OCNG 251 Test 1 Review

Which stage of the Wilson Cycle is INCORRECT?

Which of the following are characteristics of prokaryotes?

Wegener used paleontological evidence of reptiles & ferns, geographic fit of the continents, & glacial movement.

Which of the following was the first extensive expedition dedicated to research?

Which is the correct direction and order of settlement of the Polynesian Triangle?

Which ocean and land characteristics are true for the Northern Hemisphere?

What is the deepest depression on the earth?

What is the second stage of Charles Darwin's evolution of coral reefs?

Which layer of earth's crust contains basaltic rocks of earth's ocean crust?

The composition of the lithosphere to asthenosphere is:

Divergent plate boundaries result in what type of earthquakes?

What is the average ocean depth?

Greek evidence earth was a sphere:

What is the theory that our solar system was formed by nebula gathering and condensing?

Which layer of the earth is located in the mantle and behaves fluidly?

Which layer of earth's crust contains granitic continental crust only found on earth?

Elements with atomic weights up to Iron are formed by what kind of star?

Which of the following is an example of a continent-continent divergent plate boundary?

Ocean crust and Hawaiian islands are both basalt sourced from different depths.

Which of the following helps indirectly determine the chemistry of earth's interior?

What does ODP stand for and what year was it implemented?

Which of the following is the greatest excess volatile?

Which was a social incentive that led to the funding of the Challenger Expedition?

Which formula shows the fraction of mantle lost to make the ocean?

Red shift means as the galaxies speed away from us, their observed wavelengths appear shorter

What do you need to calculate depth?

When was hydrogen first formed?

Elements with helium up to atomic weight of carbon and oxygen are formed by what kind of star?

Which of the following is the CORRECT order and % of the most abundant elements by mass?

In 5-6 billion years from now, what stage will our sun enter?

Which of the following occurred first in the history of oceanography?

Which of the following is the largest freshwater reservoir?

How are volcanic island chains (e.g. Hawaii) formed?

Which ocean and land characteristics are true for the Southern Hemisphere?

Who is the father of oceanography?

Who came up with seafloor spreading?

The Mesozoic Era is made up of which periods?

Because the earth rotates west to east, Coriolis force is to the:

Seafloor convergent plate boundaries are:

Who came up with continental drift?

If the parent to daughter ratio is 3:1, how much of a half life has passed?

What marks the sudden increase in seismic waves?

Which group of people took advantage of global warming to sail across the north Atlantic?

The outer (liquid) to inner (rigid) core is a:

Which of the following are examples of excess volatiles?

The Greenwich Prime Meridian divides earth into:

Which part of the scientific method is described as "tests undertaken in nature or in the lab?"

Which atmosphere did early biosynthesis of life take place?

What does IDOE stand for and what year was it implemented?

Which layer of earth's crust contains a mineral like Anorthosite?