Geology 330 -
Television Course
Review Questions for Program #12: Deep Connections
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return this sheet after viewing Program #12. If you
are unsure of an answer, give your best intelligent guess.
1. What is
the primary driving mechanism of deep water currents?
2. What factors affect seawater density?
3. What word captures these two factors to describe currents that
flow in the deep ocean?
4. What is the salinity characteristic of the Mediterranean?
5. How can oceanographers track movements of water masses?
6. What was a source of transient isotopic tracers in the oceans?
7. What information does sea shell chemistry give about oceans?
8. Over what period of time does deep water ocean circulation
operate?
9. Where is ocean floor turbulance notably greater than average?
10. What kind of ocean modeling can be done once a physical model
is established?