Chapter 1

Question 0

How did life, biosynthesis begin?

Answer 0

Theories only

Question 1

Where did basic carbon compounds come from

Answer 1

Comets, meteors, asteroids, interplanetary dust

Question 2

What do all living things have in common?

Answer 2

Water. Saline water. In all cells (blood, tears)

Question 3

When will our sun die

Answer 3

5 billion years

Question 4

How old are earth and oceans

Answer 4

Earth: 4.6 billion
Oceans: 4 billion

Question 5

Percentage of water is

Answer 5

97.5 salt 2.5 fresh water

Question 6

Marine geologists

Answer 6

Composition of earth, mobility of crust, history of earth

Question 7

Physical oceanographers

Answer 7

Wave dynamics, currents, ocean atmosphere interactions

Question 8

Chemical oceanographers

Answer 8

Oceans dissolved solids and gases

Question 9

Marine biologists

Answer 9

Nature and distribution of marine organisms

Question 10

Stars change helium and hydrogen into what?

Answer 10

Heavier elements

Question 11

How was ocean formed?

Answer 11

Water vapor in earths outer layers escaped to surface through volcanic activity during planets youth. Vapor cooled and condensed to form the ocean

Question 12

Earths heavier elements came from

Answer 12

The death of ancient stars