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what branch of oceanography covers the chemical composition of seawater and the chemical reactions that occur in seawater ? - Answer-physical oceanography what percent of the surface of the earth is covered with water? - Answer-70 percent how many oceans cover the surface of the earth? - Answ...

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Marine Science Final Exam Questions
with Verified Answers
what branch of oceanography covers the chemical composition of seawater and the
chemical reactions that occur in seawater ? - Answer-physical oceanography

what percent of the surface of the earth is covered with water? - Answer-70 percent

how many oceans cover the surface of the earth? - Answer-5

what is another name for lines of latitude? - Answer-parallels

physical oceanographers study the _______ of oceans - Answer-waves and tides

the earth's oceans are known as the _____ - Answer-asthenosphere

what ocean is the deepest on earth? - Answer-Atlantic

how many continents are on earth? - Answer-3

Which of the following is not a sea
a. Mediterranean
b. Black
c. Red
d. Arctic - Answer-Arctic

what ocean is the second largest and the most heavily travelled? - Answer-the Atlantic

what ship is a well-known drilling ship? - Answer-Alvin

what are smaller bodies of saltwater usually enclosed by land? - Answer-lakes

what ship embarked in 1872 on the first oceanographic journey by Wyville Thompson? -
Answer-HMS Titanic

why is oceanography an important subject? - Answer--the oceans provide food
-the oceans affect our weather
-the oceans provide another means of transportation

what type of marine scientist helps find seafood, predicts its availability, and helps
ensure sustainability of ocean life? - Answer-aquaculturist

what are the most abundant forms of energy from the ocean? - Answer--thermal energy
-wave energy

, -tidal energy

What sea was the Bible referring to in Exodus 14:21 - Answer-Red Sea

what ocean is the smallest of the world's oceans - Answer-Arctic

a huge rotating storm system originating in the Western Pacific Ocean is called... -
Answer-typhoon

what explorer discovered Florida and the Florida Current? - Answer-Ponce de Leon

what explorer is considered the "Father of Oceanography?" - Answer-Edward Forbes

what is also known as the Southern Ocean? - Answer-Antarctic

what is 0 degrees latitude called? - Answer-equator

what landmass is not considered a continent - Answer-India

what is the highest mountain on Earth that rises 33,465 feet from the sea? - Answer-
Mauna Kea

what trench is about 6.8 miles deep and is considered the deepest spot in the ocean? -
Answer-Mariana Trench

the ocean located in the North Pole is called the ______ Ocean - Answer-Antarctic

the body of water that touches the east coast of Florida is called the _______ Ocean -
Answer-Arctic

the body of water that touches the west coast of florida is called the ______ - Answer-
Caribbean Sea

what island is about 90 miles directly south of Key West, Florida? - Answer-Cuba

what is 0 degrees longitude called? - Answer-prime meridian

lines of latitude measure _______ , but run________ and lines of longitude measure
_____, but run _______ - Answer-north and south; east and west; east and west; north
and south

__________ or NaCl is also called table salt comes from the oceans - Answer-sodium
tetrachloride

what explorer named "America" after America Vespucci? - Answer-Martin
Waldseemuller

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