OCEAN 100 Exam 3 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
crude oil is not biodegradable so it sits on the surface of the oceans for a long time, killing
millions of wildlife. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
what directly controls the varied landscapes and changes in elevation that we have in coastal San
Diego? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rose Canyon Fault
Your friend is very excited because he just bought a house on the edge of a soft sandstone cliff in
Sunset Cliffs with no neighbors in front, hes an idiot. The house is on easily eroded sandstone of
the (blank) and he should move away. - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast
the penguin, the shark, and the dolphin have the same body shape because they are essentially
the same kind of species - CORRECT ANSWER - false
Minamata disease in Japan was caused by plastics that the fish in the bay had ingested -
CORRECT ANSWER - false (mercury)
Suppose a mid ocean ridge becomes less active and gravitationally collapses, therefore
decreasing the volume of lava onto the seafloor. What are you going to observe? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sea level falls and ocean drains
the eukaryotes are different from the prokaryotes because eukaryotic cells are larger and more
specialized. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
you go to south carolina and louisiana to see the wide beaches. Why are the east and south coasts
of the USA depositional coasts? - CORRECT ANSWER - dominated by river flow
which of the following is not a characteristic of animals? - CORRECT ANSWER - they've
been around for 3.7 billion years
Questions and CORRECT Answers
crude oil is not biodegradable so it sits on the surface of the oceans for a long time, killing
millions of wildlife. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
what directly controls the varied landscapes and changes in elevation that we have in coastal San
Diego? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rose Canyon Fault
Your friend is very excited because he just bought a house on the edge of a soft sandstone cliff in
Sunset Cliffs with no neighbors in front, hes an idiot. The house is on easily eroded sandstone of
the (blank) and he should move away. - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast
the penguin, the shark, and the dolphin have the same body shape because they are essentially
the same kind of species - CORRECT ANSWER - false
Minamata disease in Japan was caused by plastics that the fish in the bay had ingested -
CORRECT ANSWER - false (mercury)
Suppose a mid ocean ridge becomes less active and gravitationally collapses, therefore
decreasing the volume of lava onto the seafloor. What are you going to observe? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sea level falls and ocean drains
the eukaryotes are different from the prokaryotes because eukaryotic cells are larger and more
specialized. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
you go to south carolina and louisiana to see the wide beaches. Why are the east and south coasts
of the USA depositional coasts? - CORRECT ANSWER - dominated by river flow
which of the following is not a characteristic of animals? - CORRECT ANSWER - they've
been around for 3.7 billion years
