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Review:Chapter11-ExploringtheUniverseCOPY
1. WhattypesofelectromagneticradiationshavegivenprooftothepossibilityoftheBigBangTheory?
a. infraredanddarkmatterandmicrowave
b. darkmatter
c. infraredandmicrowave
2. Areflectivetelescopehasmainparts.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
3. Apersonwhostudiesstars,planets,andotherobjectsintheskyiscalledan.
a. telescoper
b. starsologer
c. astronomer
d. astrologist
4. ThistypeoftelescopeneverhasproblemsseeingthroughEarth'satmosphere.Ituseslensestoenlargeanobject.
a. Earth-basedtelescope
b. reflectingtelescope
c. refractingtelescope
d. space-basedtelescope
5. TelescopeinspaceusedtoobserveuniverseusingX-Rays
a. ErwinTelescope
b. DarwinTelescope
c. MoonTelescope
d. ChandraTelescope
6. Whatinstrumentcananastronomerusetoseeobjectsthatareveryfaraway?
a. Microscope
b. Telescope
c. Compass
d. Stereoscope
7. Thefirstpersontouseatelescopeforastronomywas
a. Newton
b. Galileo
c. Copernicus
d. Kepler
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8. Thefirsttypeoftelescopeinvented
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
9. Thetelescopethatusesbothlensesandmirrorstogatherlight
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
10. Thetelescopethatdetectswavelengthsotherthanvisiblelight
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
11. Thetelescopethatusesamirrortogatherlight
a. refractortelescope
b. x-raytelescope
c. reflectortelescope
d. radiotelescope
12. Anenormousexoplanet,calledHD106906b,wasdiscoveredthatis11timesthesizeofJupiter.Whatwasnotusedtodiscoverthisnewplanet?
a. InternationalSpaceStation
b. HubbleSpaceTelescope
c. Infraredcamera
d. Magellantelescope
13. Whatisthedifferencebetweenrefractingandreflectingtelescopes?
a. Arefractingtelescopeusesaconvexlenstomagnifyanimage,andareflectingtelescopeusesamirror.
b. Arefractingtelescopeusesamirror,andareflectingtelescopeusesaconcavelenstomagnifyanimage.
c. Areflectingtelescopeusesaconvexlenstomagnifyanimage,andarefractingtelescopeusesamirror
d. Thereisnodifference.
14. WhatwastheinitialproblemwiththeHubbleSpaceTelescope?
a. Itisareflectingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththemirror.
b. Itisareflectingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththelens.
c. Itisarefractingtelescope,andtherewasproblemwiththelens.
d. Itisarefractingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththemirror.
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15. Whyareradiotelescopesconsideredtobedependabletelescopes?
a. becausetheyneverrunoutofenergy
b. becausetheyuseradiostohelpvarioustelescope'scomputerscommunicatewitheachother
c. becausetheyuseradiowaves,whichpassfreelythroughEarth'satmosphereinanyweathercondition
d. becausetheyuseradiowaves,whichdonotpassfreelythroughEarth'satmosphereduetounpredictableweather
16. Telescopesthatbendlighttomakeobjectsseemlargerare
a. refractingtelescopes
b. reflectingtelescopes
c. radiotelescopes
d. spectroscopes
17. Thistoolmakesitpossibletoseethingsinspacemoreclearly:
a. microscope
b. telescope
c. binoculars
18. Scientistsusetostudystarsandplanets.
a. telescopes
b. magnifyingglasses
c. microscopes
19. Refractingtelescopessufferfromanopticaldefectcalledchromaticaberration.
a. True
b. False
20. WhatisthepurposeoftheNewMillenniumProgram?
a. tocreatesatellitestospyonothernations
b. todevelopadvancedtechnologythatwillletNASAsendsmartspacecraftintothesolarsystem
c. todeveloptechnologythatwillcreatemorejobsonEarth
d. tocreatetechnologyfasterthanothernations
21. TheItalianastronomer,Galileo,wasthefirstscientisttodowhat?
a. Discoverthecorrectshapeoftheplanetsorbits.
