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Oceanography -
Arayana's ES SOL Review Study Stack
Question | Answer |
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Ocean resources are infinite or finite? | Finite |
The Chesapeake Bay is an _______ | Estuary |
Runoff into the ocean does what? | Brings large quantities of sediments that will affect water clarity affecting sunlight penetration which may damage plant life and all animals above plant life on the food web |
What may cover coral reefs? | Sedimentation |
Over-fishing does what? | Has harmful effects on numbers of important food species. |
Any decrease in plant populations will affect who? | All animals |
What do the large current systems in the ocean do? | Distribute heat |
What supplies most of the oxygen for both the atmosphere and the oceans? | Algae |
What generates waves? | Wind |
Tides are caused by what? | The moon and sun |
The ocean is the single largest reservoir of ______ on the Earth | Heat |
Where are climates milder? Closer or farther from the ocean? | Closer |