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