ATM 107 The
Oceans
Friday, 18 September 2015
Daily Announcements:
1) Exam
#1 Review Class is Friday, Sept. 25, 2:45-3:30 PM, LC-18.
2)
Exam #1 is
Wednesday, September 30.
Song #1: “Dust
in the Wind” by
Song #2: “White
Squall” by Stan Rogers
Text Source Today: 4.2, 4.3*, 4.4^
* up to and including the
sub-section “Source and Chemistry”
^ only the sub-sections “Oil
and Gas” and “Gas Hydrates”
·
Ridges/Rises and
Trenches Notes Template
·
Earth’s Structure
Summary PDF DOC
·
Sediments: Sources, Areas of Deposit, Size, Age and Color
·
Oil, Gas and Gas
Hydrates
·
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Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :
1)
Know the features
of ridges/rises and trenches, and “Earth’s Structure Summary.”
2)
Know the five
primary classifications of ocean sediments.
3)
Distinguish
between lithogenous, biogenous, hydrogenous and cosmongenous
sediments.
4)
How do
lithogenous sediments end up in the ocean?
5)
What gives “red
clay” its characteristic color?
6)
Know the two
primary types of biogenous sediments.
What are “oozes?”
7)
Where do
cosmongenous sediments come from? What
are “tektites?”
8)
Distinguish
between terrigenous, neritic and pelagic sediments.
9)
What approx.
percentage of oil and gas production comes from offshore areas?
10)What
are “gas hydrates?” How do they “solve”
the mystery of the “
(Devil’s) Triangle” disappearances of
ships and airplanes?