b. Discovergravityandinertia.
c. Useatelescopetotolookatobjectsinthesky.
d. Alloftheabove
22. technologyisusedtostudyplanetsinoursolarsystem.
a. Sonar
b. Satellite
c. Cable
d. Antennae
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23. Astronomersusetomakeobservationsandcollectdataaboutobjectsinthesolarsystem.
a. telescopes
b. satellites
c. spaceprobes
d. alloftheabove
24. Whatsuccessfulspacetelescopewasscheduledtooperatefor15yearsbuthaditsmissiontimeextendedthankstoatleast4servicecalls?
a. Hubble
b. Chandra
c. Giotto
d. Cassini
25. WhatistheHubbleTuningFork?
a. Atoolusedtofine-tuneatelescope
b. Amachinethatshowstheelementsofastarbylookingatitslight
c. Aninstrumentusedtomeasurethedistancebetweenstars
d. Adiagramthatshowtypesofgalaxiesandhowtheyevolveovertime
26. WhatdoesNASAstandfor?
a. NationalsAcrobatsandSwimmingAssociation
b. NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration
c. NeighborhoodAwarenessandSharingAlliance
d. NewsAdministrationandSatelliteAssociation
27. Amodernapplicationforasatelliteisfor.
a. gatheringscientificdata
b. gatheringpicturesofEarth'ssurface
c. transmittingradioandtelevisionsignals
d. allanswersarecorrect
28. Whyarerocketsidealforexploringspace?
a. Theycangatherlotsdata.
b. Theydon'tneedair.
c. Theyareretrievable.
d. Theyareinexpensive.
29. Spaceprobes,unlikesatellites,areableto.
a. gatherdata
b. traveloutofthesolarsystem
c. gointoorbit
d. beretrieved
30. Howaresatellitesused?
a. togathermilitaryinformation
b. totransmittelevisionsignals
c. tomonitorweather
d. alloftheabove
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31. WhatcountrysuccessfullylauncheditsfirstsatellitenamedExplorer1?
a. China
b. Japan
c. UnitedStates
d. Canada
32. Whatcountrylaunchedtheworld'sfirstartificialsatellite,theSputnik?
a. China
b. Germany
c. Russia
d. UnitedStates
33. WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefourbroadcategoriesofsatellites?
a. intelligence
b. communication
c. navigation
d. scientific
34. Tripsthatpeopletakeintospacearecalled.
a. crewedmissions
b. uncrewedmissions
c. spaceprobes
d. observations
35. Whatisthedefinitionofamission?
a. explorationofaship
b. awalkaroundthecity
c. aspecificjobortask
d. asystemofsignals
36. HowlongdidittaketoputtogethertheCuriosityMission?
a. 1-2Years
b. 3-5Years
c. 9-10Years
d. 20-25Years
37. WhydidmissionscientistsputRosettatosleepforseveralyears?
a. topreventrusting
b. tosavemoney
c. toanalyzedata
d. tosaveenergy
38. Mostformsofenergyoriginallycomefrom
a. water
b. theearth
c. thesun
d. naturalgas
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39. Earth'sclimate
a. hasbeenstableoverthehistoryoftheplanet
b. ischangingasaresultofnaturalandhumanprocesses
c. willstabilizeoverthenextcentury,accordingtothepredictionsofmostscientists
d. haschangedonlyonceduetotheevolutionofgreenphotosynthesizingplants
e. historyisundeterminablebecausethereisnomethodofstudyingclimatichistoryoftheplanet
40. ThegreenhouseeffectheatstheEarth'ssurfaceby
a. infraredradiationandsunlight
b. sunlightandvolcaniceruptions
c. mantelconvectionandinfraredradiation
d. volcaniceruptionsandmantleconvection
41. SunlighttheEarth'ssurface.
a. cools
b. warms
42. ThreeessentialtheoriesforEarthSciencearethetheoryofevolution,thetheoryofplatetectonics,andthetheoryof.
a. relativity
b. earthscience
c. climatechange
d. humanknowledge
43. WhatdidKarlJanskydiscover?
a. theplanetsmoveonanellipticalpath
b. theSunwasthecenteroftheUniverse
c. Earthrotatedonatiltedaxis,whichcausedtheseasons
d. radiowavescomingfromspace
44. Astrobiologyisbestdescribedas
a. thestudyofanimalsinspace
b. thescientificsearchforevidenceofintelligentlife
c. thestudyoflifeintheuniverse
45. WhatwaspresidentJohnF.Kennedy'sgoalforthespaceprogram?
a. Togotoinfinityandbeyond.
