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Oceanography -
Arayana's ES SOL Review Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |