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Oceanography 7
| questions | answers |
|---|---|
| What era included the first fish? | Paleozoic |
| Is the inner core of the earth solid or liquid? | solid |
| Is the outer core of the Earth liquid or solid? | liquid |
| What is the radius of the earth? | about 4000 miles as it about 24000 miles around it |
| What does a hypsographic curve show the relationship between? | the height of land and the depth of the ocean |
| What was one of the first ocean research satelites with a mission of measuring ocean surface temp back in 1978 | Sea Sat A |
| What are oolites made of? | calcium carbonate (hydrogenous sediments) |
| Lithogenous sediment is primary composed of what mineral? | quartz |
| Lithogenous sediment found on the abyssal plain would get there by what means? | wind blown dust, volcanic eruptions, or rivers |
| When do you find slack water? | During tidal changes when the current speed is zero. |
| What is the division name for red algae? | rhodophyta |
| What are two members of the anthozoa class of cnidarians? | sea anemone, corals, |
| What animal does a clown fish enter a mutualistic realtionship with? | sea anemone |