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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A A warm-water pool accumulates and warm moist air rises, inducing rainfall.
B Cold water is transported away from the shore causing abnormally high temperatures.
C Southerly winds bring warm temperatures and dry weather.
D Dry, cold air is transported from the north, inducing drought conditions.
E Cold water is brought to the surface that chills the air above, inducing cool, wet weather.
Question #2
A Low pressure builds in the western Pacific.
B Trade winds blow from east to west.
C High pressure builds in the eastern Pacific.
D Equatorial currents move faster.
E Trade winds blow from west to east.
Question #3
A Molecules of water vapor have less mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
B Molecular movement of water vapor occupies more space than dry air.
C Water vapor molecules are more compressed than dry air molecules.
D Molecular movement of water vapor occupies less space than dry air.
E Molecules of water vapor have more mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
Question #4
A Decreased saturation because of cooler water
B There are fewer animals present
C The respiration of marine animals and bacteria
D Mineral precipitation
E The by-products of photosynthesis
Question #5
A temperate water masses
B tropical water masses
C subtropical water masses
D polar water masses
E equatorial water masses
Question #6
A winds; reflection
B seasons; latitude
C longitude; latitude
D winds; convection
E seasons; longitude
Question #7
A tropical regions
B temperate regions
C equatorial regions
D polar regions
E mid-latitudes
Question #8
A my mind
B oxygen
C ammonia
D nitrogen
E carbon dioxide
Question #9
A As heat is applied (or removed), temperature stays the same.
B As temperature increases, heat stays the same.
C As heat is removed, density stays the same.
D As temperature increases, density stays the same.
E As heat is applied, temperature increases (or as heat is removed, temperature decreases).
Question #10
A diffusion of heat energy
B sensible heat loss of water
C latent heat of vaporization
D heat capacity of water
E latent heat of fusion
Question #11
A capillary rise
B surface tension
C adhesion
D heat capacity
E density
Question #12
A Both temperature and salinity decrease with depth.
B Many combinations of temperature and salinity can yield the same density.
C Density of water tends to decrease with depth.
D Water masses of the same density will not combine.
E Only one combination of temperature and salinity can yield a given density.
Question #13
A In the same direction as the wind
B 45° to the right of wind direction
C 90° to the right of wind direction
D 90° to the left of wind direction
E 45° to the left of wind direction
Question #14
A Hot spots
B Fracture zones
C Atlantic-type margins
D Pacific-type margins
E Spreading centers
Question #15
A In a submarine canyon
B At a mid-ocean ridge
C Along the continental margin
D Around hot spot volcanoes
E In a deep ocean trench
Question #16
A It will be uplifted
B It will subside
C It will stay the same
D It will grow thicker
E It will spread out
Question #17
A Low gravity
B Optimum distance from a star
C Toxic atmosphere
D Perfectly spherical orbit
E Few moons
Question #18
A False
B True
Question #19
A True
B False
Question #20
A False
B True
Question #21
A True
B False
Question #22
A True
B False
Question #23
A True
B False
Question #24
A True
B False
Question #25
A False
B True
Question #26
A False
B True
Question #27
A True
B False
Question #28
A Whale falls
B Sea grasses
C Planktonic organisms and bacteria
D Fossilized fish
E Water column debris
Question #29
A carbon dioxide
B oxygen
C nitrous oxide
D nitrogen
E hydrogen
Question #30
A environmental resistance
B carrying capacity
C commensalism
D progression
E succession
Question #31
A deep ocean
B surface of temperate ocean
C cobble beaches
D intertidal zone
E surface of a polar ocean
Question #32
A Barrier reef
B Fringing reef
C Atoll
D Mangrove
E Drumlin
Question #33
A semidiurnal tides
B neap tides
C spring tides
D diurnal tides
E semidiurnal mixed tides
Question #34
A 1 meter per second
B There is not enough information to tell
C 10 meters per second
D 20 meters per second
E 400 meters per second
Question #35
A It causes the peak of the “hill” in the center of the gyre to be steeper on the eastern side.
B It is absent at the equator.
C It causes Northern Hemisphere surface currents to flow to the left of the wind direction.
D It is strongest near the equator.
E It causes cold-core eddies in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise.
Question #36
A Cold, dry air with zones of low pressure
B Warm, humid air with zones of low pressure
C Cold, dry air with zones of high pressure
D Warm, humid air with zones of high pressure
E Warm, dry air with zones of high pressure
Question #37
A Carbon dioxide combines chemically with water to form carbonic acid.
B Carbon dioxide is more reactive.
C Carbon dioxide is not used in photosynthesis.
D Carbon dioxide is used by plankton for energy
E Carbon dioxide is used in mineral formation.
Question #38
A siliceous ooze
B turbidic sediment
C diatomaceous earth
D evaporitic sediment
E calcareous ooze
Question #39
A Subduction
B Spreading
C Erosion
D Volcanic eruptions
E Turbidity
Question #40
A Stay the same
B Sink
C Rise
D Spread out
E Subduct
Question #41
A estuarine bays
B hydrothermal vents
C rainforest sediments
D polar sea ice
Question #42
A Descending down to land surface
B From east to west
C From north to south
D From west to east
E Ascending up into the atmosphere
Question #43
A Divergent plate boundary
B Convergent plate boundary
C Transform plate boudary
Question #44
A Convergent plate boundary
B Divergent plate boundary
C Transform plate boudary
Question #45
A Divergent plate boundary
B Transform plate boudary
C Convergent plate boundary
Question #46
A Transform plate boudary
B Divergent plate boundary
C Convergent plate boundary
Question #47
A Transform plate boudary
B Convergent plate boundary
C Divergent plate boundary
Question #48
A Coastal waters only support about 15% of the total mass of life in the oceans.
B Coastal waters are of minor importance for shipping because they traverse the open ocean.
C Coastal waters serve as nursery grounds for many species that inhabit the open ocean.
D Coastal waters have limited opportunities for oil production and recreational activities.
E Coastal waters receive land-derived pollutants after they pass through the open ocean.
Question #49
A Brazil Current
B North Atlantic Current
C California Current
D Gulf Stream
E North Equatorial Current
Question #50
A A density-driven circulation that is initiated at the ocean surface by temperature and salinity.
B An apparent force resulting from Earth’s rotation that causes particles in motion to be deflected.
C West Wind Drift
D Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
E The vast amounts of latent heat as water evaporates and condenses.
Question #51
A latent heat of sublimation
B latent heat of deposition
C latent heat of melting
D latent heat of fusion
E latent heat of condensation
Question #52
A not enough information to tell
B wet and cold
C dry and warm
D wet and warm
E dry and cold
Question #53
A more
B less
C the same
Question #54
A higher
B the same
C lower
Question #55
A lower
B increase
C has no effect to
Question #56
A 15 to 20
B 10 to 15
C 5 to 10
D 1 to 5
Question #57
A lower
B the same
C higher