Why do scientist publish their research?

To have others repeat their experiment

Ground rock layer saturated with water

If a storm is listed as a depression it means?

storm begins to rotate and has sustained winds of up to 38mph, Unsettled weather staying together for 24 hrs

A large metal sphere to allow oceanographers to explore the ocean depths

The purpose of a procedure is to....

Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.

Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?

Controlling all variables and repeating the study several times

What is the best scientific question?

Which smartphone has the best internal memmory

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1
Why do scientist publish their research?
So they can show what they are doing
So publishers have texts to write
To make money
To have others repeat their experiment
2
Navigation tool using sticks to represent currents, and shells to represent islands?
GPS
Stick chart
Cross staff
Kamal
3
Land ice melting will increase sea level?
False
True
4
What is an aquifer?
Ground rock layer saturated with water
Type of ship
Large open body of water
Polar ice
5
Which type of reasoning are conclusions drawn from incomplete observations?
Abductive
Deductive
inductive
Conductive
6
What is NOT a cause of tropical storm development?
evaporation
heat over water
thunderstorms
heat over land
7
Nitrogen in air can be dangerous at depth underwater?
no
yes
8
A typhoon is typically located in what region?
Atlantic near US
Pacific near Japan
Atlantic near Africa
Pacific near South America
9
GPS only needs 1 satellite to accurately detect your location
False
True
10
Hurricanes have how many categories?
4
10
5
2
11
What part of the scientific method do we use graphs?
methods
experiment
data
hypothesis
12
A marine chronometer is used to tell
currents
longitude
latitude
salinity
13
Storms gain a name when they become?
Tropical storm
Tropical Disturbance
Tropical depression
Hurricane
14
The HMS Challenger was what?
Deep sea marine iife
A space shuttle
A boat
The deepest part of the ocean
15
What type of reasoning is it if I take general observations to come up with specific and accurate conclusions.
Abductive
Inductive
Deductive
Conductive
16
What causes tropical storms to rotate?
salinity
water temperature
Coriolis force
currents
17
Waste salts dumped into the shallow shores will have what effect on them
change sea surface temperature
decrease salinity
raise the salinity
none of the above
18
If a storm is listed as a depression it means?
Has a distinct eye and wind speeds above 74mph
storm begins to rotate and has sustained winds of up to 38mph
Unsettled weather staying together for 24 hrs
Has distinct rotation and wind speeds between 39 and 73mph
19
Why should an experiment be repeated?
To change the controls
To reduce the chance of error
To identify a problem
To form a hypothesis
20
Benjamin Franklins major contribution to marine science was
Theory of tides
all of the above
discovery of marine trenches
Mapping of the gulf stream
21
A well tested and scientifically accepted explanation of how something happens but not why.
law
Fact
hypothesis
Theory
22
When does hurricane season end?
July 30
November 30
October 30
November 3
23
The strongest storms in a tropical cyclone are located in the?
eyewall
eye
left side of storm
rain bands
24
Air has weight?
False
True
25
The challenger deep is what?
a boat
deep sea marine organism
remote sensing technology
deepest part of the ocean
26
Air molecules are closer to together at higher pressure?
False
True
27
Which of the following is NOT a tropical cyclone?
Cyclone
Typhoon
Hurricane
Tornado
28
El Nino has what effect on Hurricane season?
Decrease storms
increase storms
no effect
29
A non point source of pollution is a difficult to identify
False
True
30
A bathysphere is
A large boat
A remote operated unmanned vessel tethered to a ship
A large metal sphere to allow oceanographers to explore the ocean depths
type of bathtub
31
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when it reaches wind speeds of?
157mph
39mph
74mph
101mph
32
The purpose of a procedure is to....
Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.
Make sure that the participants know exactly what's happening
Make you do more writing
Keep other people from copying
33
Why is it difficult to breath at altitude?
Less air molecules present
Too much oxygen
Less oxygen in air molecules
34
The variable in an experiment that I am changing/ testing?
Dependent
Control
Independent
All of the above
35
Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?
Not controlling variables and doing 100 trials
Controlling all variables and doing 1 trial
Controlling all variables and repeating the study several times
Looking at 2 independent variables and doing a trial
36
The wall of water that is pushed onto the shore by a hurricane?
Tidal wave
Storm surge
Gulf Stream
Tsunami
37
Adding nutrients to bodies of water can do what?
increase salinity
increase temperature
all of the above
cause algal blooms
38
James Cook discovered the cause of scurvy was?
vitamin C deficency
none of the above
rats on ships
ingestion of seawater
39
Water is easily compressed
True
False
40
A backstaff requires its user to look directly at the sun
False
True
41
Water has a _________density than air
Same
Lower
higher
42
The eye of a hurricane is formed by?
Cool descending calm air
interaction with land
hot ascending air
tornadoes
43
Sounding techniques are used to study what?
Salinity
Depth
Density
All of the above
44
Conditions in the eye of a hurricane typically are
calm
all of the above
strong winds
stormy
45
A scientific concept should have the following aspects
Consistent
All of the above
Testable
Natural
46
A good hypothesis must?
based on observations
be testable
make a prediction
all of the above
47
Where is most of the world fresh water found?
Polar ice
groundwater
surface water
air
48
Air pressure at the death zone of mount Everest is what portion of that at sea leavel
double
3/4
same
1/3
49
Unmanned submersible attached to a ship used to explore the depths of the ocean
AUV
SAT
ADS
ROV
50
What is the best scientific question?
Which smartphone worksvery well
