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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Atlantic
B Indian
C Arctic
D Southern
E Pacific
Question #2
A Arctic
B Southern
C Pacific
D Atlantic
E Indian
Question #3
A tsunami.
B reflected wave.
C capillary wave.
D tide.
Question #4
A waves are reflected off an obstruction
B a wave train overtakes another wave train
C water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength
D waves approach the shore at an angle
E wave steepness exceeds a critical value
Question #5
A thermohaline stratification
B principle of constant proportions
C SOFAR channel for safe navigation
D wave refraction in deep water
E principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth
Question #6
A increases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.
B decreases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.
C decreases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.
D increases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.
Question #7
A the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests
B the time it takes for one full wavelength to pass a given point
C the vertical distance between a wave crest and an adjacent trough
D it’s the same as the wave frequency
E wave height divided by wavelength
F the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
Question #8
A wave drift
B wave period
C waveform
D wave steepness
E wave base
Question #9
A winds blowing across the ocean surface
B The gravity between the Moon and the Earth
C landslides
D Earth’s rotation
E seismic evenets
Question #10
A tidal
B splash
C tsunami
D internal
E ocean
Question #11
A internal
B tidal
C splash
D ocean
E turbidity
Question #12
A refracted waves
B longitudinal waves
C transverse waves
D orbital waves
E capillary waves
Question #13
A South Equatorial Current
B North Equatorial Current
C Antarctic Circumpolar Current
D Gulf Stream
Question #14
A Heavy rain and flooding in California
B More typhoons hit Southeast Asia
C Fisheries off South America are very productive
D The Pacific Warm Pool moves West
Question #15
A smaller; faster
B larger; slower
C larger; faster
D smaller; slower
Question #16
A Canary Current
B Agulhas Current
C Gulf Stream
D California Current
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A Eastern Boundary Current
B Equatorial Current
C Northern Boundary Current
D Western Boundary Current
E Southern Boundary Current
Question #19
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #20
A 5
B 4
C 3
D 2
Question #21
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #22
A the western deserts keep the humidity too low for hurricanes to form
B the Coriolis effect, necessary for the rotation of hurricanes, does not exist outside the tropics
C the ocean water does not get warm enough to supply the needed heat energy for hurricanes
D the Rocky Mountains serve as a barrier to keep storms away from the coast
Question #23
A the boundary between two land masses of different temperatures
B the boundary between two water masses of different size
C
D the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures
E the boundary between two air masses of different size
F the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures
Question #24
A typhoon
B tornado
C cyclone
D hurricane
Question #25
A Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
B Cold, moist air rises form the ocean surface, creating a low pressure system
C Torrential rain and thunderstorms are common within the eye of the storm
D The Coriolis Effect curves the path of the hurricane to the left in the Northern Hemisphere.
Question #26
A equatorial
B subtropical
C tropical
D subpolar
E polar
Question #27
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #28
A always greater
B the same
C always lower
D sometimes higher, and sometimes lower
Question #29
A Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation
B Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun
C Solar activity changes over time
D Earth’s orbit around the Sun is elliptical, rather than circular
Question #30
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #31
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #32
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #33
A Objects moving westward along the equator will experience the most Coriolis effect
B Earth’s rotation impacts the circulation of air
C Earth is the only planet where the Coriolis effect exists
D Objects moving eastward along the equator will experience the most Coriolis effect
Question #34
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #35
A calcium (Ca 2+)
B sodium (Na +)
C hydrogen (H+)
D magnesium (Mg 2+)
E chloride (Cl-)
F hydroxide (OH-)
Question #36
A acidic; acidic
B basic; basic
C basic; acidic
D acidic; basic
Question #37
A sunlight and darkness
B temperature and salinity
C the amount of living and dead organisms
D depth and pressure
Question #38
A iceberg melting
B stream input
C Sea ice formation
D rain and snow
Question #39
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #40
A turn to a liquid
B explode
C heat up much more slowly
D heat up much more quickly
Question #41
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #42
A evaporation of water
B melting of ice
C vaporization of water
D condensation of water
Question #43
A The boiling point of water is higher than the freezing point.
B For melting, hydrogen bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, covalent bonds are broken.
C For melting, only some hydrogen bonds need to be broken, whereas for vaporization, all hydrogen bonds must be broken.
D For melting, covalent bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, hydrogen bonds are broken
Question #44
A Oceans are much older geologic features than lakes, thus they have had more time to accumulate salts from continents.
B Oceans are larger than lakes, therefore they collect more rainfall and become saltier.
C Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.
D Seawater has lower density than lake water.
Question #45
A Water molecules are polar. The positive end of water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions, and the negative end of water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions.
B Both pure water and salts are made of ions. The positive water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions, and the negative water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions.
C Both pure water and salts are made of ions. The positive water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions, and the negative water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions.
D Water molecules are polar. The positive end of water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions, and the negative end of water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions.
Question #46
A solid
B gas
C liquid
Question #47
A solid
B liquid
C gas
Question #48
A solid
B liquid
C gas (vapor)
Question #49
A solid
B gas
C liquid
Question #50
A FALSE
B TRUE