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Reviewing Currents

Reviewing Currents. A. Studying Currents B. Japan’s earthquake, Japan’s tsunami & its debris C. Pacific Garbage Patch D. Florida’s Currents E. BP oil spill and Loop Current . A. Studying Currents . 1. Who is Curtis Ebbesmeyer ? How did he start studying floating debris in the water?

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Reviewing Currents

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  1. Reviewing Currents • A. Studying Currents • B. Japan’s earthquake, Japan’s tsunami & its debris • C. Pacific Garbage Patch • D. Florida’s Currents • E. BP oil spill and Loop Current

  2. A. Studying Currents • 1. Who is Curtis Ebbesmeyer? How did he start studying floating debris in the water? • Video: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPC54qXiZcU • (first 5 minutes)

  3. B. Japan Earthquake & Tsunami • 1. On march 11, 2011; Japan felt the largest earthquake known to date. What was the magnitude of it? • 2. Describe the scene at coastal communities when water entered and people filmed from rooftops. • People • Objects • Behavior of water • 3. Predict- once those objects enter the North Pacific, where will it go & why? • Video: • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/environment-news/japan-tsunami-2011-vin/

  4. C. Tsunami Debris • 1. Where is the Japan Tsunami debris ending up? Why? • 2. How long did it take to travel across the Atlantic? • 3. How do they know the debris is from Japan? • 4. What are Canada/USA doing to the debris on the beach? • Videos: • http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7409664n (2 min) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmDBKdJvFIo (2 min)

  5. D. What currents did the Japan tsunami debris ride over to the Alaska? Cali?

  6. E. The Garbage Pacific Patch • Garbage Pacific Patch (7 min 39 sec) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT4GUhWMjog • 1. What is the Garbage Patch? Where is it located? • 2. August 2009, a group of grad schools from Scripps went out to study the Garbage Patch. • What are they finding? • 3. What can be an effect of the small pieces of plastic in the ocean? • 4. Now what? Your opinion, what do we do based on what we now know?

  7. F. Florida’s Currents • Name & label Florida’s 3 currents • Why is the loop so far away from Fl’s west coast? • Why is the importance of the Gulf Stream Current?

  8. Mediterranean Sea Currents • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJmjoowwGU • Florida’s Currents (1:10 min) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD5hcr3WqYY

  9. G. BP oil spill • (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiF-X-Ez9Bs) 3 min • 1. What is the BP oil Spill? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxgbvDcmrYQ • (3 min 45 sec) • 2. What is the projected path of the Oil? • 3. What impacts, do you think, can oil have on marine life and Florida Residents?

  10. Florida’s Currents

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