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1
Where is the majority of earthquake activity found?
In the middle of plates
Along plate boundaries
Only where three or more plates meet
2
What happens to rock around a sub-ducting plate?
It disappears from Earth.
It combines with the other rock.
It passes under the other plate
It passess over the other plate.
3
A form of renewable energy that would be most effective along the East coast is...
Surface current energy
Fossil fuels found in the continental shelf
Nuclear Energy
Coal
4
Seafloor spreading is responsible for producing...
mid-ocean ridge and rift systems
the magnetosphere
convection currents
the Hawian Islands
5
A cloud of matter (dusty looking) that often leads to new star formation is known as what?
A nebulae
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Background radiation
6
Tectonic plates float on the...
Asthenosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
7
What land-forms are produced when tectonic plates move across the Earth's mantle?
all of the above
mountains
ocean basins
volcanos
8
The ocean covers approximately what percentage of the Earth's total surface?
50%
70%
60%
85%
9
T or F: Physical Oceanography studies all aspects of life in the ocean.
True
False
10
The fusion of what 2 elements accounts for 85% of energy release from stars such as our sun?
Hydrogen and Helium
Lithium and Chlorine
Oxygen and Methane
Hydrogen and Oxygen
11
The tectonic plates at a divergent plate boundary.....
slide along each other
converge
move away from each other
move toward each other
12
Name the scientist who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
David Attenborough
13
Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence to support the Big Bang Theory
Galaxies are receding from earth at the same velocities
Cosmic microwave background radiation exists as a afterglow
Element abundances in the universe are consistent in space
Satellites where able to capture images of it.
14
A nuclear reaction which 2 atomic nuclei join to create 1 new type of atomic nuclei.
Nuclear Radiation
Nuclear Decay
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
15
Which of the following is NOT likely to be studied by chemical oceanographer?
O2 Concentration
Salinity
Currents
pH
16
All are true about ocean coring EXCEPT...
Coring can identify mineral rich places on the sea floor.
Coring can help track tsunamis across ocean basins
Coring provides info on the layers of ice in arctic regions
Coring allows us to determine composition of ocean sediments
17
Which choice correctly orders the elements in the universe from largest to smallest abundance?
He>N>Everything Else
He>H>Everything Else
H>He>Everything Else
He>O>Everything Else
18
The combined surface currents in an ocean basin is called a (an);
Gyre
Tsunami
Vortex
Tidal surge
19
_____________ measures the amount or concentration of salt in a sample of water.
Salinity
bathymetry
pH
Density
20
Volcanic island arcs form at
divergent zones
subduction zones
transform zones
21
Sixty percent of volcanoes occur surrounding the Pacific Ocean, a location called
"Mordor"
"the Ring of Fire"
"the Volcano Zone"
"the hot zone"
22
Which Sea-floor feature is a result of diverging plate boundaries?
Continental Shelves
Mid-Ocean Ridge and Rifts
Coral Reefs
Deep sea trenches
23
What do scientists believe is the force behind the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
the movement of the planets
the Sun's gravity
the moon's gravity
convection currents resulting from radiating heat
24
Wegener used all these lines of evidence, except
Humans living on all continents of the earth
the fit of the continents
Fossil evidence
climate change evidence
25
Recent research has shown what about the sea floor?
Sea floor rock is youngest along mid ocean ridges.
Both continent & sea floors are composed of rock ofequal age
Continentsare much younger than sea floors
Seafloor rock is oldest in the middle of ocean basins.
26
Which of the following is NOT a branch of oceanography?
Astronomical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
27
The region of the ocean which light can penetrate is known as
the photic zone
a photovoltaic cell
the inter-tidal zone
The surface
28
A type of planet composed of gases, mainly H & He.
Pulsar Planet
Terrestrial Planet
Rouge Planet
Gas Giant
29
In which ocean is the gulf stream located?
The Atlantic
The Pacific
The Indian
The Arctic
30
T/F: Only the continents are considered part of the lithosphere.
True
False
31
T/F: Volcanos form at the subduction zones of convergent boundaries
False
True
32
The study of mapping the surfaces of the ocean floor, similar to topography, is known as...
Bathymetry
Density
Salinity
33
Name the tectonic plate boundary in the picture
convergent boundary
transform/translation boundary
divergent boundary
34
Which of the following is NOT a significant factor in the formation of earths early oceans?
Condensation of water vapor in the air.
Meteors striking Earth
Solar rain showers from solar flares.
Water released through volcanic activity.
35
A combination of surface currents in an vast ocean region, driven mainly by wind, creates ...
A Vortex
A Deep Sea Current
A Gryre
A Hurricane
36
The Himalayas are formed at which type of tectonic plate boundary?
oceanic-continental collision
oceanic-continental subduction
continental-continental collision
oceanic-oceanic subduction
37
Tor F: If Mt. Everest sunk to the bottom of the Mariana's trench, it would rise above the water
True
False
38
The marine chronometer is a tool used to measure what?
Distance
longitutde
Time
latitude
39
Hydrothermal vents are...
Located in shallow waters
Mineral rich vents deep in the ocean
Vents that cause the formation of nebulae
Vents in which pure water emerges
40
What type(s) of tectonic boundary is found along the West Coast of the United States?
Convergent & Transform
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
41
Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift was replaced by the Theory of
pangea
crustal forces
plate tectonics
42
T or F: Lines of longitude are used to measure position North or South of the equator.
True
False
