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Studying the chemistry of the ocean and the forces within the ocean allows us to _____
understand how they make life possible
how photosynthesis happens
how animals live
2
Continental drift theory is the same as plate tectonic theory.
True
False
3
What is Halocline?
Gradual increase of temperature as depth increases
The depth ocean layer
Increase of density in seawater
Gradual increase of salinity as depth increases
4
How does El nino influence Africa
Warmer temperatures
cooler tempertures
More rain
less rain
5
What is the cause of tectonic plate motion?
the core
earthquakes
convection currents in the asthenosphere
volcanoes
6
Which of the following create currents?
temperature
wind
god
animals
7
The Hydrothermal vent system does not use light for energy. What is the process?
Radiosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Photophores
Chemosynthesis
8
How long is a tidal day?
12 hours and 50 minutes
12 hours and 15 minutes
12 hours and 30 minutes
12 hours
9
What does a low PH do?
Caused by an increase of CO2
All of the above
Softens organisms shells and bones
It reduces carbonate ions
10
Carbon is the basis of ____
H2O
All organic material
photosynthesis
rain
11
Where are dissolved oxygen levels the highest in an ocean?
Near hydrothermal vents
At the surface
Near river deltas
At the sea floor
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hydrothermal vent
The Aare's bed
it's hot in here, open the window
underwater volcano
hot spring on an ocean’s floor where heated fluids come out
13
Why are tides important?
circulate food and waste
expose and submerge organisms
More than one answer
None of the above
14
What is the energy source of the hydrothermal vent?
carbon dioxide
heat
water
hydrogen sulfide
15
What is the thickest layer of the earth....?
Crust
Outer core
Inner core
Mantle
16
Evaporation and freezing ________ salinity.
decrease
do not impact
increase
maintain
17
What is the base of the food chain in the hydrothermal vent?
bacteria
zooplankton
phytoplankton
marine snow
18
What are tides?
the rise and fall of sea level because of gravity, moon, sun
the moon moving water
the sun moving water
god moves the oceans
19
What is a flat shallow area with a gentle slope
Continental margin
Oceanic slope
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
20
Harry Hess found what theory
plate tectonics
all of the above
continental drift
Seafloor spreading
21
What is the difference between abiotic and biotic
Biotic means living and Abiotic is the opposite
Biotic means non-living
Abiotic means living
22
the solid inner most layer of the earth
Meteorites
Uplift
Core
Inner core
23
What is the difference between a law and theory
A law cannot be modified
A theory can be modified
Laws are able to be modified
Theories cannot be modified
24
What kind of statement can be tested with a scientific method?
variable
prediction
hypothesis
constant
25
When do spring tides occur?
when the sun and moon are parallel
when there is a new and full moon
when the moon is close
when the moon is perpendicular to the sun
26
Solubility
The Abilitey To Dissolve A Substance In Another Substance
The Ability Of Dissolve To A Substance
The Ability Of A Substance To Substance A Substance
The Ability Of A Substance To Dissolve In Another Substance
27
What is the 1
st
step of the Scientific Method
Ask a question
Test the hypothesis
Make observations
Form a hypothesis
28
where is salinity the least
surface of the ocean
dead sea
near melting glaciers
deep ocean
29
Alfred Wegener founded what theroy
Continental rift
Continental drift
Plate tectonics
ocean basin
30
Temperature and Dissolved oxygen concentration have a direct relationship
true
false
31
What forms at a convergent boundary?
Faults
Mid Ocean ridges
Deep Ocean Trenches
Mountains
32
India experiences a wet summer monsoon because
b. The land has a higher heat capacity than the ocean
c. The monsoon winds flow from the sea to the land
a. The ocean has a higher heat capacity than land
d. A & C
33
Intensity of light decreases as depth ___________
Decreases
It hasn't been discovered
Increases
34
What is a semi-diurnal tidal pattern?
1 high tide and 2 low tide
1 low tide and 1 high tide
2 high tide and 2 low tide
2 high tide and 1 low tide
35
Are ions found dissolved in the ocean's surface?
True
False
36
What does convergent boundary continental/continental create?
rift valley
mountains
volcanio
sea floor spreading
37
What is a tropical cyclone's path called?
Track
Road
Line
38
How are nutrient removed form marine ecosystems?
Uptake and Harvesting
Dying organisms
All of the above
Feces
39
How does some organic matter fall to the seabed?
