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Aquatic Science Upcoming Events NewsFlash Content: <strong>** There will be a Wetlands Quiz on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009. The students will receive a wetlands information sheet on Thursday, 12/3/09. Please use this info sheet to study for the quiz. </strong> <div><br /> </div> <div><br /> </div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="color: red; ">Final Exams will be taken in Aquatic Science. Here is the schedule for Final Exams the week of December 14-18th.</span></strong></span></div> <div><br /> </div> <div></div> <span style="color: red; "> <div></div> <span style="color: #0000ff; "> <div></div> <span style="color: #0000ff; "> <div></div> <span style="color: #008000; "> <div></div> <span style="color: #008000; "> <div>2nd Period - <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/15/09 @ 8:30-10:05 am</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>3rd Period - <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/16/09 @ 8:30-10:05 am</div> <div>6th Period - <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/16/09 @ 1:15-2:45 pm</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>4th Period - <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/17/09 @ 8:30-10:00 am</div> <div>5th Period- <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/17/09 @ 10:05-11:30 am</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>1st Period-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/18/09 @ 8:30-10:00 am</div> <div>7th Period-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>12/18/09 @ 10:05-11:30 am</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <span style="color: #000000; "> <div></div> </span><span style="color: #000000; "><span style="color: #000000; "> <div><br /> </div> <div>Here is a copy of the Final Exam Review Sheet. Please print off a copy and bring it the day of your Final Exam if you lose or misplace the copy you received in class on 12/10/09.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><u>Review Sheet for Aquatic Science Final Exam<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "> </span></u></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>Define:</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Breaker- <em>wave that begins to break upon nearing the shore</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Surf- <em>the area between the breaker zone and the shore</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Storm surge- <em>local rise in sea level near the shore caused by strong winds from a storm</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tides- <em>daily movement of water that change the level of the ocean's surface</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>What is the formula for wave speed?</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><em><u>Wave length (m)</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>= Wave speed<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><em><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Wave period (s)</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>Answer:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Salt water will become denser if there is an increase in?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>The temperature</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on the Earth is? <em>The main cause of high and low tides</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is the Coriolis Effect? <em>The rotation of the Earth</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is a hurricane's storm surge caused by? <em>Mainly high winds</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When are deep currents formed?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>They are formed when water density increases</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tidal range is greatest during?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>The Spring Tides</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where do whitecaps break in the ocean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>They break in the open ocean</em><span style="font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where do longshore currents transport sediment?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Mostly along the shoreline</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What happens when waves come near shore? <em>Usually their wave height increases</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What are surface currents formed by?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>They are formed by the wind</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where do neap tides occur? <em>During the 1st and 3rd quarters of the moon, when the sun, moon and earth form a 90 degree angle and when the sun and moon have a maximum gravitational effect on earth.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is El Nino? <em>A periodic change in the location of warm and cool surface waters</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is a tidal bore? <em>A body of water that rushes up through a narrow bay during the rise of high tide causing a very sudden tidal rise.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When do Spring tides occur?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>When the moon is between the Earth and sun.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>Define:</u></strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Continental slope- <em>steepest part of the continental margin</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Continental rise- <em>base of the continental slope</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Continental shelf- <em>flattest part of the continental margin</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Seamount- <em>Individual Mountain of volcanic material on the abyssal plain</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rift Valley- <em>valley that forms in a rift zone between diverging tectonic plates</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u>Answer:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Which is the largest ocean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Pacific Ocean</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where would salinity of the ocean be at its lowest?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Near the mouth of a river</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How did the Earth have to change for the oceans to first form?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>It had to cool off first</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where does sargassum come from?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>The oceanic zone</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How does water below the surface get warmed if the sun only warms the top 100m?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Ocean currents mix the water</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Where does ocean pollution come from?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Trash dumping, oil spills and fertilizer</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is seaweed used in?