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The Hubble space telescope is named in honor of Edwin Hubble who correct answers First observed the expanding nature of the Universe Scientific data suggest that the age of the sun is about _____________years. correct answers 5 billion Which of these was not present in Earth's primitive atmos...

What is convection correct answers Cold air sinks because it is more dense What is the lithosphere correct answers The top part of the mantle and all crust, on top of asthenosphere In SoCal our plate boundary is... (list plate, boundary and rise) correct answers Pacific plate, transform bounda...

Argo floats control their buoyancy using a reservoir of: correct answers oil The Navy refers to ROVs and AUVs as: correct answers uncrewed underwater vehicles Stealth AUVs: correct answers sit on the seafloor and listen quietly for targets of interest Bionic AUVs: correct answers look like ...

What is the main structure of an atom? correct answers Nucleus-center (protons and neutrons), electrons surround nucleus, usually equal amt protons and neutrons. *Ion= atom loses or gains an electron What is a molecule? correct answers When a group of 2+ atoms are held together by sharing or tr...

What does plate tectonics refer to? correct answers It is a theory explaining the movement of the Earth's crust -Earth's crust is not solid but rather a bunch of pieces (or 'plates') that move on the surface of the Earth. Similar to cracked egg shell. We need all three boundary types for pla...

Colonial aspirations. correct answers Although the age of exploration ended in the early 17th century, what factor continued to drive exploration? Antarctica and Australia correct answers By the late 1700s there were a number of major European trade routes. Which continents did not have a trade r...

Explain the significance of the hydrogen bond correct answers •Similar to ionic bond but weak •Polarity causes water molecules to form weak (hydrogen) bonds between water molecules •Although the hydrogen bond between molecules is only 5% as strong as the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen (c...

Greatest depth in the ocean correct answers 11 Km Herodotus correct answers described the world as the Med. Sea surrounded by Europe, Asia, Libya Erastothenes correct answers determining Earth's circumference Ferdinand Magellan correct answers circumnavigated the world James Cook correc...

Has Global warming actually been observed? correct answers Yes, there have been observed changes in global mean temperature. While ____ plays the central role in weather, _____ plays the central role in climate. correct answers Atmosphere, ocean Because of water's ____ heat capacity, Ocean's...

c correct answers 1. Where did all of the heavy elements that are found inside of your own body (e.g., carbon and nitrogen, phosphorous, copper and gold) get created? a. 50% of the heavy elements were created directly from the Big Bang and the other 50% were created later inside of stars or when ...

What made it possible for human and animal remains to end up in submerged caves? correct answers - they fell or were thrown in - They entered when sea levels were lower and the caves were dry. Most modern ships are powered by gasoline fuel. True or False correct answers false Who was the New ...

How do we know that the Earth got hit by a planet? correct answers seasons on Earth Why did the Earth begin to cool during the 'Cooling' event? correct answers lack of asteroid crashing on the Earth From what did the Earth form? correct answers Dust and Gas What process introduced oxygen ...

How many oceans exist on earth? What are they? correct answers 4 (+1) Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic Which ocean is the deepest? correct answers Pacific - Mariana Trench (11,022 meters) What defines a sea (versus an ocean)? correct answers Seas are smaller, shallower, salt water,...

They were the first known explores of the Oceans correct answers The Egyptians They were the early explorers in the Pacific Ocean correct answers The Polynesians They were probably the first Europeans to "Discover America" correct answers The Vikings Oceanography is customarily divided in...

Angle of of Earth's Tilt on its Axis correct answers ~23.5 degrees Ecliptic correct answers the plane traced by Earth's solar orbit Earth's Seasons: explanation correct answers 1) caused by unequal distribution of solar energy across Earth's surface due to the planet's tilt and rotation o...

Plankton are: a. marine organisms that drift or swim weakly. b. microscopic marine plants. c. marine organisms that swim. d. composed ONLY of microscopic marine organisms. correct answers a. marine organisms that drift or swim weakly. Phytoplankton are: a. residents primarily of the dis...