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Marine Science Semester 1 Exam

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  • September 3, 2024
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Marine Science Semester 1 Exam

ocean water has an acid pH - Answer -The pH of ocean water is largely unaffected by
acid rain because...

1091 - Answer -A ship is using sonar to locate a plane that crashed into the ocean. At
what depth is the plane if the signal takes 1.5 seconds to return to the ship after it is
transmitted? (sound travels 1454 meters per second underwater)

diverging boundary - Answer -The structure labeled A in the diagram represents?

California has a shorter shelf than the shelf in South America - Answer -What is an
accurate statement regarding a profile of seafloor features shown in the diagram below?

continental shelf, continental slope, ocean basin, Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Answer -Imagine
you are traveling in a submersible from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of
New York. What is the correct order of the oceanographic regions that you would pass
through on your trip?

the angle of insolation is 90 degrees at the equator - Answer -It is warmer at the equator
than at the poles b/c...

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ocean basin, continental slope, continental shelf - Answer -Imagine
you are traveling in a submersible from middle of the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of New
York. What is the correct order of the oceanographic regions that you would pass
through on your trip?

moves from sea to the land - Answer -During the summer a sea breeze...

increases - Answer -as the distance north and south of the equator increases, the
temperature of the oceans surface waters generally...

a convection current - Answer -the continental movement of a gas or a liquid in a cycle
as the heated part rises and the cooler part sinks is called...

When the cold California Current meets warm, moist air - Answer -San Francisco fog
forms when...

, it forms in the tropical ocean - Answer -What is an accurate statement about a
hurricane?

an increase in atmospheric CO2 - Answer -In recent years the acceleration of global
warming has been attributed to

El Nino - Answer -Droughts in Australia, famine in Africa, floods in California, and other
climate related disturbances in recent years have all been attributed to...

average rainfall in the southwestern US has significantly decreased over the last 30
years - Answer -Which of the following statements best exemplifies climate change
rather than weather?

the warm sea breeze and warm water will keep the air warm - Answer -You are getting
ready for an evening dinner cruise off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in early May. You
are debating whether to take a sweater with you. Which of these statements might be a
reason you would not need to take a sweater?

there is more land in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere -
Answer -What is an accurate statement regarding the hemispheres?

North America - Answer -Identify the land mass labeled A

decreases only - Answer -As ocean depth decreases, the concentration of dissolved
oxygen

fewer organisms - Answer -What is a likely cause of slight increase in concentration of
dissolved oxygen b/w 2500 and 3000 feet?

1000 meters - Answer -At what depth is the 02 minimum zone located?

salinity - Answer -Thermocline is to temperature as halocline is to...

97% - Answer -The percent of water molecules in ocean water is approximately...

slightly alkaline - Answer -Ocean water is...

III,IV, I, II - Answer -A chemical oceanographer analyzed the salinity of water of water
samples from four locations around the world. Which answer best describes the order of
the samples from highest to lowest?

HCO3- - Answer -Which formula represents carbonic acid?

1454 meters - Answer -How deep is the ocean floor under the boat if the sonar signal
takes 2 seconds to return to the boat? (sound travels 1454 meters per second
underwater)

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