STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 1: OCEAN 100 PRACTICAL (Lab Class)

OCEAN 100 – Lab Practical Exam 1 Study Guide

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Crush your first oceanography lab practical with this detailed and easy-to-use guide!

This study guide covers everything you need to know for Exam 1 of the OCEAN 100 Lab, including:

✅ Key terms from Labs 1–5 (latitude, seafloor spreading, isostasy, salinity, heat transfer, and more)

✅ Plate tectonics, plate boundaries, and hotspot volcanism

✅ Density and Archimedes’ Principle

✅ Latitude/longitude & time zone calculations

✅ Water chemistry: salinity, temperature, conductivity, and how they relate to density

✅ Upwelling, downwelling, and the global conveyor belt system

✅ Sample conversion problems & graphing best-fit lines

✅ Tips for interpreting diagrams and solving unit problems fast

Perfect for visual learners and last-minute crammers — this guide breaks complex lab concepts into clear, bullet-point notes to help you retain and recall info fast.

📄 Format: PDF | Length: ~8 pages