Aquatic Biomes And Fluid Dynamic Flashcards

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The centerfold of the immersed part of a ship or other floating body

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Center of buoyancy

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The ability or tendency to float in water or air and some other fluid

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Buoyancy

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an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object

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Net buoyant force

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The moving of something from its place or position

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Displacement

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A steep temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temps

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Thermocline

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What are the characteristics of aquatic ecosystems?

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Temp, salinity, oxygen, nutrients and sunlight

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What are the 3 types of organisms found in aquatic ecosystems?

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Phytoplankton , nekton, benthos

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Near the shore

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Littoral

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Near the bottom

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Benthic

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What 2 seasons does lakes turnover?

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Spring and autumn

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Areas saturated with water during part of the year

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Wetlands

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Which biome is the most diverse ?

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Coral reefs

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What is the salinity of the ocean

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3%

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13
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What is the salinity of freshwater?

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0.5%

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Pressure applied to a fluid in a closed container is equally applied to all parts of the fluid and the container

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Pascals principle

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How does pascals principle apply to water??

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Scuba divers

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The transfer of energy by the motion of a liquid or gas; think convection oven,
it blows hot air around the oven to cook the food more quickly

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Convection

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When gravitational force is greater than buoyant force what will happen?

A

The object will sink

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When the gravitational force is less then buoyant force what will happen?

A

The object will float

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When the gravitational force is equal to the buoyant force what will happen

A

It will neither sink nor float

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Will buoyant force increase or decrease one more of the volume of an object is underwater?

A

Increase

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Why is buoyant force and upward force not horizontal

A

Because it opposes gravity which is an downward force

22
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The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced water

A

Archimedes principle

23
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As it contracted the plates and the fish sinks as it relaxes to fill with oxygen and causes of fish to become more buoyant

A

Swim bladder

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The pressure of a fluid (gas or liquid) as the fluid velocity increases

A

Bernoulli’s principle

25
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Which animal in the ocean is most affected by the Bernoulli’s principal?

A

The shark, it becomes less boy it when it stops moving

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What will happen if net buoyant force is zero?

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Neither float or sink