Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Oceanography > Oceanography - Quizes Exam 1 > Flashcards

Oceanography - Quizes Exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q

As this is an online course, the best way to communicate with Dr. D is to:

A

email him at bdudendorff@polk.edu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The required textbook for the course is

A

Essentials of Oceanography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

A supply that is needed for exams is

A

a #2 pencil for the scantrons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Quizes count ___ of the grade, HW counts ____ of the grade, Discussions count ____ of the grade, Lab counts ___ of the grade, each Exam counts ___ of the grade, and the final exam counts ___ of the grade.

A

10%, 7%, 10%, 25%, 12%, & 12%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The ____ is the quiz that counts toward your grade

A

first quiz attempt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Answers to the quizzes ___:

A

will be given by retaking the Quizzes after they ahve been closed, graded,and reopend with the answers available.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

True or False: All chapters have discussions

A

false

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

To get full credit on each Discussion, you need to

A

make at least 2 posts of at least 100 words each (on topic) that are at least 24 hours apart and read the other posts in the discussion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The exams can be taken at:

A

in the lakeland TLCC, in the WH TLCC, at the JD Alexander in Lake Wales, or at any other approved testing center

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

To take the exam at PSC

A

bring a pencil and a photo ID and arrive at an hour before the testing center closes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The earth’s system that is the rigid layers of the solid Earth near the surface is the

A

Lithosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which system or sphere of the earth involves water?

A

Hydrosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q 
Which of the following is NOT a form of Solar Energy? 
A. Wind Energy
B. Colo and Oil
C. Water Power
D. Geothermal Energy
A

D. Geothermal Energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

____ Is one of the biggest environmental problems because it influences all other pollution and makes almost all other environmental problems worse.

A

Population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Plan and animals materials are resources that can be replenished quickly. What kind of resources are they?

A

Renewable Resources

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

___ is due to an manade increase in the greenhouse effect

A

Global Warming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

_______ affects plants and bodies of water by changing the pH of water in the air

A

Acid Rain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

In science, a well tested and well accepted general explanation is called

A

a theory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

_______ uses creativity to put parts together to form something new

A

synthesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

________ uses critical thinking to judge the value of material

A

Evaluation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

The Big Bang occurred about __ years ago

A

13 billion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Which of the following is NOT evidence for the Big Bang?
A. the expanding Universe
B. The proportions of hydrogen, helium, and other elements
C. The clockwise rotation of the planets around the sun
D. the microwave background radiation

A

C. The clockwise rotation of the planets around the sun

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Our Galaxy, the Milky way, is a ____ Galaxy

A

spiral galaxy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Stars generate most of their energy from

A

fusion of small ions into larger ions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

The color of small starts are

A

red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

True or False: the largest stars are the coolest stars

A

False

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

After the largest stop producing energy, the steller remnants that they form are ___

A

black holes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

our solar system from from a

A

nebula

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

As far as it is known, the atmosphere has always contained large amounts of _____

A

Nitrogen

30
Q

___ is the process of forming life from organic compounds

A

biogenesis

31
Q

Currents in the Atlantic outside of the Mediterranean are

A

from North to South

32
Q

The basis of the word ocean from Greek and Latin is

A

River

33
Q

The library of Alexandria (Egypt) was
A. received logs from all ships that visited the port of Alexandria
B. was where the diameter of the Earth was first discovered
C. one of the greatest libraries of all time
D. All the above

A

D. All the above

34
Q

Latitude measures __________ and longitude measures _____.

A

position north and south relative to the equator; position east and west relative to Greenwich England

35
Q

True or False: The library at Alexandra is still one of the best libraries in the world; it is the oldest continuously running library in the world

A

False

36
Q

The Vikings of northern Europe:
A. raided other parts of Europe during the dark ages
B. Colonized Iceland, Greenland, and briefly North America
C. helped lead to the end of the Dark Ages due to the rest of Europe’s cooperation in resistance to the raids
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

37
Q

True or False: While measuring latitude accurately, using the location of the stars, was possible early on the measurement of longitude accurately, using a seafaring clock, was not possible until 1760

A

True

38
Q

The Challenger Expedition:
A. Lasted from 1872 to 1876 and traveled around the world
B. led to the word oceanography
C. was the first purely scientific expedition, led by a 6 man scientific staff rather than a captain
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

39
Q

The north pole was reached by expedition in ______ and the south pole was reached in ____.

