solar energy absorption equal to J/m^2
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Langley (Ly)
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adjective describing the side away from the wind
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leeward
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highest line of the highest tide
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splash line
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a shallow bay
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bight
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river with the highest volume flow rate
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Amazon River
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beach that is underwater but was once at normal level compared to the ocean
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relict beach
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rich Swiss naturalist who traveled aboard the Albatross
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Alexander Agassiz
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first man to reach the North Pole
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Robert Peary
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first man to reach the South Pole
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Roald Amundsen
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form of navigation that uses two radio stations on land to determine location
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loran (long range navigation)
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deepest diving submarine that is still in operation; max depth
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Shinkai; 6500 m
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North Carolina's saltwater fish
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channel bass
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North Carolina's freshwater fish
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freshwater trout
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North Carolina's state shell
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Scotch Bonnet
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site of US atomic bomb testing in the Marshall Islands
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Bikini atoll
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caves in the Caribbean where water flows up quickly from beneath the surface and erodes limestone
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blue holes
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shells traded in ancient eastern Pacific civilizations
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cowries
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dock that can be drained of water to allow servicing of ships
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dry dock
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unit of length equal to 6 ft
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fathom
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engineer of the first steam boats
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Robert Fulton
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Japanese dish made from pufferfish that must be prepared correctly to avoid poisoning
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fugu
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what type of whale was Moby Dick
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sperm whale
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who wrote Moby Dick
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Herman Melville
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Who was the captain who wanted to get revenge on Moby Dick
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Captain Ahab
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Who wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Jules Verne, french
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who was the captain of the submarine Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Captain Nemo
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measure of speed equal to 1 nautical mile per hour
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knot
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what marine feature did FAMOUS study
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mid-ocean ridges
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ice above water that is fastened to the coast
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fast ice
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a single temporary mass of drift ice
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pack ice
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body of water surrounded by ice
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polynya
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