Casement window, with latticed lights. A casement is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges. Casement windows are hinged at the side. Windows hinged at the top are referred to as awning windows, and ones hinged at the bottom are called hoppers.
Open Systems. The ocean is an open system. The ocean is an example of an open system. The ocean is a component of the hydrosphere and the ocean surface represents the interface between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere that lies above. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the ocean.
The smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean, which is about 10 times smaller than the Pacific Ocean. The major oceans are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antartic) and Arctic. â¦ The Southern Ocean is newly defined in the past decade and growing in acceptance.