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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A A warm-water pool accumulates and warm moist air rises, inducing rainfall.
B Cold water is brought to the surface that chills the air above, inducing cool, wet weather.
C Dry, cold air is transported from the north, inducing drought conditions.
D Cold water is transported away from the shore causing abnormally high temperatures.
E Southerly winds bring warm temperatures and dry weather.
Question #2
A Equatorial currents move faster.
B Low pressure builds in the western Pacific.
C High pressure builds in the eastern Pacific.
D Trade winds blow from west to east.
E Trade winds blow from east to west.
Question #3
A Molecules of water vapor have less mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
B Molecules of water vapor have more mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
C Molecular movement of water vapor occupies more space than dry air.
D Water vapor molecules are more compressed than dry air molecules.
E Molecular movement of water vapor occupies less space than dry air.
Question #4
A There are fewer animals present
B The respiration of marine animals and bacteria
C Decreased saturation because of cooler water
D Mineral precipitation
E The by-products of photosynthesis
Question #5
A equatorial water masses
B subtropical water masses
C tropical water masses
D temperate water masses
E polar water masses
Question #6
A seasons; latitude
B seasons; longitude
C winds; reflection
D longitude; latitude
E winds; convection
Question #7
A tropical regions
B equatorial regions
C temperate regions
D polar regions
E mid-latitudes
Question #8
A carbon dioxide
B oxygen
C nitrogen
D my mind
E ammonia
Question #9
A As heat is applied, temperature increases (or as heat is removed, temperature decreases).
B As heat is removed, density stays the same.
C As heat is applied (or removed), temperature stays the same.
D As temperature increases, density stays the same.
E As temperature increases, heat stays the same.
Question #10
A diffusion of heat energy
B latent heat of fusion
C heat capacity of water
D sensible heat loss of water
E latent heat of vaporization
Question #11
A surface tension
B adhesion
C capillary rise
D density
E heat capacity
Question #12
A Only one combination of temperature and salinity can yield a given density.
B Water masses of the same density will not combine.
C Density of water tends to decrease with depth.
D Many combinations of temperature and salinity can yield the same density.
E Both temperature and salinity decrease with depth.
Question #13
A 90° to the left of wind direction
B In the same direction as the wind
C 90° to the right of wind direction
D 45° to the left of wind direction
E 45° to the right of wind direction
Question #14
A Hot spots
B Fracture zones
C Spreading centers
D Atlantic-type margins
E Pacific-type margins
Question #15
A Around hot spot volcanoes
B In a submarine canyon
C In a deep ocean trench
D At a mid-ocean ridge
E Along the continental margin
Question #16
A It will stay the same
B It will spread out
C It will be uplifted
D It will subside
E It will grow thicker
Question #17
A Low gravity
B Optimum distance from a star
C Perfectly spherical orbit
D Toxic atmosphere
E Few moons
Question #18
A True
B False
Question #19
A True
B False
Question #20
A False
B True
Question #21
A True
B False
Question #22
A True
B False
Question #23
A True
B False
Question #24
A False
B True
Question #25
A False
B True
Question #26
A False
B True
Question #27
A True
B False
Question #28
A Sea grasses
B Water column debris
C Whale falls
D Planktonic organisms and bacteria
E Fossilized fish
Question #29
A hydrogen
B nitrogen
C nitrous oxide
D carbon dioxide
E oxygen
Question #30
A commensalism
B progression
C carrying capacity
D succession
E environmental resistance
Question #31
A deep ocean
B intertidal zone
C surface of temperate ocean
D cobble beaches
E surface of a polar ocean
Question #32
A Barrier reef
B Fringing reef
C Drumlin
D Mangrove
E Atoll
Question #33
A diurnal tides
B spring tides
C neap tides
D semidiurnal mixed tides
E semidiurnal tides
Question #34
A 400 meters per second
B There is not enough information to tell
C 10 meters per second
D 20 meters per second
E 1 meter per second
Question #35
A It causes Northern Hemisphere surface currents to flow to the left of the wind direction.
B It is absent at the equator.
C It is strongest near the equator.
D It causes cold-core eddies in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise.
E It causes the peak of the “hill” in the center of the gyre to be steeper on the eastern side.
Question #36
A Cold, dry air with zones of high pressure
B Cold, dry air with zones of low pressure
C Warm, humid air with zones of high pressure
D Warm, dry air with zones of high pressure
E Warm, humid air with zones of low pressure
Question #37
A Carbon dioxide is more reactive.
B Carbon dioxide is used by plankton for energy
C Carbon dioxide is used in mineral formation.
D Carbon dioxide combines chemically with water to form carbonic acid.
E Carbon dioxide is not used in photosynthesis.
Question #38
A diatomaceous earth
B calcareous ooze
C turbidic sediment
D siliceous ooze
E evaporitic sediment
Question #39
A Spreading
B Turbidity
C Erosion
D Subduction
E Volcanic eruptions
Question #40
A Spread out
B Sink
C Subduct
D Rise
E Stay the same
Question #41
A hydrothermal vents
B estuarine bays
C polar sea ice
D rainforest sediments
Question #42
A From north to south
B From east to west
C From west to east
D Descending down to land surface
E Ascending up into the atmosphere
Question #43
A Divergent plate boundary
B Convergent plate boundary
C Transform plate boudary
Question #44
A Divergent plate boundary
B Convergent plate boundary
C Transform plate boudary
Question #45
A Transform plate boudary
B Divergent plate boundary
C Convergent plate boundary
Question #46
A Transform plate boudary
B Divergent plate boundary
C Convergent plate boundary
Question #47
A Divergent plate boundary
B Convergent plate boundary
C Transform plate boudary
Question #48
A Coastal waters are of minor importance for shipping because they traverse the open ocean.
B Coastal waters serve as nursery grounds for many species that inhabit the open ocean.
C Coastal waters receive land-derived pollutants after they pass through the open ocean.
D Coastal waters only support about 15% of the total mass of life in the oceans.
E Coastal waters have limited opportunities for oil production and recreational activities.
Question #49
A California Current
B Brazil Current
C North Equatorial Current
D Gulf Stream
E North Atlantic 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 An apparent force resulting from Earth’s rotation that causes particles in motion to be deflected.
D The vast amounts of latent heat as water evaporates and condenses.
E A density-driven circulation that is initiated at the ocean surface by temperature and salinity.
Question #51
A latent heat of melting
B latent heat of fusion
C latent heat of condensation
D latent heat of sublimation
E latent heat of deposition
Question #52
A not enough information to tell
B dry and warm
C wet and warm
D wet and cold
E dry and cold
Question #53
A more
B the same
C less
Question #54
A higher
B lower
C the same
Question #55
A increase
B lower
C has no effect to
Question #56
A 10 to 15
B 5 to 10
C 15 to 20
D 1 to 5
Question #57
A the same
B higher
C lower