site. A. Select the five facts about tsunamis that were the most interesting or surprising to you. Make a list of your facts. 1. A tsunami is made up of a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long wavelength. 2. They are triggered by earthquakes and undersea volcanic eruptions and deep sea landslides. 3. The wave shape changes and the height increases as it approaches the coastline. 4. Far field tsunamis have a long travel time so it is easier to predict their effects
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its way to the world’s seas is classified as ocean pollution‚ however these materials built up over time. This process is known as bioaccumulation. There are many contributing pollutants to bioaccumulation in oceans such as toxins‚ marine debris‚ oil‚ sewage‚ eroded soil‚ and heavy metals. In the past‚ dumping small amounts of pollutants into the oceans‚ known as dilution‚ was not thought of to be a threat to the environment because all of the oceans combined cover 75% of the earths surface.
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circular pattern? Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans 2. What type of a circular pattern do the gyres move within in the Southern Hemisphere? counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect. 3. Which current could carry a vessel around the world without the assistance of any other current? The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC -- also the "West Wind Drift")‚ flows in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica‚ and nothing gets in its way. It’s the strongest
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erupts onto the earth’s surface. They can either form on land or in the ocean. The Cascade Range in Washington‚ Oregon and northern California is composed of volcanic mountains. Some of the largest volcanic mountains are found along divergent boundaries‚ which form the mid-ocean ridges. The mid-ocean ridges have huge volcanic mountain chains that run through the Atlantic‚ Pacific and Indian Oceans. The mountains in the mid-ocean ridges can actually grow tall enough to create islands such as Iceland
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Crystal Coast Ocean Resort The Crystal Coast Ocean Resort (CCOR) is a large‚ family-owned resort located on one of the finest beaches in North Carolina. The Resort is locally called the “Ramada Inn: Crystal Coast Ocean Resort”‚ because it has a contractual relationship with Ramada Inn‚ Inc which requires Ramada to provide reservation services and certain marketing services. In turn CCOR pays an annual fee to Ramada and displays the Ramada Inn sign. Ramada has the right‚ under contract
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Chelsea Zeller Dr. Andre Droxler ESCI 107 10 December 2012 Ocean Acidification: Consequences on Flora and Fauna The prosperity and health of our Earth is held within a delicate balance‚ a balance easily disrupted by any interference from natural and unnatural forces alike. The environment is currently in a state of gravely precarious instability pushed to this edge by careless human activity. The impacts within the atmosphere are evident – temperature changes‚ increased storm activity‚ and melting
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The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Life As humans‚ we often see ourselves as the top of the food chain throughout the atmosphere‚ being the creatures with the most influence on shaping our environments and the living conditions of ourselves and other life. With that power‚ also comes the responsibility to be aware of how our actions and how they affect the natural balance in the biosphere. Since the rise of the industrial revolution‚ however‚ we have a great flux in carbon dioxide fluxes
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Blue Ocean Strategy Paper Gregory Newfield MKT/421 October 13‚ 2014 Professor Ricci Rizzo MBA Blue Ocean Strategy The Blue Ocean Strategy focuses on the three industries that closely touch people’s lives. Areas they looked at were Autos‚ Computers and Movie and what companies within those fields are doing to managing sustainable profit and growth through the test of time. The creation of a blue ocean strategy places its focus on strategic moves to place their brand in position long
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Ocean Exploration What do you think about ocean exploration? I think that U.S. should do ocean exploration because there are many things that we could use from the ocean. The ocean has many things for us yet to discover. Soon I will talk to you about all the things for us to find and discover. Some are energy‚ fish‚ and medical advances that have not been discovered yet. One reason is how many fish and plants have we as Americans discovered. There are about 200 species of fish. But how many fish
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Beginning in the southeastern Vic city of Torquay and stretching a full 244 kilometres to the city of Allansford near Warrnambool‚ lies what has been labeled by many as the greatest example of scenic coastal road engineering that exists: The Great Ocean Road (TGOR). Having been actually built by returning World War I Aussie soldiers‚ TGOR today still stands as the world’s largest war memorial. This architectural wonder consists of a two-lane road‚ one lane in each direction. As it travels through
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