Series of questions focusing on key components of each topic
TOPICS
How the class is divided into broader themes
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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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Reflective Questions as Learning Prompts
- At intervals through the class, there will be an opportunity to discuss these questions with your neighbor.
- The aim is to reinforce understanding of critical concepts.
- Ask questions if you have doubts about the answers to these
questions based on preceding materials presented in class.
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Water and Ocean Structure
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| Date: October 25 | |
| 1. | Q. What chemical aspect of water is most critical to its physical properties? |
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| Q. How are water molecules chemically bonded? | |
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| Q. What happens to its bonding when water vaporizes or freezes? | |
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Q. What controls
formation
of sea ice and icebergs? |
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| Q. How and why is the
ocean
layer? |
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| Q. How do light and
sound
behave in water? |
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