Series of questions focusing on key components of each topic
TOPICS
How the class is divided into broader themes
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Ocean/ Atmosphere Interactions, Dynamic Processes in the Ocean |
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Fringes of the Ocean, Life in the Oceans, Environmental Issues |
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Questions for In-Class Discussion
- Each of these questions will be considered in class.
- Think about answers to the questions before class and come prepared to discuss them.
- Some of the questions are intended to be rhetorical, or present challenges outside the immediate scope of the class.
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| Date: Oct. 11 |
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| 1. | Q. How is the sea floor mapped and measured? |
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| 2. | Q. What are the major features of the sea floor? |
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| 3. | Q. What happens to sediment entering the ocean from the land? |
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| 4. | Q. Do sediments move along continental margins? |
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| 5. | Q. How are most islands formed? |
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Sediments
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| Date: Oct. 13 |
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| 1. | Q. What materials do you expect to find on the sea floor? |
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| Q. How would you
classify them? |
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| 2. | Q. What parts of organisms can survive in the deep sea? |
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| Q. What evidence
confirms the biological origins of sedimentary materials? |
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| 3. | Q. How old are the sediment deposits on the ocean floor? |
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| Q. How thick are the
sediment deposits on the ocean floor? |
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| Q. How were they
transported to the ocean? |
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| 4. | Q. What size are the materials that comprise sea floor sediments? |
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| Q. How variable are
their sizes? |
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| 5. | Q. What types of devices are used to recover sediments from the sea floor? |
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| Q. What information can
be obtained from investigation of the sediments? |
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