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