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World Oceans Final
First Semester oF World oceans
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
12/05/2006

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Amount of Water covering the earth.
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75%
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What was the first Oceanographic Vessel that studied the ocean?
Definition
The Challenger
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Alternative food sources from the ocean:
Definition
Kelp and fish protein
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What is the greatest problem converting salt to fish water?
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Cost
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What other materials might be used in the ocean?
Definition
Nickel
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Alternative energy sources availible from the ocean?
Definition
I couldn't hear what she said. She was going too fast. Sorry.
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The theory of the origin of the earth is:
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Oscillation Theory
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The inner core of the earth is formed of:
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Solid iron
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The outer core of the earth is formed by:
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Liquid nickel and iron
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The Earth's atmosphere is made of:
Definition
Nitrogen, 02 and CO2
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What gases were present when the earth was formed?
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Methane, amonia and water vapor
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Why is there so much water on earth?
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Chemical dissociation, ice comet and outgassing
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What hemisphere has more water?
Definition
Southern
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Which ocean is largest?
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Pacific
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What ocean is deepest?
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Pacific
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What ocean is the coldest?
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Pacific
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Which ocea has a riverlike shape?
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Atlantic
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The Marianas trench is the:
Definition
deepest spot in the ocean
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Submarine canyons are found in:
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The Central Slope
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Submarine canyons are found in:
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The Central Slope
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A famous German meteorologist:
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Alfred Wegner
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Plate Tectonics are supported by:
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I couldn't hear what she said.
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The Supertcontinent is:
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Pangea
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According to plate tectonic theory, new crusts are added at:
Definition
The Ridge
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The most dense rocks on the sea floor are found at:
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The ridges
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The oldest rocks on the sea floor are found in:
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The trenches
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The youngest rocks on the sea floor are found in:
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The ridges
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Submerged volcanic island with a pointed top is a:
Definition
Seamount
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A submerged volcanic island with a pointed top is a:
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guyot
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Craters below 1000 meters are called:
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salacious rocks
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Lithogenic sediments include all but:
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gloconites (?)
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Salacious oozes are derived from:
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Radiolaran sponge spicules
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Hydrogenic deposits include:
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Manganese Nodules
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Terrigenous, lithogenous deposits below the CCD include:
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She was talking too fast; sorry.
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What does not measure salinity?
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Maximum capacity
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The average salinity of water is:
Definition
35 ppt
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In high temperature, carbonate :
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forms
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In high temperature, silica:
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Dissolves
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In a high pH carbonate:
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forms
Term
In a high pH, silica:
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dissolves
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In dense (or deep, I can't read my own writing) water, carbonate:
Definition
dissolves
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In dense or deep water, silica:
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dissolves
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Density of water always varies, but is always:
Definition
1
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The region of maximum density change is called the:
Definition
Pyconline
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Secchi Disk
Definition
Know it, because I don't.
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Water molecules are:
Definition
Dipolar
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In the ocean, which color is absorbed last:
Definition
Blue
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What direction do service currents flow:
Definition
Counter clockwise
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The North Atlantic ocean curve that goes North to South is called the:
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Canary something.
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When the trade winds decrease (hint: espanol)
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El Nino
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Waves that go parallel to the coast:
Definition
Longshore current
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Water is charecterized by:
Definition
Water and temperature.
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Waves that move out are:
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Progressive waves.
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Waves that go up and down are called:
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Standing seiches
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Predictable rise and fall of water is called:
Definition
The tides
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Breakers are caused by:
Definition
Friction
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What controls influence wave height?
Definition
Fetch, Duration and speed.
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Water depth greater than 1/2 L:
Definition
swell
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Tsunamis are caused byL
Definition
Submarine volcanoes
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Water buildup next to the shore is called:
Definition
Rip current
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The minimal tidal range occurs during:
Definition
Neap tide
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What can prevent beach erosion?
Definition
Jetties and groins
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Algae is what type of feeder?
Definition
Autotroph
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Skeletal things in sponges are called:
Definition
Spicules
Term
Echinodermatas use what kind of water system?
Definition
Water vascular
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Kingdom monera are:
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Bacteria and viruses
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Phylum mollusca includes:
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Snails
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Arthropoda includes:
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Shrimp
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An example of a marine reptile is a :
Definition
Turtle
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A _________ is a Chondrichta
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Sting ray
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Cnideria without polyp is a:
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Cubozoa
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A fire coral is a :
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Hydrozoa
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A jellyfish is a:
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Scyphozoa
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A marine tree is a:
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Mangrove
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A reef that is separated by a lagoon is a:
Definition
Barrier reef
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