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:
Twelve short-answer questions will come from the readings discussion questions: three from each reading 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
The two written questions will come from lecture topics
Discuss wind-driven surface currents.
Discuss the formation of the Ekman spiral and Ekman transport.
Discuss the formation of geostrophic currents and the subtropical gyre circulation.
Draw and label the surface currents in the Pacific Ocean.
Discuss the factors that determine wave heights.
Discuss wave interference.
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
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.