As bones
As marine snow
It doesn't decompose
It gets eaten
40
As salinity increases....
Density increases
Density decreases
41
Define Salinity
the total amount of solid material dissolved in water
Dolphins swimming
All The Above
clean water and dirty water
42
El Nino
Occurs when weak trade winds blowing E to W increasing temps
Strong wind high in the atmosphere
Occurs when strong trade winds blowing E to W reduce temps
A warm air mass rising up from Earth
43
How do high winds damage coastal communities?
None of the above
erosion to shore
no one knows
destruction of property and vegetation
44
What is the shallow water area found in proximity to the continent?
Continental crust
Continental margin
Continental Slope
Oceanic crust
45
What is the first step in a hydrothermal vent developing?
Cold ocean water seeps through cracks in the thin crust
minerals are dissolved by magma
cold water is headed by the magma
Water rises back up through the rocks on the oceanic crust
46
Which biological process consumes dissolved oxygen?
Cellular respiration
Homeostasis
Photosynthesis
Digestion
47
type of monsoon wind where moist air is blown out to sea leaving the land very dry
spring
winter
fall
summer
48
what is the independent variable?
the thing your testing
the thing you're observing
responding variable
manipulated variale
49
A hydrothermal vent may be referred to as a black smoker because
the cold mineralized water shooting out turns into smoke
it has a smoky appearance from the water vapor
there is actual smoke coming from the vent.
the hot mineralized water appears like smoke
50
Each nutrient is needed for a ________ and each cycle is _______
same purpose; the same
different purpose; different
different purpose; the same
same purpose; different
51
What ions occur in low concentrations?
Nitrate
Nitrate and Phosphate
Phosphate
Nitrite and Phosphate
52
The Scientific method is:
Coming to a generalized conclusion from a set of data
Coming to a specific conclusion from a general idea
The process of forming a hypothesis
Orderly pattern of gathering & analyzing info
53
what do currents carry?
Nemo
Nutrients and heat
dissolved gases
Plastic
54
what are underwater mountain ranges formed by diverging plate boundaries
volcanic arcs
seamounts
mid ocean ridges
mountains
55
How do nutrients enter the marine reservoir
Run-off
Upwelling
Atmospheric Dissolution
All of the Above
56
What do autotrophs require?
darkness
sunlight
57
What is a nearly liquid layer made of the uppermost part of the mantle
Metasphere
Ecosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
58
what is the photic zone?
The area in the ocean that has rainbows appear
The area in the ocean where the sun is abundant
The area in the ocean in which pictures are taken
The place where there are photos floating in the ocean
59
How does a mountain become a plain?
weathering
erosion
erosion sets in and the root also shortens
weathering sets in and the root also shortens
60
They're statements based on repeated experimental observations,describe aspects of the universe
theories
scientific method
laws
61
Define thermocline?
A region of land where temperture changes rapidly
a mountain rang where lava flows out rapidly
A region of lava where becomes coold
A region water where temperture changes rapidly
62
the monsoon wind where air is rising more over land because it is warmer than nearby seawater
fall
summer
spring
winter
63
The depth at which the concentration of dissolved oxygen is lowest
Thermocline
Pycnocline
Oxygen Minimum Layer
Halocline
64
what does physical oceanography take into account?
tides
physical rock
the atmosphere
the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
65
What way does a tropical cyclone in the North hemisphere spin?
Clockwise
Counter-clockwise
66
What is the dissolved oxygen rule?
As temperature increases, oxygen solubility decreases
As temperature decreases, oxygen solubility decreases
Solubility does not matter on temperature
As temperature increases, solubility increases
67
What is a subduction zone
volcanoes have not erupted in recorded history
a fault
A type of volcano
oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
68
What is the independent variable?
mice
Life span
Calories
humans
69
Tectonic plates can include
only continental crust
only the oceanic crust
only the asthenosphere
both continental and oceanic crust
70
what type of crust floats higher?
none of them
both oceanic and continental
oceanic crust
continental crust
71
Plate boundaries are where
where the oceans meet the continents
where plates are moving apart
tectonic plates meet
continents meet
72
how does tsunamis form?
jumping in the water.
none of the above.
volcano erupts.
earthquake.
73
what does isostasy mean
A term meaning "heavy"
A term meaning "not weighing the same"
A term meaning "light"
A term meaning "weighing the same"
74
Monsoon
Landmass that is smaller than a continent
Non of above
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