b. Tobethefirstonetolandahumanonthemoon.
c. Togototheedgeofoursolarsystem.
d. TostudytheeffectsofthesunonEarth'satmosphere.
46. Aisavehiclesentintospaceinordertoexploreplacestoodangerousortoofarawayforpeopletovisit.
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47. Thegeocentrictheoryclaimsthattheisatthecenteroftheuniverse.
48. List3importantadvantagesofexploringspace.
49. TheHubbletelescopehelpedscientistshowtheuniversebeganandhowolditis.
50. Whowasthefirstastronomertobuildatelescopeforviewingtheheavens?
51. Whatarethethreefunctionsofatelescope?
52. Whatisthefunctionoftheobjectivelensofarefractingtelescope?
53. Refractingtelescopesgottheirnamebecausetheyrefract,or,light.
54. Themaindifferencebetweenareflectingtelescopeandarefractingtelescopeisthatareflectingtelescopeusesa(n)tofocustheincominglight.
55. WhydospacetelescopesproduceclearerimagesthantelescopesonEarth?
56. Listtwoadvantagesofradiotelescopesoveropticaltelescopes.
57. Aisaninstrumentusedtoobservedistantobjects.
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58. Nameonekindoftoolthatmodernastronomerscanusetocollectinformationinouterspace.
59. TheHubbleSpaceTelescopeisagianttelescopefloatinginspacedesignedandbuiltbyengineersatAmericaspaceagency.
60. Whataretelescopesusedfor?
61. Name2majorcategoriesofopticaltelescopes.
62. IsaacNewtoncreatedthefirsttelescope.
63. TheHubbletelescopewaslaunchedbytheUnitedStatesfromaspaceshuttlein.
64. A.refractingtelescopeB.reflectingtelescopeC.radiotelescopeD.spectroscope
1.breaksdownthelightgivenoffbyastarintoallitscolors
2.bendslighttomakeobjectsseemlarger
3.collectsradiowavesfromspaceusinglargeconcave-shapeddisk
4.producesaclearermagnifiedimagebecausethelightisreflected
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Review:Chapter12-Earth'schangingsurface.
1. Earthquakesmostoftenoccur
a. inthemiddleoftectonicplates.
b. anywherenearatectonicplate.
c. onlyinthe'RingofFire'.
d. ontheboundaryoftectonicplates.
2. Thetheoryofplatemovementandhowthecontinentsmovedapartovertimeiscalled.
a. platetectonics
b. geology
c. continentaltectonics
d. biology
3. Whatisatectonicplate?
a. liquidmagma
b. technicaltermusedfordinnerware
c. lavaflowingintotheocean
d. themovablecrustontopoftheearth'smantle
4. Whatisatectonicplate?
a. adishmadeofrock
b. akindofmountain
c. amovingpieceofEarth'srockycrust
d. aloosepieceofEarth'sinnercore
5. Tectonicplatesinteractatplacescalledplate
a. reversals
b. boundaries
c. regions
d. centers
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6. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheArabianplate?
a. I
b. J
c. L
d. M
7. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCaribbeanplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
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8. Whatmovesapartortogethertoformvolcanoesorearthquakes?
