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jazziefee

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The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm.
 
  Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T) is 2.5 seconds.

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Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Soluble nitrogen compounds in the ocean completely recycled up to 10 times per year BECAUSE nitrogen compounds are among the most studied in chemical oceanography.
 
  A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
  B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
  C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
  D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
  E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


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trog

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

S (in meters per second) = 1.56  Period = 3.9 meters per second

Answer to Question 2

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jazziefee

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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