A

1909; 1911

40
Q

Advances in oceanographic technology include:
A. early navigation devices such as the compass, sextant, and seagoing clock
B. each sounding (sonar).
C. deep drilling ships
D. deep diving subs
E. Satellites
F. All of the above

A

F. All of the above

41
Q

___________ arrive first at a sesimograph because they are the fastest seismic waves

A

P waves

42
Q

The ____ is the brittle rock layer at the surface that can move around slowly because it floats on the layer below it

A

lithosphere

43
Q

The earth’s interior stays very hot, rather than cooling faster than it really has, because heat is constantly being added by ___.

A

Radioactivity

44
Q

Wegener’s hypothesis of Continental Drift was

A

not accepted by other scientists because Wegener could not explain how the continents moved

45
Q

New plate material is created at ___.

A

Divergent plate boundaries

46
Q

Plates move toward each other at

A

convergent plate boundaries

47
Q

True or False: Seafloor spreading and magnetic reversals combine to form “magnetic stripes” on the seafloor

A

True

48
Q

It is possible to test the actual movement of the plate over time, not just that the plates moved, using ____; with this the plate movements can be determined

A

Polar Wandering

49
Q

The Emporer Seamount and Hawaiian Island chain was made by a _____ so the ages of the seamounts and islands ___.

A

Hot spot; are youngest at the southeastern end near the big island of Hawaii

50
Q

Plate Tectonics is a _________ and Continental Drift is a _________. Which means, that Plate Tectonics is _____ and Continental drift is ________.

A

Theory; Discarded Hypothesis; Accepted; Not Accepted

51
Q

There is more ocean area in the _____ hemisphere than on the ____ hemisphere.

A

Southern, Northern

52
Q

The average depth of the ocean is about ___.

A

12,500 feet

53
Q

Which part of the continental margin is the least sloped and is an extension of the land?

A

Continental Shelf

54
Q

The west coast of Florida is a _____ continental margin and the east coast of Florida is a ____ continental margin.

A

Passive and Passive

55
Q

Which part of the continental margin is the steepest?

A

Continental Slope

56
Q

________ form when sediment fills in and smooths the rough seafloor

A

Abyssal plains

57
Q

Volcanic activity due to an oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary results in ___

A

volcanic island arc

58
Q

Trenches are found at ___ plate boundaries

A

convergent

59
Q

Mid-oceanic ridges are found at ___ plate boundaries

A

divergent

60
Q

True or False: Divergent plate boundaries, and the rifting and rift valleys that go along with the divergence, are always found in the ocean

A

False

61
Q

______ sediment comes from life.

A

Biogenous

62
Q

___ sediment comes form space

A

Cosmogenous

63
Q

___ sediment comes from land.

A

Terrigenous

64
Q

______ sediment comes directly from water.

A

Hydrogenous

65
Q

Dust blown off the deserts by the wind that falls in the oceans is an example of ____ sediment

A

Terrigenous

66
Q

The chalk cliffs of Dover in England is an example of ___ sediment

A

Biogenous

67
Q

True or False: The largest column of sediment, often 2 to 3 miles thick, is found on the mid-ocean ridges

A

False

68
Q

Smaller silt-sized sediment carried by rivers tends to __.

A

be deposited in the oceans far from the mouth of the river

69
Q

True or False: Calcareous oozes are not found in the deep oceans below the CCD because below that level they dissolve in the water.

A

True

70
Q

__________ uses sound waves to look with the ocean sediments and the igneous rock below them without actually sampling those sediments and rock

A

Seismic surveying

Oceanography (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions