branch of Earth science that studies the ocean. It covers a wide range of topics‚ including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents‚ waves‚ and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of processes within it:
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the coastal ocean. He likes studying this field because it is relevant to our current lives‚ he also likes the international aspect that ocean studies provide. He is able to travel while studying the ocean‚ this gives him the ability to connect with other ocean scientists from around the globe. I really enjoyed this lecture and I found that the topic was relevant to my life. Growing up my parents took me to visit places like Burntcoat beach. Which Hill stated was home to the highest tides in the Minus
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The Hungry Ocean Many people think that fisherman is one of the most male dominated‚ most dangerous professions and not suite for woman. However‚ Linda Greenlaw‚ the captain of the Hannah Boden‚ has proved herself that female can be a fisherman. She breaks the beliefs and superstitious that women are “Jonahs” (bad luck aboard boats) and also make the world realized that gender discrimination does not play a part on her career. As for being female‚ she says‚ "it hasn’t been a big deal. I never anticipated
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7. What force causes the tides to occur on Earth’s surface? Tides on Earth’s surface are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull as well as the Sun’s gravitational pull. However‚ the Sun’s gravity is much weaker on Earth’s surface than the moon’s gravity since the Moon is much closer to Earth than the Sun. 8. Describe one factor that affects the height of the tides in a particular area. One factor that affects the heights of tides in a particular area is because of
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Miranda Poole 2/3/13 English 101 Descriptive Essay The Beach: A Relaxing Wonderland It is spring break‚ in the middle of March‚ my junior year. As I cross the state line into Florida‚ I picture the ocean as being a place of peace and serenity. It’s my first time visiting the ocean‚ and all I can think about is hoping it is as beautiful as the pictures I have seen of it. As I arrive to the beach with all my friends‚ the eagerness of seeing this peaceful place is rising. I can’t wait to smell
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in water. The Oceans are so massive‚ scientist have only had the opportunity to explore a significantly small portion of it. However‚ the small portion recorded has discovered over 2 million species of marine animals. That is not including the fractions of the animals that live in the unexplored ocean’s floors and surfaces (Science Daily‚ 2011). Besides the fact that there are many more wonders of the oceans to be discovered‚ the impacts that humans have had on the explored oceans have been significant
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was younger but when I joined Tide‚ I discovered that I had thought wrong. That’s when I was formally introduced to a little thing called butterfly… Talk about a major game changer. When I was on Tide in the fourth grade it taught me a lot about competitive swimming. Tide was extremely difficult and everything was really hard. Although‚ the most difficult of it all was butterfly. It was an extremely hard stroke to master and I couldn’t have been worse at it. The Tide coaches kept on breaking down
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houses‚ buildings and landscape of Florida it could have been worse. Since Florida has such high risk for flooding they have prevention methods in place. One of the bigger and more effective methods are seawalls which are built in the ocean in order to stop very large tides that would cause flooding. However‚ seawalls are not very environmentally friendly. Seawalls are used in many high risk flood zone‚ not just Florida‚ so the problem exists all over. Also in beaches all around the world where seawall
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trigonometry. I chose astronomy because I am very interested in space‚ and how astronomy is also interconnected with trigonometry. Oceanographers use trigonometry every day at work. They use trigonometry for calculating the intensity and height the ocean tides (Blakeman par. 1). Oceanographers also use trigonometry to measure distance. For example‚ when oceanographers are tracking animals‚ they use trigonometric ratios to help
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“The Prince of Tides” is an article describing the unexpected yet astronomical rise of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan to stardom. The article‚ written by Piyush Roy‚ was first published in Stardust Icon in 2010. The article written is intended at readers of celebrity magazines. To be more specific‚ it was written with the fans of Saif Ali Khan in mind. The author of the article was keen to draw the attention of the reader and achieved this by pairing the text with a dashing picture of Saif Ali Khan
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