Chapter Overview Atmosphere and Oceans Earth’s Seasons At the vernal equinox (vernus = spring; equi = equal, noct = night), which occurs on or about March 21, the Sun is directly overhead along the equator.… Chapter 6 Air-SeaInteraction
Chapter Overview Water on Earth Atomic Structure Molecules – Two or more atoms held together by shared electrons– Smallest form of a substance Water molecule Hydrogen Bonding Water as Solvent Water’s Thermal Properties Water exists… Chapter 5 Water and Seawater
Chapter Overview Marine Sediments Classification of Marine Sediments CLASSIFICATION OF MARINE SEDIMENTS Type Composition Sources/Origin Distribution/Main locations where sediment currently forms Lithogenous Continental margin Rock fragments Quartz sand Quartz silt Clay Rivers; coastal… Chapter 4 Marine Sediments
Chapter Overview Bathymetry Measuring Bathymetry Modern Bathymetry Measuring GLORIA Side Scanning Sonar Sea Floor Mapping from Space Seismic Reflection Profiles Hypsographic Curve Ocean Provinces Continental Margins Active Continental Margins Continental Margin Features Continental Shelf Continental… Chapter 3: Marine Provinces
Chapter Overview Plate Tectonics Evidence for Continental Drift Objections to Early Continental Drift Model Evidence for Plate Tectonics Earth’s Magnetic Pole Magnetic Polarity Reversals Paleomagnetism and the Ocean Floor Sea Floor Spreading Plate Tectonic Processes… Chapter 2 Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor
Overview The world ocean is the most prominent feature on Earth.Oceans cover 70.8% of Earth’s surface.The origin and development of life on Earth are connected to the ocean.The oceans have a long history on Earth.… Chapter 1 Introduction to Planet “Earth”