Oceanography Exam 1

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Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2, appendix 4 and LM chapter 7

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1.

Who was an Egyptian-Greek who made a map of the known world in 150 A.D. with lines of latitude and longitude and miscalculated the earth's circumference?
- A.
  
  Bartholomeu Diaz
- B.
  
  John Cabot
- C.
  
  Claudius Ptolemy
- D.
  
  Ferdinand Magellan
Correct Answer
C. Claudius Ptolemy
2.

Of the world ocean, the ___________________ is the deepest part reaching 11,022 meters deep.

Correct Answer
Mariana Trench
3.

What ocean has an average depth of 3,844 meters deep
- A.
  
  Indian
- B.
  
  Atlantic
- C.
  
  Arctic
- D.
  
  Pacific
- E.
  
  Antarctic
Correct Answer
B. Atlantic
4.

What is the 4th step in the scientific method?
- A.
  
  Develope hypothesis
- B.
  
  Make observations
- C.
  
  Testing
- D.
  
  Make predictions
Correct Answer
C. Testing
5.

What is the second step in the scientific method?
- A.
  
  Develope hypothesis
- B.
  
  Make observations
- C.
  
  Testing
- D.
  
  Make predictions
Correct Answer
A. Develope hypothesis
6.

Oceanography draws on elements of many sciences including geography, _________, ____________, biology, climatoglogy, ___________, geology, ___________and _____________.

Correct Answer
geography, astronomy, physics, chemistry and meteorology
7.

The smallest part of an element is....
- A.
  
  An electron
- B.
  
  A nucleus
- C.
  
  An atom
- D.
  
  A proton
Correct Answer
C. An atom
8.

Sonar stands for _____________ Navigation and ____________

Correct Answer
Sound, Ranging
9.

What project explored the possibility of living for extended periods underwater?
- A.
  
  Alvin
- B.
  
  Sealab
- C.
  
  Trieste
- D.
  
  Seasat A
Correct Answer
B. Sealab
10.

A ______________ is a substance containing 2 or more elements combined in fixed proportions (chemically bonded)

Correct Answer
compound
11.

PH (potential of hydrogen) is the measure of __________ and __________

Correct Answer
acidity, alkalinity
12.

The pH scale runs from 0 (strongly acidic) to ____ (strongly basic)

Correct Answer
14
13.

The solor system formed about how many years ago?
- A.
  
  3 billion
- B.
  
  4 billion
- C.
  
  5 billion
- D.
  
  6 billion
Correct Answer
C. 5 billion
14.

___________________ produced a new atmosphere of water vapor, carbon dioxide, ammonia and methane

Correct Answer
volcanic outgassing
15.

What is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals?
- A.
  
  Water
- B.
  
  Sediments
- C.
  
  Gases
- D.
  
  Rocks
Correct Answer
D. Rocks
16.

Radiometric dating is used to fix the absolute (numerical) ages of rocks.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
17.

Radiometric dating depends on the steady decay of radioactive isotopes meased what?

Correct Answer
18.

Prokaryotic cells have ONLY an outer membrane, no central nucleus.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

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Oceanography Exam 1

Who was an Egyptian-Greek who made a map of the known world in 150 A.D. with lines of latitude and longitude and miscalculated the earth's circumference?

Of the world ocean, the ___________________ is the deepest part reaching 11,022 meters deep.

What ocean has an average depth of 3,844 meters deep

What is the 4th step in the scientific method?

What is the second step in the scientific method?

Oceanography draws on elements of many sciences including geography, ___, , biology, climatoglogy, _, geology, _and _______.

The smallest part of an element is....

Sonar stands for _ Navigation and

What project explored the possibility of living for extended periods underwater?

A ______________ is a substance containing 2 or more elements combined in fixed proportions (chemically bonded)

PH (potential of hydrogen) is the measure of and

The pH scale runs from 0 (strongly acidic) to ____ (strongly basic)

The solor system formed about how many years ago?

___________________ produced a new atmosphere of water vapor, carbon dioxide, ammonia and methane

What is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals?

Radiometric dating is used to fix the absolute (numerical) ages of rocks.

Radiometric dating depends on the steady decay of radioactive isotopes meased what?

Prokaryotic cells have ONLY an outer membrane, no central nucleus.

Oceanography Exam 1

Who was an Egyptian-Greek who made a map of the known world in 150 A.D. with lines of latitude and longitude and miscalculated the earth's circumference?

Of the world ocean, the ___________________ is the deepest part reaching 11,022 meters deep.

What ocean has an average depth of 3,844 meters deep

What is the 4th step in the scientific method?

What is the second step in the scientific method?

Oceanography draws on elements of many sciences including geography, _________, ____________, biology, climatoglogy, ___________, geology, ___________and _____________.

The smallest part of an element is....

Sonar stands for _____________ Navigation and ____________

What project explored the possibility of living for extended periods underwater?

A ______________ is a substance containing 2 or more elements combined in fixed proportions (chemically bonded)

PH (potential of hydrogen) is the measure of __________ and __________

The pH scale runs from 0 (strongly acidic) to ____ (strongly basic)

The solor system formed about how many years ago?

___________________ produced a new atmosphere of water vapor, carbon dioxide, ammonia and methane

What is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals?

Radiometric dating is used to fix the absolute (numerical) ages of rocks.

Radiometric dating depends on the steady decay of radioactive isotopes meased what?

Prokaryotic cells have ONLY an outer membrane, no central nucleus.

Oceanography draws on elements of many sciences including geography, ___, , biology, climatoglogy, _, geology, _and _______.

Sonar stands for _ Navigation and

PH (potential of hydrogen) is the measure of and