ATM 107 The Oceans

Ch. 2 – The Water Planet

Friday, 28 August 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) There are still seats available for this course.

2) Students with disabilities: please make your appointments for all your exams

at the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and hand in your form to me.

3) Athletes please provide us with proper documentation from the Athletic Department.

4) Last day to drop any course (without receiving a “W”) is Wed., September 9.

Song #1: “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid, by Samuel E. Wright

Song #2: “She Blinded Me with Science” by Thomas Dolby

Text Source Today: 2.1*, 2.2^, 2.3, 2.4

* just table 2.1 and the “Origin of the Oceans” box

^ not including the sub-section “Geologic Time”

· Solar System Overview Notes Template

· Origin of the Oceans PDF DOC

· Earth’s Orbit, Yearly Seasons and Earth’s Physical Shape

· Spherical Earth Coordinates (Latitude & Longitude)

· Measuring Latitude

· Measuring Longitude

· World Time Zones, GMT, UTC, Zulu (“Z”) time

· Charts and Map Projections

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) Know Earth’s place in the Solar System. Explain how Earth’s revolution around

the sun determines the yearly seasons. What is the mean temperature of Earth?

2) Distinguish between latitude and longitude. How are they measured? What are

meridians? Where are the Prime Meridian and International Date Line? The

Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn? The Arctic and Antarctic Circles? Know

longitude and relation to time of day. How are time zones established?

3) Be able to use GMT and convert to Eastern Standard Time (EST).

4) What is a Mercator map projection? Why is it the best projection for navigation?

5) What is a “bathymetric” chart? What is a “physiographic” map?