which smartphone is best
Which smartphone is worst
Which smartphone has the best internal memmory
51
Which way does a tropical cyclone spin in the Northern Hemisphere?
clockwise
straight
Counter-clockwise
52
A type of suit worn by divers keeping them at 1 atmosphere of pressure
AUV
ROV
SAT
ADS
53
Charles Darwins major contribution to the science was
mapping the gulf stream
Theory of Natural selection
the abyssal theory
Theory of tides
54
Polar Ice reflects how much solar radiation?
10-20%
80-90%
100%
50-70%
55
What causes land subsidence?
pollution
All of the above
overpumping of groundwater
salt water intrusion
56
Evolution and Natural Selection are examples of a?
theory
bias
unproven hypothesis
law
57
If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's
A good experiment
Reliable
A theory
Not reliable
58
What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group
Experimental group gets tested by changing the independent variable
Experimental group is larger
The experimental group is kept independent
The experimental group is kept controlled
59
If a scientific theory is changed it is obviously untrue
False
True
60
A hypothesis is always correct
False
True
61
Reliable Water is?
fresh water from rain and snow
Amount of water used to produce food
online water
surface water that can be counted on as a stable source
62
Part of the scientific method where I state whether my hypothesis was correct and why?
conclusions
observations
publication
experiment
63
A category 6 hurricane has what charecteristic?
low wind speed
low rainfall
does not exist
high pressure
64
Stormy weather is typically associated with?
Low pressure
high pressure
65
A stapler staples 100 papers jams 5 times. Another brand of stapler is tested; it jams 22 times. Whats the independent
paper
jams
staples
stapler
66
A type of unmanned vehicle able to collect data for months and run automated. Shaped like a missile.
ROV
AUV
ADS
SAT
67
A Tornado is different from a hurricane in that a tornado?
a circulating storm
Occurs with thunderstorms
forms over land
forms over water
68
People who fly into hurricanes to find out the wind speed and where its heading are called..
hurrican finders
hurricane hunters
hurrican destroyers
hurricane investigators
69
The current hurricane scale is based on
rain
wind
size
flooding
70
Type of remote sensing technology using radio waves to detect the distance to an object
RADAR
SONAR
LIDAR
GRAVITY
71
A scientific Theory can become a scientific law.
False
True
72
Which of the following is NOT detected from satellite
sea floor mapping
upwelling
Sea surface Temperature
sea surface salinity
73
Why is a Hurricane name retired?
name has been used
based on damage/ death toll
Don't like it
repeated too many times
74
If a storm is listed as a tropical storm it means?
Has a distinct eye and wind speeds above 74mph
Has distinct rotation and wind speeds between 39 and 73mph
Unsettled weather staying together for 24 hrs
storm begins to rotate and has sustained winds of up to 38mph
75
Coriolis forces cause objects to deflect to the _________ in the Northern Hemisphere?
up
right
Left
Down
76
When a storm gains some rotation and a number it is a?
Tropical depression
Tropical Disturbance
Hurricane
Tropical storm
77
A well tested and scientifically accepted explanation. Explains why something happens.
hypothesis
fact
theory
law
78
High pressure creates what type of weather
all of the above
stormy weather
thunderstorms
calm dry
79
If I dive to 66ft the pressure difference compared to sea surface pressure (1atm) is?
20x
2x
1/3
3x
80
Which factors affect hurricane paths and moveent?
Bermuda high
jet stream
trade winds
All of the above
81
Desalinization is a process used to
removes water from the ground
removes salts from marine water
check salinity levels
all of the above
82
A Hurricane Warning means?
Hurricane conditions expected within 48 hours
Tropical Storm conditions expected within 48 hours
Tropical storm conditions not expected
Hurricane conditions expected within 24 hours
83
Which variable is kept the same throughout an experiment?
Dependent
Experimental
Controlled
Independent
84
One grape is placed in tap water and one in salt water. The change in mass is measured. Whats the dependant variable
tap water
mass
grape
salt water
85
Fred is testing if the keto diet will help him lose weight. Which is the dependent variable?
exercise
strength
food
weight
86
In science if a hypothesis has been repeated and not disproven it will eventually become fact and cannot change
True
False
87
A magnetic compass always points at true north
True
False
88
Virtual Water is?
surface water that can be counted on as a stable source
fresh water from rain and snow
Amount of water used to produce food
online water
89
Nitrogen represents what portion of air
78%
1%
50%
21%
90
Saltwater intrusion occurs because
pollution
overpumping of groundwater
land subsidence
all of the above
91
A natural depression in the ground full of standing water to the water table
lake
Ocean
groundwater
aquifer
92
Edward Forbes came up with the Abyssal theory stating that...
Marine life was common at the surface
significant marine life existed at depth
Salinity changes with depth
Marine life ceased to exist at depth
93
A claim is a statement that doesn’t need any reasoning or explanation
False
True
94
The HMS challenger discovered what?
gulf stream
Moon formation
Mariana Trench
theory of tides
95
If a storm is listed as a disturbance it means?
storm begins to rotate and has sustained winds of up to 38mph
Has a distinct eye and wind speeds above 74mph
Has distinct rotation and wind speeds between 39 and 73mph
Unsettled weather staying together for 24 hrs
96
What causes most of the deaths from hurricanes
head injuries
drowning from storm surge
low pressure
wind
97
Sonar uses what type of waves to detect depth profiles underwater?
Sound
Microwave
seismic
Radio
98
Salt water makes up what portion of the worlds water?
1%
3%
97%
50%
99
Which of the following will raise sea level?
Ice sheet over Greenland
ice shelf over Antarctica
All of the above
Land ice
100
Most polar ice is located on
Antarctica
Alaska
Iceland
Greenland

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