This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Module 02 Quiz with Answers 1. As early as the 1700s‚ scientists and explorers notice a remarkable coincidence of shape of the Atlantic coasts of Africa and which continent? A) North America B) Asia C) Antarctica D) South America Correct answer(s): D 2. The outermost solid layer of the Earth that comprises both continental and oceanic crust is called the: A) Hydrosphere B) Lithosphere C) Aesthenosphere
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“I Told yar father a ship is no place for a gurl‚” he says tilting his cold‚ unforgiving eyes to her. “Told ‘em to find another vessel‚ told ‘em to just keep you home‚ if e’ had ta. But did he listen? If yar goin’ to blame anyone‚ blame him. Tha ocean is cold‚ cold and cruel. And she ain’t gonna let us through this without a scar‚ without a cost.” The wind blows her black hair back from her face‚ showing her bright green eyes filled with fright and tears. A crewman
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Oceans are polluted to a great degree due to humans using plastic and not being recycled. The article “Trashing the Oceans‚” by Thomas Hayden‚ which was published in U.S. News and World Report‚ states how the oceans are being polluted by the trash going within it. Another article “Managing Marine Plastic Pollution‚”John H. Tibbetts‚ was published in Environmental Health Perspectives‚ demonstrates how the pollution is greatly impacting the ocean. The article “Trashing oceans” utilizes ethos‚ logos
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Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans‚ caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere‚ Seawater is slightly basic (meaning pH > 7)‚ and the process is a shift towards pH-neutral conditions rather than a transition to acidic conditions (pH < 7). Ocean alkalinity is not changed by the process‚ or may increase over long time periods due to carbonate dissolution. An estimated 30–40% of the carbon dioxide from human activity released into the atmosphere dissolves into
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This research project investigates how the pH of ocean water affects the mass of the shells of sea organisms. People who might benefit from this project are Oceanographers and Fisheries. The resources used included an article from the website Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History‚ called “Ocean Acidification” by Jennifer Bennett‚ an interview with Dr. Andrew Dickson‚ a professor of marine chemistry at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography‚ University of California‚ San Diego‚ and an
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Why is the Pacific Ocean unsafe? In 2011‚ Japan suffered a major travesty due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake‚ and tsunami that followed soon after. However‚ during that earthquake and tsunami‚ a nuclear power plant known as Fukushima Daichii was hit‚ and exposed to the community. Being exposed to a nuclear power plant is extremely harmful because of the symptoms that may occur from it‚ due to radiation. According to the 2013 edition of the Encyclopedia‚ radiation is a‚ “flow of atomic and subatomic
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Plastic in the Ocean More than 200 animal species are dying everyday because they are consuming plastic in the ocean. This paper will discuss the environmental issue of polluted oceans‚ the causes‚ and possible solutions. The current environmental issue is littering in the ocean. Everyday hundreds‚ thousands‚ and even millions of trash is dumped into the ocean. Hundreds of marine species eat large amounts of plastic debris. “Yet the question is why so many species from the tiniest zooplankton to
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Ocean Manufacturing‚ Inc. c as e 1.1 The new client acceptance decision Mark S. Beasley · Frank A. Buckless · Steven M. Glover · Douglas F. Prawitt l ea r n ing o bje C t ive s After completing and discussing this case you should be able to [1] Understand the types of information relevant to evaluating a prospective audit client [2] List some of the steps an auditor should take in deciding whether to accept a prospective client Identify and evaluate factors important to
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trying to answer many unclear questions about ocean garbage and just how badly it’s affecting the ocean and marine life. Rochman believes that a lot of the supposed “threats” that scientists say ocean garbage pose had not been tested at all‚ and that the scientists had an insufficient amount of information to prove that the debris is doing or going to do exactly what they claim. Rochman and her colleagues studied over a hundred papers on the subject of ocean garbage and it’s effects. Eighty-Three percent
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dumping trash in our ocean. Is not only going to affect us but also can kill animals and rare species that live in the sea. Without a clean ocean‚ our life’s can be in danger since we need water. The ocean is the most important thing in this planet so let’s keep it clean and alive. The Ocean is the most beautiful thing on this planet which hold many animals and creatures. But in this world‚ the ocean is disrespected in so many ways which are also killing animals in the ocean. In this Ad‚ it shows
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