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Oceanography: ES 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The oceans are important source of ___ and ____ resources as well as human recreation and transportation | food & mineral |
| Ocean resoure are __ and should be used with care? | finite |
| What Bay can be largely affected by this watershed runnoff? | Chesapeake Bay |
| What are most waves generated by? | wind |
| What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level cause by the moon? | Tides |
| What brings cold nutrients rich water from the bottom to the surface? | upwelling |
| What happens as the land becomes colder during fall and winter? | Ocean water stays warmer than the land |
| Climates nearer the ocean are ___ than those found inland in the continent? | warmer |
| Circulation will cause change in what? | size and location of the ice caps |
| movement of plates will disrupt what? | normal flow of currents present in the ocean today. |