Marine Midterm Outline PDF

Unit 1: Ocean Exploration Topics: Recommended/Best Assignments to Review: Ocean Literacy Principles History of Ocean Exploration Ocean Exploration Notes ○ Phonecians...

Unit 1: Ocean Exploration Topics: Recommended/Best Assignments to Review: Ocean Literacy Principles History of Ocean Exploration Ocean Exploration Notes ○ Phonecians Ocean Exploration Review ○ Erikson ○ Magellan ○ Vespucci ○ Franklin ○ Darwin ○ Thomson Advances in Ocean Exploration ○ SCUBA ○ Sonar ○ Niskin Bottle ○ ROVs/HOVs Alvin, Jason, Titan Unit 2: Geology of the Ocean Topics: Recommended/Best Assignments to Review: Plate Tectonics ○ Divergent Boundary Features of the Ocean Floor Notes ○ Convergent Boundary Plate Tectonics Modeling Lab ○ Transform Boundary ○ Subduction Seafloor Spreading Lab Ocean Floor Features ○ Continental Crust Seafloor Spreading Notes Continental Shelf Continental Slope HS ESS1-5 Assignment Submarine Canyon Ocean Basins & Plate Tectonics Review ○ Deep Ocean Basin Trenches Abyssal Plains Mid Ocean Ridges Seamounts Guyots Convection Currents & Seafloor Spreading ○ Wegner ○ Hess ○ Evidence for seafloor spreading Sonar Molten Material Drilling Magnetic Stripes  Unit 3: Chemistry of the Ocean Topics Recommended/Best Assignments to Review Properties of Water ○ Polarity Water Properties and Salinity Notes ○ Adhesion Ocean Acidification Lab- Shells in Acid ○ Cohesion ○ Surface Tension Nitrogen Cycle Notes & Practice ○ Less Dense as a Solid ○ High Specific Heat Ocean Acidity Graphs ESS2 Salinity ○ Principle of Constant Proportions pH Practice ○ Factors that decrease salinity Climate Change & The Ocean ○ Factors that increase salinity Marine Nitrogen Cycle Chemistry of Seawater Review ○ Ammonia ○ Nitrite ○ Nitrate ○ Nitrosomonas ○ Nitrobacter pH ○ pH Scale ○ Average Ocean pH ○ Acid ○ Base ○ Neutral ○ Ocean Acidification ○ Role of Carbon Cycle Unit 4: Moving Ocean Water Topics Recommended/Best Assignments to Review Waves ○ Swells vs. Breakers Wave Notes ○ Sneaker Waves Wave Practice ○ Wave Equation ○ Parts of a wave Wave Lab Crest Trough Tide Notes Amplitude Wavelength Tides Exploration Frequency Tide Table Lab Tsunamis Tides Current Notes ○ Effects of the Moon Spring Tide Coriolis Lab  Neap Tide Moving Ocean Water Review Apogee Perigee ○ Effects of the Sun Perihelion Aphelion ○ King Tide ○ Regional Factors ○ Reading Tide Charts ○ Tidal Energy ○ Tidal Cycle Types Diurnal Semidiurnal Mixed Semidiurnal Currents ○ Surface Currents ○ Deep Water Currents Upwelling Downwelling ○ El Nino/La Nina ○ How currents influence climate Unit 5 Human Impacts on the Ocean Topics Recommended/Best Assignments to Review Watersheds Oil Spills Ocean Currents & Garbage Patches Microplastics Marine Oil Spills Videos Shark Finning Derelict Fishing Gear Fin Documentary Overfishing Garbage Patches Human Impacts Projects MPAs Watersheds Intro MPA Assignment Human Impacts Review