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