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