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>most jellies, ice cream, lipstick and sushi</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What item on the bottom of a seafloor can become a volcanic island? <em>A seamount</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What former top-secret military satellite is used to measure changes in the ocean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>Geosat</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What is one of the most abundant elements in the ocean? <em>chlorine</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Coral Reefs are known as the: <em>"Rainforest of the Sea".</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Corals offer: <em>food, shelter and safety from the predators of the sea</em><span style="font-style:normal">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A polyp is: <em>a tiny animal that looks like an upside-down jellyfish</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">At night, polyps: <em>emerge & wave their tentacles in the water to catch microscopic organisms called plankton.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A mutually beneficial relationship is called: <em>symbiosis.</em><span style="font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Reef require specific conditions to grow:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><em>* High Salinity<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>* Wave Action<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>* Temperatures ranging from 68-82 Degrees Fahrenheit<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>* Clear Waters</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Three types of Reefs:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><em>* Fringing Reefs - form borders around the shorelines of islands<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Example- Hawaiian Islands<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>* Barrier Reefs- separated from the shore by a shallow lagoon<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Example- Great Barrier Reef<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>* Atoll Reefs- Ring-shaped reef formations that surround shallow lagoons<o:p></o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Example- Many of them in the Pacific Ocean</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some coral reefs are capable of growing up to: 15 <em>centimeters a year.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Corals are damaged and destroyed by: <em>pollution, deforestation, fishing and collecting</em><span style="font-style:normal">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Coral belong to the group of animals called: <em>Coelenterates.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks skeletons are made of: <em>cartilage</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When a shark loses a tooth, it is: <em>replaced by a new one</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks have very good: <em>hearing, eyesight, taste, vision</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The largest shark has: <em>tiny teeth and does not chew its food</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Most sharks need to: <em>swim to breathe</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks live: <em>all around the world</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks have lived for: <em>millions of years</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks can smell blood:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>up to 2 miles away</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Most shark's eyes are located: <em>near the front of their heads.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks cannot survive: <em>without their fins</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks can taste by: <em>rubbing up against something</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shark fins: <em>help the shark in swimming certain directions and keeps them from rolling over</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks have: <em>5-7 gills to help them breathe underwater</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cartilage is a: <em>lightweight, rubbery material</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks use: <em>camouflage as a way to hide or sneak up on their prey</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks and rays: <em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are in the same family</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks are: <em>afraid of dolphins</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Millions of sharks are killed each year for: <em>food, such as, shark fin soup</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks have a 6th sense:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><em>It's called Electroreception</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks pores are filled with: <em>jelly, so it can help with their Electroreception</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sharks sometimes eat: <em>surfers because they look like seals when on their surfboards</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">There are more than: <em>400 species of sharks around the world</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands provide a safe environment for many types of: <em>fish, birds and insects<span style="font-style: normal; "> </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Estuary ecosystems act as nurseries for about: <em>75% of commercial fish species</em><span style="font-style:normal">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands provide types of vegetation such as: <em>water lilies, floaters, bulrushes and cattails</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A factor that limits the productivity of estuary ecosystem is: <em>The depletion of oxygen in the sediments.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands provide humans with a place to<em>: go hunting, fishing, camping & observe birds</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A swamp is a wetland with more open water surface and deeper water than a: <em>marsh</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands are known to be important to water quality because they: <em>act as a water filter</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some major threats to wetlands are: <em>human activity and industrial development</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands reduce the severity of: <em>flooding in coastal areas</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands are "<em>In-between</em><span style="font-style: normal">" areas that have something of both dry uplands and open water environments</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wetlands generally form in areas that are: <em>lower in elevation</em><span style="font-style:normal">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div> </span></span> </span> <div></div> </span> <div></div> </span> <div></div> </span> <div></div> </span> <div></div> Email From Name: From Email Address: noreply@TeacherWeb.com The from email address is set to improve delivery rates to your subscribers. 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