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Oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What supplies the most oxygen for atmosphere and oceans? What process is used? | Algae and photosynthesis |
| How are waves generated? | By wind |
| True or False: Tides are caused by the sun | False |
| What happens when ocean water warms? | Ocean storms are more prevalent |
| What is a harmful effect on food species? | Over-fishing |
| What watershed are we in? | The Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| How are sediments brought into the ocean | By runoff |
| What does upwelling cause? | It causes cold nutrient from the bottom of the ocean to the surface |
| What can sediments cause? | The clogging of fish gills |
| True or False: Low pressure forms over warm oceans | True |
| What oceanic rock make up an abyssal plain? | Basalt |
| What is the continental shelf? | A flat area that extends from the shoreline to the continental slope |