one time‚ Nehru was right with his reasoning. The world once had breathtaking seas‚ rolling hills‚ and sandy beaches. However‚ recently‚ climate change has taken a toll on the glorious Earth. Those breathtaking seas? The increase of acidity in the ocean is eradicating the existence of coral reefs‚ and‚ in the future‚ the Earth’s waters will be less vibrant. The rolling hills? The hotter temperatures are creating severe weather occurrences‚ such as mudslides‚ that are obliterating mountainsides. The
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EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 1. What is ocean gyre? • Any large system of rotating ocean currents‚ particularly those involved with large wind movements. 2. What drives surface ocean currents (how do they form)? • Wind is what drives ocean currents • As wind blows across water‚ they generate force on the water in the same direction that the wind is blowing. (only ~100 m of water is affected) 3. What is the other name for deep water circulation? • Thermohaline circulation 4. What is upwelling and
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"Amazing" What is this life I stumbled in to? Where’s it gonna take me? Where’s it gonna take you? If life is a journey‚ then I know where I’ll be By the ocean‚ oh that valley in the sea... But I don’t think anyone’s looking for me‚ especially you And if someone is looking‚ than who? And it’s amazing‚ how lost inside in you feel‚ When you look fine on the outside‚ you’re screaming someone take the wheel And it’s amazing‚ they think you’ve got it all‚ But it might just be a pebble‚ that’s
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health‚ as well as cause death. First‚ about 10 percent of all dredged material‚ which is chemical waste‚ is polluted with heavy materials and dangerous substances. When these materials find their way into the ocean‚ marine organisms suffer toxic effects and seafood is often contaminated (“Ocean Pollution” 4). This is causing the marine life all around the world to get hurt by human activity. By doing this‚ fish are also affected and therefore people are too because we eat fish. A writer from the New
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Over seventy-three million sharks are killed a year due to shark finning. Shark finning is the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the shark’s body into the ocean while they are still alive. Sharks are a vital component of the ecosystem where shark finning threatens the stability of the food chain. Shark finning is diminishing not only the sharks‚ but the quality to sustain life among the bodies of water. Putting sharks to their death is inhumane by severely disrupting or unbalancing
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of oceans‚ not expecting to ever cause harm to them. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong. Our oceans and other waterways have become a poisonous playground of garbage‚ chemicals‚ and sewage. The effects of this ignorance has had devastating affects on the marine life and their habitat. This affects the habitat for marine life by destroying their homes. In doing so the intricate balance between marine animals and their homes can alter our oceans forever. Our very existence depends on the oceans. “Without
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that have no water outlet such as the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea‚ comes from ions of dissolved minerals‚ mainly chloride and sodium which make up about 90% of salt ions in sea water. There are three main ways that dissolved minerals enter the ocean: The water cycle‚ underwater geysers know as Hydrothermal Vents‚ and underwater volcanos. During the water cycle‚ water is evaporated from bodies of water by the heat of the sun. The evaporated water rises through the atmosphere as a gas‚ or
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You have been in the car for 10 hours. You are starting to get cabin fever‚ but then see the palm trees. They are tall and their leaves wave in the strong wind. Next you smell the salt in the air and hear the crash of the waves against the shores. You park your car and unload all your things. You start walking toward the beach on the board walk. It is made of wood and very long. The board walk gets really hot so your mom made had you wear foot flops to protect your feet. You make to the end
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Each is interesting in its own way. I have decided to narrow the marine biome down and focus on the Pacific Ocean. I am interested to see how these two compare and contrast. Although it may seem that our climate does not affect the marine biome‚ it does. During El Nino‚ the trade winds slacken and sometimes even change direction. This change in our climate affects the southern pacific ocean greatly. A big pocket of hot water moves from the eastern coast of Australia to the western coast of South
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"PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH STILL GROWING." Ebsco/ Newport News June 2008 Shipping is one of the huge causes of pollution in the ocean. The huge cargo ships burn inefficient fuel that gives off high amounts of CO2 and particles harmful to the ocean and other living creatures. "The International Maritime Organization said last year that sea transport accounted for only 2.7% of total emissions in 2007." More alarming still is the plague of
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