Ocean 100 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers A+
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OCEAN 100
Ocean 100 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Science - Answersupports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available
observations
Scientific Theory - Answerstructure of ideas that explain a wide range of observations from the
natural world (Something that is tested...
Ocean 100 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Science - Answer✔supports the explanation of the natural world that best explains all available
observations
Scientific Theory - Answer✔structure of ideas that explain a wide range of observations from the
natural world (Something that is tested A LOT-- almost a fact)
Scientific Method - Answer✔principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration
considered necessary for scientific investigations
Hypothesis - Answer✔tentative and testable statement about the general nature of the
phenomenom observered
What are the fields in Oceanography? - Answer✔geology, geography, biology, chemistry,
physics, astronomy, engineering
geology - Answer✔plate techtonics
biology - Answer✔evolution by natural selection
physics - Answer✔theory of relativity
astronomy has to do with the - Answer✔big bang
What are the Earth's four spheres? - Answer✔Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Cross- Sectional View - Answer✔a view from the side as if it were featured along a vertical
plane. SHOWS INTERIOR, TWO DIMENSIONAL
Block Diagram - Answer✔THREE DIMENSION VIEW, SHOWS INTERIOR (literally looks
like a block)
Mercator Map Projection - Answer✔two dimensional view of our spherical earth that is flat.
POLES EXAGGERATED, tropical lands true to size.
Map View - Answer✔View From Above
What are the five oceans? - Answer✔Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Antarctic
What ocean is the largest and the deepest? - Answer✔The Pacific because is has the most
trenches INCLUDING THE MARIANA TRENCH (deepest trench)
Mariana Trench is what type of boundary? - Answer✔convergent (subduction zone)
What ocean is the smallest and shallowest? - Answer✔The Arctic because it is made of shelves
(ice)
What percent of the earth's surface is oceans? - Answer✔71
what percent of earth is continents or islands? - Answer✔29
On average how deep are the Oceans? - Answer✔12k feet or 3,800 meters or 4km
How deep is the Mariana Trench - Answer✔36,000 feet below sea level
How old is the oldest sea floor? - Answer✔180 million years old (VERY FAR FROM MID
OCEAN RIDGES)
How old is the ocean - Answer✔4 billion years
What is the average temperature of the ocean? - Answer✔38 degrees F, 4 degrees C
What are the most abundant elements in the Ocean? - Answer✔Hydrogen, Sodium, Oxygen,
Chlorine
How much do the oceans account for out of all water on earth? - Answer✔97%
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