OCEAN 320 Quizzes 1 - 6 | Verified with 100% Correct Answers Which of the following is NOT a reported issue related to PCB in Beluga Whales in the St Lawrence seaway? heart disease The Kermadec Trench would be one of the deepest places in the ocean also called the _________zone? Hadal Advances in...
Which of the following is NOT a reported issue related to PCB in Beluga Whales in the
St Lawrence seaway?
heart disease
The Kermadec Trench would be one of the deepest places in the ocean also called the
_________zone?
Hadal
Advances in early 20th century fishing technology with larger vessels and
_______________ allowed boats to start going global instead of just fishing in local
waters.
Refrigerators
When analyzing human population over time, what is most likely true?
More than 110 billion people have lived (were born) over the last 200,000 years
Science is a blend of logic and _____________.
Imagination
What best describes a "Neuston" in the context of life in the ocean?
It is related to shallow water ecosystems
After 100 years of plankton studies which used small nets to capture the tiny floating
creatures, what major plankton discovery was made in the 1990's of a type more
numerous than any other?
bacterial nanoplankton
The great acceleration pertains to the rapid human population increase. It has become
apparent that human driven change is effecting the rate of processes on Earth. Choose
from the following all the true statements about the "global scale" impacts of humans?
(select more than one)
-the human impacts operate on much faster time scales than rates of natural variability,
often by an order of magnitude or more
-the human impacts taken together in terms of extent, magnitude, rate and simultaneity,
have produced a no-analogue state in the dynamics and functioning of the Earth
system.
-the human impacts are approaching or exceeding in magnitude some of the great
forces of nature
Science ethical practices are guided by several factors. (select all that apply from the
following list)
, -accurate record keeping
-openness
-peer review
-replication
Early in the 20th Century chemists created a new formulation for gasoline that made
engines run much smoother by adding dissolved mercury.
False
When referring to a water molecule, what does "polarity" mean?
A water molecule has opposite charges like magnetic poles
What is "the most successful oceanographic sciences satellite of all time" and according
to Walter Monk?
Topex-Poseidon
The Coriolis Force in the atmosphere is attributed to the....
the spin of the Earth
We know that in the tropics the ITCZ Inter-tropical Convergence Zone is where the
trade winds are headed..... on their journey, the trade winds would likely never blow
FROM this direction?
Southwest
George Hadley figured out the reason that the trade winds constantly blow toward the
inter-tropical convergence zone...which is...?
constantly rising equatorial air
What is true about the wave energy in Iceland?
Based on our satellite observations the wave energy is higher in Iceland in the winter
Which of the following locations has a lower degree of primary productivity?
Halfway between California and Hawaii
What two bands of the electromagnetic spectrum are closest to the visual band? (Select
two)
-Ultraviolet rays
-Infrared rays
Which of the following factors play a role in creating big ocean wind waves? (select all
that apply)
-the area of ocean with maximum winds
-a continuously forward storm path
-the strength or velocity of the wind
-the duration of the storm winds
-an intensifying storm and wind field
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