Which of the following best describes the high specific heat capacity of water?

It takes a lot of energy to heat water.

Tsunamis are most often caused by

earthquakes deep within the ocean floor.

the gravitational pull between the moon, the sun, and Earth.

The first step of the scientific method is to

ask a question or observe a problem.

are non-living chemical or physical parts of an ecosystem.

The independent variable

is the variable that you control.

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Marine Biology Intro Quiz

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Marine Biology quiz to introduce the basics of marine biology.

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1
Which of the following best describes the high specific heat capacity of water?
It takes a lot of energy to heat water.
It takes a little energy to heat water.
Sediment in water will cause water to become cloudy.
Object's with a high density will sink.
2
Water molecules are held together by
covalent bond.
hydrogen bonds.
nonpolar covalent bonds.
ionic bonds.
3
Tsunamis are most often caused by
earthquakes deep within the ocean floor.
submarine landslides.
strong wind currents.
changes in atmospheric pressure.
4
Tides are caused by
energy from with Earth's crust.
light wind global wind patterns.
the gravitational pull between the moon, the sun, and Earth.
submarine volcanic eruptions.
5
The first step of the scientific method is to
create an experiment.
ask a question or observe a problem.
define the variables.
make a hypothesis.
6
The dependent variable. . .
None of these are correct.
is measured.
does not depend on anything.
is relatively independent.
7
All tsunamis are deadly.
True
False
8
Density increases and temperature decreases.
True
False
9
Density and salinity show a ___________.
Positive-Negative Correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Positive Correlation
10
Which variable describes water density?
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
11
Which of these boundaries causes ocean floor spreading?
Convergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Slip boundaries
Divergent boundaries
12
Abiotic factors are
are non-living chemical or physical parts of an ecosystem.
living organisms in an ecosystem.
13
Deep ocean currents are caused by
density.
temperature.
All of these.
salinity.
14
The independent variable
does not play a role in the experiment.
is the variable that you control.
depends on the dependent variable.
is a variable that you cannot control.
15
Quantitative data can be expressed in numbers or measurements.
False.
True.
16
Salt water is more dense than fresh water.
False
True

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