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2025 Final Review for Marine Science Hon Part2
2025 Final Review for Marine Science Hon Part2
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1
Single high and single low tide daily is:
mixed tides
semidiurnal
diurnal
no idea
2
The mesopelagic zone refers to the ocean depths in which there is:
enough light for primary production by bacteria
dim light, but not enough for plant growth
no light at all
enough light to support plant growth
3
The circular flow in each ocean basin is called a _________.
Tsunami
Cyclone
Hurricane
Gyre
4
Storm surges are caused by:
hurricanes
landslides
coriolis effect
tsunamis
5
_____ is the distance between the identical spot on two waves:
Period
frequency
wavelength
wave height
6
All of the following are a part of a deep-sea vent community, except:
crabs
diatoms
bacteria
giant tubeworms
7
Two unequal high and low tides daily is called a ____ tide.
diurnal
no idea
mixed
semidiurnal
8
The Coriolis effect is caused by:
The influence of a point in space
rotation of the earth
earth's current
undetermined
9
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in one second is the ____:
wave height
frequency
wavelength
Period
10
The lowest point of the wave:
period
crest
wavelength
trough
11
Common adaptations of mesopelagic fishes include all of the following, except:
needle-like teeth
large mouths
large size
extensible jaws
12
Photophores are:
buoyancy-regulating organs
light producing organs
light sensitive organs
specialized eyes
13
Tides are caused by gravitational pull of?
moon
sun
neither
both
14
Factors that affect Maximum wave size include:
all of these
Wind duration
fetch
Wind speed
15
Air is about _____% nitrogen
21
5
100
78
16
Spring tides ...
occur only in spring.
produce tsunamis
are when the moon and sun are at right angles.
are when the sun and moon are in line.
17
Tsunamis are caused by ________.
No idea
underwater landslides
Both
underwater earthquakes
18
Fish can change their color rapidly with color and reflective cells in their skin pigmentation.
False
True
19
The lowest tides are when moon and sun are at right angles. They are called:
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
solar tides
rip tides
20
In the deep sea, the metabolic rates of crustaceans:
increases
stays the same
slows down
doubles
21
Oxygen in the deep sea comes from?
the tropics
burning of fossil fuels
deep-sea primary productivity
the surface
22
Forces that create waves are known as:
creative
restoring
forcing
disturbing
23
The Coriolis causes objects to shift to the ________ in the North Hemisphere and to the _______ in the South Hemisphere.
left, right
can't be determined
right, left
no one knows
24
Two equal high and low tides daily are:
mixed tides
Mixed semidiurnal
Semidiurnal
Diurnal
25
What occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned at perigee and perihelion
King Tides
Slack Tides
Roll Tide
Neep Tides
26
Wave speed equals:
Wavelength/period
Height divided by wavelength
Period divided by wavelength
just wavelength
27
What do we call an incoming tidal current, outgoing tidal current
flood, ebb
ebb, flood
ebb, slack
slack, flood
28
The vertical measurement from trough to crest:
frequency
wave height
Period
wavelength
29
What great events occurred in 1977?
Hydrothermal vents were first discovered
Mr. Wasserman was born
All of the above
Star Wars premiered
30
Which of the following is false concerning oceanic ridge systems?
They are regions of transform plates
They are regions where new sea floor is formed.
They are regions of plate divergence.
They are regions of plate convergence.