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Oceanography 101 Exam 1 Questions with CorrectAnswers
What is convection Correct Answer-Cold air sinks because it is more
dense
What is the lithosphere Correct Answer-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
Answer-Pacific plate, transform boundary, east pacific rise
Why is San Francisco in the same location Correct Answer-It must be
East of the San Andreas
What will happen to Western California Correct Answer-It will move
more northwest
Where on Earth can you stand above sea level on a Mid-Ocean Ridge?
Correct Answer-Iceland
Geographic example of oceanic-continental convergent with subduction
zone? Correct Answer-The cascades
What percent of the Earth's surface is below sea level? Correct Answer-
70%
,What type of crust is thicker? continental or oceanic Correct Answer-
Continental
What type of crust is denser? continental or oceanic Correct Answer-
Oceanic
Why does oceanic lithosphere at ridges rise higher than at trenches?
Correct Answer-because it is less dense (trenches are deep and have
more water)
What type is the continental margin at San Francisco? Correct Answer-
Active, transform boundary
Which ocean has the thickest layers of sediments? Correct Answer-
Atlantic
What's Loihi? Correct Answer-A seamount to the southeast of Hawaii
Where are deep sea trenches found? Correct Answer-convergent
boundaries
What is science based on? Correct Answer-The world is understandable
with explanations built up to create laws and theories
, Define Science Correct Answer-a systematic process of asking questions
about the observable world by gathering and then studying information
(data)
Scientific method: (list) Correct Answer--poses questions
-examines
-refines Qs
-creates hypothesis
-tests hypothesis
-conclusions
-structure of ideas, concepts, and frameworks that explain wide range of
observations
Define Hypothesis Correct Answer-A speculation about the natural
world that can be tested and verified or disproved by further
observations and controlled experiments
List the steps of the scientific theory Correct Answer-1) question
2)Hypothesis
3)experiment
4)Data
5)Analysis
6)conclusion
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