a. tectonicplates
b. cups
c. gravity
9. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCocosplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
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10. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCocosplate?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
11. Atectonicplatesegmentincludesthe.
a. allofthemantle
b. thecrustandtheasthenosphere
c. theuppermantleandthecrust
d. themantleandthecore
12. Whattypeoftectonicplateboundaryinvolvesacollisionbetweentwotectonicplates?
a. divergent
b. transform
c. convergent
d. normal
13. Theplatetectonicstheorystatesthat
a. continentalcrust"plowsthrough"oceaniccrust
b. oceaniccrust"slidesover"continentalcrust
c. lithosphericplatesmove
d. tectonicforcescausethemostdamageinthecenteroftheplates
14. Whatisthelargesttectonicplate?
a. Scotiaplate
b. Pacificplate
c. Eurasianplate
d. Antarcticplate
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15. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheJuandeFucaplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
16. ShiftingpiecesoftheEarth'scrustarecalled
a. magma
b. volcano
c. tectonicplates
d. island
17. ThecollisionofIndiaandAsiathatformedtheHimalayasisstillcollidingtoday,causingthemountainrangetocontinuetorise.Whatkeepsthemountainfromgettingtoobig?
a. erosion
b. volcanism
c. deposition
d. platetectonics
18. Earth’scrustconsistsofmajorandminorthatmoverelativetoeachother.
a. rockformations
b. tectonicplates
c. mantles
19. Whatcausestectonicplatestomove?
a. radiationfromwithinthecrust
b. magneticforcesfromtheinnercore
c. convectioncurrentsinthemantle
d. slowcontinentaldrift
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20. Theportionofthemantlejustbelowthelithosphereoftheearth.
a. oceaniccrust
b. asthenosphere
c. platetectonics
21. Whatcanpossiblyhappenatallthreetypesofboundarylines?
a. anearthquake
b. avolcano
c. amountainrange
d. alloftheabove
22. Somevolcanoesformnewasplatesmoveapartandmagmarisestothesurfaceofthecrust.
a. volcanoes
b. oceanfloor
c. earthquakes
d. mantle
23. anyofvariousinstrumentsformeasuringandrecordingthevibrationofearthquakes
a. faults
b. earthquakes
c. epicenter
d. seismograph
e. volcano
f. lava
24. Gravitycanpullrocksandsoilrapidlydownahillslidecausinga(n)
a. tsunami
b. earthquake
c. landslide
d. volcano
25. acone-shapedlandformthatcaneruptattimes
a. earthquake
b. fault
c. epicenter
d. volcano
26. acrackwhereearth'scrustcanmove
a. fault
b. epicenter
c. volcano
d. earthquake
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27. Theplaceundergroundwhereplatesmovesandtheearthquakebegin.
a. focus
b. fault
c. volcano
d. earthquake
28. Volcanoesandearthquakesrelatetothefollowingsphere:
a. biosphere
b. atmosphere
c. geosphere
d. anthrosphere
29. WhatdoyoucallthesuddenmovementofEarth'scrust?
a. earthquake
b. tsunami
c. volcano
d. fault
30. WhydidWegenerthinkthatcontinentaldriftcouldbeusedtoexplainrockscarringinSouthAmerica,India,andAustralia?
a. volcanoesmovedtheseafloor
b. glacierscausethescarring
c. earthquakesscarrocks
d. Hessproposedthistheory
31. Wheredoearthquakesandvolcanoes(withtheexceptionofHawaii)usuallyoccur,andwhy?
32. Atransformboundaryisaboundarywheretwoplatesslidepastoneanother.Whatgeologicaleventwillbemostlikelytooccuralongatransformboundary?
a. mountainformation
b. volcanoeruption
c. earthquake
d. riftvalley
33. ScientistsarestudyingagraphshowingthetimedifferencesbetweentheseismicP-wavesandtheseismicS-wavesastheytravelthroughEarth.Whichinformationcantheylearnfromthegraph?
