Certain winds appear in certain parts of the earth. for example the trade winds are the winds that flow in the direction of the equator. I've also learned that sense the earth is on an axis it causes the wind to spin in almost a spinning motion. another thing I took away from this would be that prevailing winds blow predominantly through a single general direction across the earths surface. sense the earth is on an axis it puts the heat from the sun at an angle so it distributes across the earths surface.

By participating in the sand activity i learned how certain materials are found in certain shorelines of the earth. i also learned that alot of that has do to with fault lines near the ocean creating ether volcanic eruption or just shifting of plates. With a volcano erupting with in distance of a beach theres a chance that basalt will show up on the shoreline. Another observation i made is that most of the sand found on the earth does not nessesarily consist of magnetite. for example kabath california is more of darker sand because of the basalt compared to brazil which is more of a tan color sand.

1.An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3000 and 6000 meters. Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earth’s surface. 2. A guyot is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain sea mount, with a flat top over 200 meters below the surface of the sea. 3.the continental shelf, which is an underwater extension of the coastal plain. The continental shelves are the regions of the oceans best known. 4.A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley cut into the sea floor of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf. Some submarine canyons are found as extensions to large rivers; however most of them have no such association. 5.A mid-ocean ridge is a general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges (chains), typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate tectonics. 6.An island arc is a type of archipelago, often composed of a chain of volcanoes, with arc-shaped alignment, situated parallel and close to a boundary between two converging tectonic plates.

feildtrip

the feild trip was fun and it kept me on my feet. i also learned quiete a few things for example tuna fish are worth up to 10,000 dollars if you were to sell it in japan. I also discovered how much wildlife you can find at the bottom of the ocean sea floor. Also everything in the ocean revolves asround the planktin considering there the bottom of the food chain.The hands on activities also gave me a better understanding about the ocean and the life thats in the water. One thing i learned was that the ways of testign water is much easier than i thought and is consistantly effective on finding the information you need to find.

what happened in Hawaii was devastating and there should be new safety precautions before doing future molasses transportations. This was a huge mistake because it wiped almost all of the underwater wild life that was around that are. Not only that the water will be contaminated for months and everything is going to have to start over where it happened.

oceans199

During the first week of oceanography i was in the position of not knowing anything about the subject and wondering if i was going to enjoy the course. Throughout the few weeks that ive been in the class ive softened up to the subject and realized that i might actually enjopy learning about Oceanography.

As of right now i already know alot more than what i previusly knew. For example the polynesians were one the first colonizations to explore the oceans. They also discoverd Easter island and created their own civilization from basically scratch. im coming to the assaumtion that i might actually enjoy Oceanography.