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- Due on Dec. 16, 2011
- Asked on Dec 15, 2011 at 7:16:41PM
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Preview: ... e distance covered by the wind) etc. Waves come in various shapes and sizes. The size of the wave depends on the velocity of the wind. The faster the wind is blowing, the bigger will be the waves. This is the reason the waves which form during a storm, wherein wind speed is quite high, are bigger than the waves we see daily. The wind speed, in turn, depends on the distance covered by the wind and the open area on which the wind is blowing. More the distance is covered, more will be the power of the wind. Similarly, ocean surface being ...
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- Posted on Dec. 17, 2011 at 01:47:37AM
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Preview: ... lankton), and on penetration of light. Photosynthetic organisms (plants, algae, and cyanobacteria), the primary sources of food, exist only in the photic, or euphotic, zone (to a depth of about 300 ft/90 m), where light is sufficient for photosynthesis . Since only about 2% of the ocean floor lies in the photic zone, photosynthetic organisms in the benthos are far less ...
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