1. What are the different types of oozes on the seafloor?
2. How may bottom sediments be transported long distances?
3. What is the CCD?
4. List the most common sediments in the Pacific Ocean.
5. How are sediments classified?
6. List the 5 parts of a general beach profile.
7. How do oceanographers usually classify coasts by?
8. List 4 problems facing many beaches along the U.S. east and west coasts today.
9. List the 5 human activities that have contributed to shoreline erosion.
10. Contrast the East coast and the West coast of the U.S.
11. Define estuary. How are estuaries classified?
12. Why is the ocean salty? How do you determine salinity?
13. List the most common chemicals dissolved in the ocean.
14. What is pH? How is it measured?
15. Define the 4 most important provinces in the ocean.
16. List the 5 most important nutrients in the ocean.
17. What is osmosis and diffusion? How do they affect the marine organisms?
18. List the 5 physical factors that affect life in the ocean and their importance to life.
19. Define the 4 trophic levels in the ocean.