Science Environmental Science Unit 6 Part 2 Assignment: Oceanography Research Paper

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Unit 6 Part 2 Assignment: Oceanography Research Paper

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Paper Guidelines

The Oceanography Research Paper Assignment is a choice topic paper. This means that you can pick any topic related to oceanography topics. Below, you will find a list of potential topics, but you are not limited to choosing one of them. As long as the topic is directly related to Oceanography and meets the standards of a college-level academic paper, you may choose what you are most interested in.

Guidelines:

The paper should be written in APA format. An APA format guide is provided in a link on the outline document.

· Your APA paper does NOT require an abstract page, which is typical of a longer document.

· Your paper SHOULD include a title page and should be formatted with the correct headers and page numbers.

· Your paper should be a minimum of five (5) pages in length, Times New Roman 10-12 font, double-spaced.

· Your paper must include a minimum of three (3) academic resources, properly cited in APA format.

· The paper must be submitted to the appropriate Dropbox in the assignments section of D2L. Please do not email me your paper. I will not grade it.

Possible Topic Ideas (You are NOT required to use these. Choose what you are interested in)

· The Ice Age and Oceanic Development

· Undersea Volcanic Activity

· Deep Sea Sedimentation

· Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean

· Ocean Erosion

· Implications

· Water Circulation Patterns in Fjords

· Salinity Processes in the Indian Ocean

· Hydrothermal Vents

· Colonization of the Ocean Floor

· Ocean Reefs and Biodiversity

· Changing Dynamics of the Ocean’s Food Web

· Comparison of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

· The Origin of Ocean Water

· Marine Chemistry (salt, oxygen, carbon dioxide, trace elements)

· Icebergs and Sea Ice

· Wave Transport of Sediment and Beach Formation

· Coastal Erosion and Deposition

· Geothermal Processes on the Ocean Floor (Mineral Formation)

· Life in the Deep Sea

· Upwelling of Deep Water

· Sea Currents

· The Tides

· Use of Remote Sensing in Oceanography

· Oxygen Isotopes in Deep Sea Cores

· Ocean Impacts on the Atmosphere

· Sea Level Rise

· Past, Present and Future

· Ocean Acidification

· Ocean Mining

· History of Ocean Exploration

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