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OCN 201 Oceanography Final Exam Topics

The final consists of two parts: questions from the new material and review questions from the previous two exams.

The exam has 18 questions from the new material:

And the exam has two questions from the old material:

Short-Answer Questions From The Reading Discussions

Twelve short-answer questions will come from the readings discussion questions: three from each reading discussion.

Readings Discussion:

Marine Life and the Marine Environment I
Marine Life and the Marine Environment II
Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer
Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Potential Written Exam Questions From The New Material

The two written questions will come from lecture topics

Currents

Surface Currents

Discuss wind-driven surface currents.

Ekman Spiral

Discuss the formation of the Ekman spiral and Ekman transport.

Geostrophic Currents

Discuss the formation of geostrophic currents and the subtropical gyre circulation.

Pattern of Geostrophic Currents in the Pacific

Draw and label the surface currents in the Pacific Ocean.

Waves

Factors That Determine Wave Heights (H)

Discuss the factors that determine wave heights.

Wave Interference

Discuss wave interference.

Surf

Discuss how the characteristics of waves change when they enter shallow water.

Discuss the three types of surf.

The potential exam topics and written questions from complete

Potential Written Final Exam Questions From the Previous Material

From the previous material, students will answer two of the following questions selected at random.

1st Exam

Discuss the theory of sea-floor spreading. (10)

Explain why the depth of the sea floor changes with age. (10)

Discuss abyssal clays. (7)

2nd Exam

Discuss the origin of the ocean and atmosphere. (9)

Discuss the hydrological cycle. (7)

Discuss the vertical variations in seawater chemistry. (9)

The potential written questions from the previous material for the final examination are complete.

 

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