a. themagnitudeofanearthquake
b. thedurationofanearthquake
c. theepicenterofanearthquake
d. theintensityofanearthquake
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34. Thefivefactorsthatdeterminehowsoilsdevelopare:
a. parentmaterial,climate,vegetation,landscape,andtime
b. animals,humus,weather,leaching,andvolcanoes
c. sun,animals,humus,leaching,andearthquakes
35. Whatlandformsareformedatasubductionzone?
a. faults
b. volcanoesonly
c. mountainsonly
d. mountainsandvolcanoes
36. Howarevolcanoesondivergentboundariesdifferentthanvolcanoesonconvergentboundaries?
37. Thethreemaincategories/stagesofvolcanoesare:,,and
38. awaveproducedbyanearthquake
39. OnewaytheatmosphereshapesEarth'ssurfaceiswith
a. winds
b. tsunamis
c. earthquakes
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40. Lowlandbetweenhillsormountains
a. valley
b. island
c. volcano
41. Earthquakehazardsinclude:
a. buildingcollapse
b. fire
c. liquefaction
d. alloftheabove
42. Theprocessofwearingawayrocksbynaturalmeansiscalled
a. erosion
b. weathering
c. faults
d. earthquakes
43. Therapiddownhillmovementoflargeamountofrockandsoiliscalleda(n):
a. erosion
b. landslide
c. avalanche
d. earthquake
44. Adirtanddebrisfilledfloodofwater
a. tsunamis
b. earthquake
c. mudslide
d. landslide
45. isthedepositofweatheredmaterials.
46. Waterfreezinginthecracksofrocksisanexampleof.
a. deposition
b. mechanicalweathering
c. chemicalweathering
d. erosion
47. Themovementofrocks.
a. Deposition
b. Weathering
c. Erosion
48. Processinwhichrocksgetbrokendown.
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Deposition
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55. iswhenparticlescarriedbywater,windoricearedepositedinanotherlocation.
Themovementofsedimentorsoilfromonelocationtoanotheris.
Thebreakingdownofrocksandmineralsbyphysical,chemicalorbiologicalprocessesis.
Deltasformingatthemouthsofrivers.
Amudslideflowingdownasteephill.
Needstotakeplacebeforeerosion.
49. Whichoftheseareputinthecorrectorder?
a. deposition,erosion,weathering
b. weathering,erosion,deposition
c. erosion,deposition,weathering
d. weathering,deposition,erosion
50. Theprocessinwhichmaterialsareerodedbyweatheroriceandaredroppedintoanewplace,creatinganewlandform
a. Weathering
b. Deposition
c. Erosion
51. Freezingandthawingareatypeof
a. chemicalweathering.
b. erosion.
c. physicalweathering.
d. deposition.
52. Rocksarebrokendownbychangingthechemicalmakeupofthemineralsthrough
a. physicalweathering.
b. erosion.
c. chemicalweathering.
d. deposition.
53. Water,oxygen,carbondioxide,andacidsaresignificantagentsof.
a. chemicalweathering
b. abrasion
c. mechanicalweathering
d. erosion
54. Plains,plateaus,peninsulas,valleys,hills,basins,canyonsandmountainareexamplesof:
a. PhysicalWeathering
b. ChemicalWeathering
c. Erosion
d. Landforms
e. Weathering
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Windblowingsandfromonelocationtoanother.
Canbemechanicalorchemical.
Wavesdroppingsandonthebeach.
Occurswhengravity'sdownwardpullonsedimentisstronger.
Resultsinwindorwaterformingbeaches,barrierislands,andsandbars.
Humanactivitiessuchasconstructionincreasethisprocess.
Nomovementofsedimentisinvolved.
Themovementofweatheredmaterials.
Layersofsedimentformingatthebottomoftheocean.
Glaciersdroppingrockandsandtoformterminalmoraines.
Rocksbeingmadesmoothbytumblingacrossastream-bed.
Windblastingsandatrockandcarvingoutarches.
Rainwashingawaysoilfromahillside.
56. Whatisthedifferencebetweenweatheringanderosion?
57. Weatheringmusttakeplacebeforeerosion.
a. True
b. False
58. Whatchangesearthsurface?
a. volcanoes
b. weathering
c. erosion
d. alloftheabove
59. Weatheringanderosionarequickchangestotheearth'ssurface.
a. True
b. False
60. Describehowgravitycauseserosion.
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61. Whatarefourfactorsthateffecterosion?
