Marine Science Final Exam question with answers

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what branch of oceanography covers the chemical composition of
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seawater and the chemical reactions that occur in seawater ? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔physical oceanography
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what percent of the surface of the earth is covered with water? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔70 percent |\ |\ |\




how many oceans cover the surface of the earth? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔5 |\




what is another name for lines of latitude? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔parallels


physical oceanographers study the _______ of oceans - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔waves and tides |\ |\ |\




the earth's oceans are known as the _____ - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔asthenosphere


what ocean is the deepest on earth? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Atlantic

, how many continents are on earth? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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Which of the following is not a sea
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a. Mediterranean
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b. Black |\




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d. Arctic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Arctic
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what ocean is the second largest and the most heavily travelled?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the Atlantic
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what ship is a well-known drilling ship? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Alvin


what are smaller bodies of saltwater usually enclosed by land? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lakes |\ |\




what ship embarked in 1872 on the first oceanographic journey
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by Wyville Thompson? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HMS Titanic
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why is oceanography an important subject? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔-the oceans provide food
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-the oceans affect our weather
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-the oceans provide another means of transportation
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