OCEAN 100 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
average depth of the ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - 3800 meters, 12500 feet
how long ago was the formation of our solar system? - CORRECT ANSWER - ~4.6
billion years ago
Earth's layers (outermost to innermost) - CORRECT ANSWER - crust, mantle, outer core,
inner core
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
Convection and density - CORRECT ANSWER - hot=LESS dense=rises (molecules
further apart)
cold=MORE dense-sinks (molecules closer together)
examples of divergent boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER - East Pacific Rise, Mid-
Atlantic Ridge
examples of convergent boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER - Andes, the Cascades, Japan
Why is San Francisco in the same location? - CORRECT ANSWER - It must be East of
the San Andreas
What will happen to California eventually? - CORRECT ANSWER - it will move more
northwards
Where on Earth can you stand on a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Iceland
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
average depth of the ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - 3800 meters, 12500 feet
how long ago was the formation of our solar system? - CORRECT ANSWER - ~4.6
billion years ago
Earth's layers (outermost to innermost) - CORRECT ANSWER - crust, mantle, outer core,
inner core
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
Convection and density - CORRECT ANSWER - hot=LESS dense=rises (molecules
further apart)
cold=MORE dense-sinks (molecules closer together)
examples of divergent boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER - East Pacific Rise, Mid-
Atlantic Ridge
examples of convergent boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER - Andes, the Cascades, Japan
Why is San Francisco in the same location? - CORRECT ANSWER - It must be East of
the San Andreas
What will happen to California eventually? - CORRECT ANSWER - it will move more
northwards
Where on Earth can you stand on a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Iceland
