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SCI 100 - Exam 2 Review - Spring 2025 - Duplicate #1
SCI 100 - Exam 2 Review - Spring 2025 - Duplicate #1
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1
What are the organisms shown in this picture?
Plants
All of these are correct.
Mangroves
Primary producers
2
The depth of the Virgin Islands Basin is 4000 meters.
How deep is this basin in feet?
1,212 kilometers
13,200 feet
1,212 feet
13 kilometers
3
The depth of the Virgin Islands Basin is 4000 meters. Which
conversion factor
would you use to change this to feet?
1 mile / 1.6 kilometers
1 meter / 3.3 feet
3.3 feet / 1 meter
1 km / 1000 meters
4
Which of the following
conversion factors
would you use to convert the depth of the VI Basin from 4000 meters to miles?
1000 m / 1 km and 1 mile / 1.6 km
1.6 km / 1 mile and 1000 m / 1 km
1 mile / 1.6 km
1 km / 1000 m and 1 mile / 1.6 km
5
The Mercator Projection distorts which feature of the Earth?
area
direction
elevation
general shapes of landmasses
6
In which phylum would you find a sea urchin, a brittle star, and a sea cucumber?
Annelida
Porifera
Chordata
Echinodermata
7
Which of the following three
domains
contains humans and sea turtles?
Bacteria
Eukaryotes
Chordata
Animalia
8
In this short video shown in class, why did the blue dye sink to the bottom of the tank?
Its temperature increased and it expanded.
The dye became more buoyant.
The dye became less dense.
Its temperature decreased and it became more dense.
9
A low pressure area is associated with:
lower density of air
all of these are correct
the center of a hurricane
warm, rising air
10
The Coriolis Effect does NOT influence the apparent movement of which of the following?
ball being thrown on a merry-go-round
winds forming the circulation of a hurricane
ocean currents
winds moving over long distances
11
Latitude lines:
measure east and west of the Prime Meridian.
measure time zones.
intersect at the poles.
are always the same distance apart.
12
Which of the following choices is NOT an example of
marine pollution?
an oil spill
coconut
carbon dioxide
boat noise
13
What is the name of the phylum that contains corals?
Cnidaria
Porifera
Chordata
Plantae
14
Which of the following concepts is NOT INCLUDED in the figure below?
When air gets hot, it expands ... and becomes less dense.
This is an example of how a land breeze moves.
This is an example of how a sea breeze moves.
Land heats up faster than water does.
15
Which of the following is an example of
climate
, not weather?
The yearly amount of rainfall on Island X has increased over 10 years.
All of these are examples of climate.
Tomorrow's high temperature will be near the highest temperature on record.
Every year, it is hotter near the Equator compared to at the North Pole.
16
Which of the following is an example of
weather
, not climate?
It rained yesterday morning, but it didn't rain today.
The cloud cover is higher today than it was yesterday.
All of these are examples of weather.
It is hotter today than it was yesterday.
17
True or False:
Absolute location
gives a position using latitude and longitude.
True
False
18
What is the most abundant
variable gas
in the atmosphere?
water vapor
nitrogen
oxygen
the ocean
19
What is being shown in this image?
colder air sinks because it is more dense
a convection cell
warmer air rises because it is less dense
All of these are correct.
20
How does marine debris get moved into the centers of the oceans?
a lot of trash can swim
Amazon Prime shipping
ocean currents
garbage trucks
21
Which of the following does NOT undergo convection?
water
solid
gas
liquid
22
What is the main factor that causes atmospheric circulation to start near the Earth's equator?
the rotation of the Earth
all of these are correct
heat from the Sun
the sinking of cold air
23
Which of the following things was NOT shown in this video during lecture?
areas of precipitation
areas of water vapor and clouds
the movement of ocean currents
the movement of air currents
24
Which of the following choices IS an example of
marine debris
?
an oil spill
eggshell
a biodegradable cup
coconut
25
True or False:
Relative
location
gives a position using latitude and longitude.
False
True
26
Which of the following islands is
south
of St. Kitts?
St. Thomas
St. Lucia
Puerto Rico
Cuba
27
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about marine debris in the USVI?
Most marine debris is thrown off of ships.
Abandoned vessels contribute to local marine debris.
Plastics are a large part of local marine debris.
About 90% of local marine debris comes from land-based sources.
