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Shown In Figure Surface Of The Earth
1,655 wordsThe oceans are said to be the source of life. The enormous, blue, calm oceans are the signatures of the planet earth. They cover nearly three-fourths of the surface of the earth. This is equal to 71 percent of the earths entire surface or about 361 million sq km (140 million sq mi). Its average depth is 5000 m (16, 000 ft), and its total volume is about 1, 347, 000, 000 cu km (322, 300, 000 cu mi). This includes the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. These oceans are bordered by the continent...
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Million Years Ago Gulf Of Mexico
1,898 wordsIntroduction What is the oceans role in climate? The oceans play a vital and pivotal role in the distribution of life sustaining water throughout our planet. 86 % of the evaporation that occurs on earth is over the oceans. The oceans are the planets largest reservoir of water transferring huge amounts of water around the hydrological cycle. In fact the oceans dominate the hydrological cycle, for they contain 97 % of the global water inventory. The hydrological cycle can be disrupted by changes i...
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Gravitational Pull Ocean Bottom
1,386 wordsPhysics of Tsunamis Wendy M. Blevins PS 102 Explorations in Physics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract This paper will discuss the physics and warning systems of tsunamis, a destructive wave force that researchers have been studying for many years. Tsunamis are different than tides or surface waves because undersea earthquakes, instead of winds or the gravitational pull of the moon or sun, generate them. They can reach speeds of up to 700 kilometers per hour but can be undetected unti...
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Tragedy Of The Commons One Of The Worlds
1,031 words... direct correlation with global warming. Global warming is a tragedy that our world faces and we all add to it each day in many ways some of which you probably don't realize. We are invading our common resource of the air and atmosphere of our world through this neglect. This process is destroying many things including the coral reefs of our world. Through the destruction of the reefs is invading the Environmental rights of those who need the reefs to thrive. One of the most harmful effects t...
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Running Head Global Explorer
1,760 wordsRunning Head: Global Explorer Global Explorer (Authors Name) (Institution Name) Global Explorer MAD was the very apt abbreviation for the words mutual assured destruction doctrine during the cold war in which the opposing sides of the United States and Russia would effectively annihilate each other. This doctrine was based on the theory and military strategy through which the full range of nuclear weapons of both sides would be used against each other and this worked as a deterrence for the prev...
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Sonny And His Brother Sense Of Belonging
4,433 wordsSonny's Blues, by James Baldwin, is a story about the past and present lives of two brothers. The story is told in first person point-of-view by Sonny s brother, whose name is never mentioned. The narrator begins with the event of his brother getting caught in a raid for using heroin. The significance of this event triggers many memories and emotions for the narrator and his brother. The narrator tells many stories from, the place they grew up, the death of their parents, and how they parted whi...
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Surface Waters Deep Water
646 wordsCold water discovered in the subtropical Atlantic was brought there by a current which had originated in the polar region; temperature measurements in the real ocean and computer models show there is a southward outflow of cold deep water from the Arctic throughout the Atlantic. This cold water is replaced by warm surface waters, which gradually give off their heat to the atmosphere as they flow northward towards Europe. This acts as a massive heating system for all the land downwind. The heat r...
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Earth Surface Seismic Waves
2,491 wordsNotes on the lithosphere- (rock sphere) Upper most part is crust of earth. Compiled of rocks of outer crust. Outermost shell. Upper part- rocks we see at and near the earths surface. Crust is 5 to 10 km thick under most oceans and 24 to 60 km thick under the continents. The lithosphere under the crust is solid, dense material. (more dense than surface materials). Lithosphere 100 - 200 km. Notes on the asthenosphere- zone beneath the lithosphere. Thick like tar. Weak because of high temperatures ...
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Deep Water Life Span
1,477 wordsLife of Octopus Dofleini Introduction This is a research report on octopuses in general, however will focus in on a particular species of octopus, the North Pacific Giant or octopus dofleini, which is a bottom dwelling octopus that lives on coasts of the pacific ocean, from California to north Japan. This report will cover the habitat, and lifestyle of this amazing mollusk, that is so often misunderstood. The octopus is a very intelligent, and resourceful invertebrate whose natural abilities sho...
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