Marine Science A Final Exam UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is made up of 30% skeletal remains? - CORRECT ANSWER - biogenic sediment
what's the least stable layer of the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - the troposphere
What do upwellings do? - CORRECT ANSWER - they return nitrates to the surface of the
ocean
hydrodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of water
how is flow shaped? - CORRECT ANSWER - by the liquid and it's environment
what does heat do to the movement of water molecules? - CORRECT ANSWER - speeds
it up
when is hydrostatic pressure felt? - CORRECT ANSWER - when an organism hits the
water
why isn't the earth a closed system? - CORRECT ANSWER - because gases from the earth
escape from the higher realms of the atmosphere
what is the movement of the waves in the middle of the ocean normally like? - CORRECT
ANSWER - circular
Crest - CORRECT ANSWER - highest point of a wave
trough - CORRECT ANSWER - lowest point of a wave
, When does refraction occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - when there's a change of depth in
the water
do water molecules shrink when they're frozen? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
What is water an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER - a chemical
why does water attract so many other kinds of molecules? - CORRECT ANSWER -
because it is both positively and negatively charged
where does the ocean get most of its heat? - CORRECT ANSWER - the sun
what is the latitude of the location with the warmest climate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
17.0743 degrees N
where is the coldest water found? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the deepest regions of the
ocean
where do most hurricanes originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - the equatorial region
what does topography include? - CORRECT ANSWER - rivers, waterfalls, and mountain
ranges
what does high altitude do to temperatures? - CORRECT ANSWER - it makes them lower
can high ocean temperatures caught prolonged draughts? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
How is a hypothesis tested? - CORRECT ANSWER - by experimentation and observation
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is made up of 30% skeletal remains? - CORRECT ANSWER - biogenic sediment
what's the least stable layer of the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - the troposphere
What do upwellings do? - CORRECT ANSWER - they return nitrates to the surface of the
ocean
hydrodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of water
how is flow shaped? - CORRECT ANSWER - by the liquid and it's environment
what does heat do to the movement of water molecules? - CORRECT ANSWER - speeds
it up
when is hydrostatic pressure felt? - CORRECT ANSWER - when an organism hits the
water
why isn't the earth a closed system? - CORRECT ANSWER - because gases from the earth
escape from the higher realms of the atmosphere
what is the movement of the waves in the middle of the ocean normally like? - CORRECT
ANSWER - circular
Crest - CORRECT ANSWER - highest point of a wave
trough - CORRECT ANSWER - lowest point of a wave
, When does refraction occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - when there's a change of depth in
the water
do water molecules shrink when they're frozen? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
What is water an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER - a chemical
why does water attract so many other kinds of molecules? - CORRECT ANSWER -
because it is both positively and negatively charged
where does the ocean get most of its heat? - CORRECT ANSWER - the sun
what is the latitude of the location with the warmest climate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
17.0743 degrees N
where is the coldest water found? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the deepest regions of the
ocean
where do most hurricanes originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - the equatorial region
what does topography include? - CORRECT ANSWER - rivers, waterfalls, and mountain
ranges
what does high altitude do to temperatures? - CORRECT ANSWER - it makes them lower
can high ocean temperatures caught prolonged draughts? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
How is a hypothesis tested? - CORRECT ANSWER - by experimentation and observation