62. Whatarethreemajorcausesforerosion?
a. snow,tornado,volcano
b. sinkholes,landslides,mudslides
c. ice,wind,water
d. wind,heat,platetectonics
63. Listthreelandformsformedbyerosion.
64. Whichoftheseisanexampleofweathering?
a. Mountainsarebuilt
b. Waterfreezes
c. Plantrootswidenacrackinarock
d. Avolcanoerupts
65. Erosioncanbecausedbywhichofthefollowing?Selectallthatapply.
a. wind
b. water
c. ice
d. gravitationalpull
66. Howdoearthwormsaidinweathering?
67. Labelthefollowingeventswitha"D"fordeposition,"W"forweathering,or"E"forerosion.
Layersofsedimentformingatthebottomofoceans
Watergettingintocracks,freezing,andbreakingtherocksorpavementapart.
Rocksbeingmadesmoothbytumblingacrossastreambed.
Amudslideflowingdownasteephill.
Wavesdroppingsandonabeach
Windblastingsandandrockcarvingoutarches.
68. Listthreehumanactivitiesthatremovenaturalvegetationandgreatlyaccelerateerosion.
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Review:Chapter13-Weatheranditsimpacts
1. Bywhataremostdifferencesinairpressurecausedby?
a. unequalheatingoftheatmosphere
b. equalheatingoftheatmosphere
c. unequalcoolingoftheatmosphere
d. equalcoolingoftheatmosphere
2. The_________________________________isthethinlayerofairthatsurroundsEarth.
3. Theatmosphere
a. createsthetides.
b. hasnoteffectonheatgainorloss.
c. allowsheattoescapequicklyinordertocooltheplanet.
d. keepsheatfromescapingtooquicklyintospace.
4. Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribeshumidity?
a. Itistheamountofheatintheatmosphere.
b. Itdescribestheamountofsunlightintheatmosphere.
c. Itistheamountofwatervaporintheatmosphere.
5. Sleetandhailaretypesof
a. gasesintheatmosphere.
b. layersintheatmosphere.
c. airpressure.
d. precipitation.
6. Sleetandhailaretypesof
a. gasesintheatmosphere
b. layersintheatmosphere
c. airpressure
d. precipitation
7. Whichwordbettermatchesthesentence?
ItwillmostlikelyrainlatertonightinJacksonville,Florida.
a. forecast
b. atmosphere
8. Whichwordbettermatchesthesentence?
Layerofgasesthatsurroundstheearth.
a. weather
b. atmosphere
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9. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Rainandsnowaretwotypesof.
a. atmosphere
b. precipitation
10. Whichstatementistrueaboutweather?
a. Itoccursthroughouttheatmosphere
b. Itoccursthroughouttheupperatmosphere
c. Itoccursthroughouttheloweratmosphere
d. Itoccursinthestratosphere
11. Whatistheatmosphere?
12. Theatmosphereconsistsof
a. helium
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. amixtureofgases
13. isthemostabundantgasintheatmosphere(itmakesup78%oftheatmosphere).
a. Oxygen
b. Argon
c. Nitrogen
d. Ozone
14. Averageweatherconditionsinanareaoveralongperiodoftime
a. atmosphere
b. condensation
c. climate
15. Theoutermostlayeroftheatmosphere:
16. Theatmosphereismadeprimarilyof.
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. ammonia
d. carbondioxide
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17. Whichisnotalayeroftheatmosphere?
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Mantle
18. Lowestlayeroftheatmosphere:
19. Howdoessevereweatherform?Listtwoexamplesofsevereweather.
20. weather
a. theroadsandhighways
b. thegrassandthetrees
c. theconditionsoftheatmosphere
21. Allprecipitationisaformofsevereweather.
a. True
b. False
22. List3examplesofsevereweather.
23. Asevereweatherwatchmeanswhichofthefollowing?
a. Theconditionsarerightforsevereweather,butitisnotoccurringyet.
b. Severeweatherisoccurring.
c. Severeweatherhaspassedthroughanditisnowsafetogooutside.
d. Itistheseasonduringwhichthetypeofsevereweatherconcernedoccurs.
