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Surface tension is the main ________ ______ for capillary waves.
restoring force
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Which three phenomena would result in a tsunami?
-glacier calving
-submarine volcanic eruption
-subduction zone earthquake rapture
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Rogue waves are usually the result of ______.
constructive interference
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Define: Storm surge
The temporary increase, at a specific locality, in the height of the sea due to extreme meteorological conditions at shore (low atmospheric and/or high winds).
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Once a tsunami is generated its height-to-length ration (steepness)....
is very small in the open ocean
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Waves of different wave-lengths and heights combining and moving in different directions are called _____.
seas
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The seiche phenomenon is more pronounced when it...
occurs in an enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water.
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Define: deep water wave
a wave moving through water deeper than half its wave-length
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When a tsunami comes ashore its typical appearance is....
a fast-moving flood of water
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Define: wave length
the horizontal distance between successive crests (or troughs)
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Percentage of U.S. population living in coastal counties
80%
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The mass extinction that eliminated the dinosaurs and may cephalopods occurred about 65 million years ago.
Cretaceous–Tertiary (K-T extinction)
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the isotope that is often used to measure the rate of photosynthesis
Carbon-14
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The outer limit of Exclusive Economic Zones is ____ nautical miles
200
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About ___% of the world's oil comes from the sea floor.
35%
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About ___% of pollutants reaching the ocean come from land-based sources.
77%
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Most important marine primary producer
Phytoplankton
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Largest in size of primary producers
Brown algae
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Most highly evolved mollusc
Cephalopoda
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Most "successful" phylum
Anthropoda
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Most advanced order of any bony fishes
Teleostei
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Largest living fish
Whale Shark
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Sonic echolocation most developed in.....
toothed whales and dolphins
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Most common distribution of organisms
clumped
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Define: species
an interbreeding group of organisms
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The success of a species is controlled by _______.
limiting factors
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The oceans contain more _______, but fewer species than on land.
Phyla
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Classification of organisms is based on....
evolutionary relationships
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The resistance of a fluid to flow is called ___________.
viscosity
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Population growth is represented by ___ _______.
the J/S curves
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List three symbiotic relationships
-mutualism
-commensalism
-paratism
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Concentration in the food web is called.....
biological amplification
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Define: icthyology
the scientific study of fish
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The extent of randomness or disorder in a system is called its:
entropy
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In the Carbon cycle, animals primarily:
release carbon as carbon dioxide
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The cells of fresh water algae placed in seawater would probably:
shrink
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List three endothermic organisms
mammals, birds and some fish
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Two natural "kingdoms" that contain organisms with PROKARYOTE cells are the _______ and the _______.
Archea and Bacteria
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The natural system of classifying organisms is based on:
their evolutionary relationships
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Carbon dioxide is less likely to be....
a limiting factor in the ocean
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Detritus is most important to which community?
estuary
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List three characteristics shared by all members of the phylumChordata.
-noto chord
-pharyngeal gill slits
-dorsal nerve chord
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Which marine animal is most noted for its navigational activity?
green sea turtle
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Some of the most significant members of the hydrothermal vent community are....
shrimp and crab, sulfur bacteria and octopi
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An organism that can move freely between the ocean surface and great depth is:
eurybaric
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The resource typically in GREATEST demand in the rocky intertidal zone is:
space
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Tuna, bass, eels and swordfish are in the most advanced group of bony fishes, which is called the:
Teleostoi
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Black sand beach has a low....
biodiversity
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