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What does marine science cover?
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered in water?
What will you learn in this unit?
What is marine science also known as?
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What does marine science study?
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What is the percentage of water compared to land covering the globe?
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What is the rate at which Venice, Italy is sinking due to rising oceans and muddy land?
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What causes ocean water to expand, thereby raising sea levels?
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For how long have changes in sea level been at the current level?
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What is a hypothesis in the scientific method?
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When are observations used in scientific inquiry?
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What happens to a hypothesis that can consistently be proven true?
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What did Alfred Wegener propose regarding the current continents?
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What causes seafloor spreading?
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What type of boundary forms when plates move towards each other?
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What drives the movement of tectonic plates?
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How do divergent boundaries contribute to the formation of bodies of water like the Red Sea?
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What determines the physical edges or boundaries of tectonic plates?
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What type of boundary can result in one plate sliding above another, leading to the formation of ridges, mountain ranges, and underwater volcanoes?
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What is the most active volcano on Earth located on the Big Island of Hawaii?
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What contributes significantly to changes in sea levels?
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What type of boundary creates gaps on the ocean floor, leading to changes in sea levels as water fills the gaps?
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What type of plate movement can lead to underwater earthquakes, resulting in tsunamis that can devastate island nations?
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What do marine scientists study to understand the global impact of sea level changes on the environment?
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What percentage of Earth's water is found in the oceans?
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What accounts for less than 0.25% of Earth's weight?
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What is the temperature of the inner core of the Earth?
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What is the composition of the outer core of the Earth?
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What causes earthquakes on the Earth's surface?
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What fills the majority of freshwater on Earth?
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Study Notes
The Ocean is a Vast Space
- An ocean is a large body of salt water that fills a large depression in the earth’s surface.
- Seas are technically also oceans, but the term sea is generally used to refer to smaller bodies of saltwater.
- The hydrosphere, the total mass of water on, under, or above the planet's surface, accounts for less than 0.25% of Earth's weight.
- 97% of Earth’s water is found in the oceans, with the majority of freshwater held in glaciers.
- Salt water makes up 97.5% of the world’s water, while freshwater makes up only 2.5%.
- The earth's surface is mostly water when seen from space.
- The earth's surface cooled, allowing rain to form the oceans, filling the lower points on the uneven surface.
- The Earth's crust is the thinnest layer, made of many uneven pieces called plates that float on the mantle.
- Plate movement on the mantle causes earthquakes, and the surface of the Earth is not stable.
- The outer core and inner core of the Earth have distinct physical and chemical properties.
- The outer core is in a liquid state due to high temperatures and is made of nickel and iron.
- The inner core is incredibly hot with temperatures of 9,000 degrees or higher, and has incredible pressure of 45 million pounds per square inch.
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Dive into the fascinating world of oceans and seas with this quiz. Discover interesting facts about the hydrosphere, ocean formation, and the Earth's structure.