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24. Asevereweatherwarningmeans
a. theconditionsarerightforsevereweather,butitisnotoccurringyet
b. severeweatherisoccurring
c. severeweatherhaspassedthroughanditisnowsafetogooutside
d. itistheseasonduringwhichthetypeofsevereweatherconcernedoccurs
25. WhichtypeofsevereweatherisNOTanintensetropicalstorm?
a. hurricane
b. typhoon
c. tropicalcyclone
d. tornado
26. A"snapshot"ofconditionsataparticulartimeoveralargearea.
a. climate
b. weathermap
c. isobar
d. weather
27. Whatisweather?
a. Anarea'slong-termweatherpattern.
b. Thestateoftheatmosphereatagivenplaceortime.
c. Largevolumeofairthathassimilarcharacteristicsoftemperatureandwatervaporcontent
d. Whenlargeairmassesofdifferentdensity,moisture,andtemperaturemeet
28. Whatcauseswind?
a. asunnyweatherpatternfollowedbyacloudyweatherpattern
b. anunevenheatingoftheatmosphere
c. arainyweather
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29. Amapkeyshowsthesymbolsbelow:
ColdFront
WarmFront
StationaryFront
OccludedFront
Wouldthesesymbolsbeusedtoshowweatherorclimate?
a. weather
b. climate
30. Weatherisdeterminedbytheconditionsinthe:
a. thermosphere
b. mesosphere
c. troposphere
d. stratosphere
31. Theseareusedtophotographandtracklarge-scaleairmovements.
a. weatherballoons
b. weathersatellites
c. slingpsychrometers
d. barometers
32. Whichbestdescribesthedifferencebetweenclimateandweather?
a. Weatherismorepredictablethanclimate
b. Weatherislesspredictablethanclimate
c. Weatherandclimatearebothpredictable
d. Weatherandclimatearebothunpredictable
33. Theanemometerandweathervaneareweathertoolsusedtomeasurewind
a. Speedandtemperature
b. Directionandpressure
c. PressureandTemperature
d. DirectionandSpeed
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34. Whatareweatherradars?
a. Machinesusedtodeterminethelocationofprecipitation.
b. Machinesusedtodeterminethemovementofprecipitation.
c. Machinesusedtodeterminetheamountofprecipitation.
d. Alloftheabove
35. Themapshowstheworld'smajorbiomes.
Thetundraisacold,windy,anddrybiome.Onlyafewinchesofprecipitationfalleachyear.Theaveragetemperatureforthetundraisachilly10to20degreesFahrenheit.
Doesthepassagedescribetheweatherorclimateforthetundrabiome?
a. weather
b. climate
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36. Themapshowsisobars,orlinesofequalairpressure,foralocation.
Doesthemaprepresentweatherorclimateforthatlocation?
a. weather
b. climate
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37. Acoldfrontoccurswhenafastmovingcoldairmasspushesaslowermovingwarmairmassupward.Stormscanformalongtheleadingedgeofacoldfront.
Doesthepassageaboutcoldfrontsdescribeweatherorclimate?
a. weather
b. climate
38. Whichkindofweatherisalow-pressuresystemmostlikelytobring?
a. fairweather
b. hot,sunnyweather
c. precipitation
d. lightbreezes
39. Aweathervanetells
a. howfastthewindblows
b. thedirectionfromwhichthewindcomes
c. theairpressure
d. theamountofrainthatfalls
40. Areaswithlowpressurehaveweatherthatisandareasofhighpressurehaveweatherthatis.
a. sunny,cloudy
b. cloudy,sunny
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41. Whatisahurricane?
a. Alargefunnelthatformsfromthesky
b. Alightningstorm
c. Astormthatformsatseaandstrikesland
d. Aniceblizzardwithgustywinds
42. Atmosphericconditionsforalongperiodoftimeiscalled.
a. weather
b. climate
c. humidity
43. Theboundarybetweenairmasses.
a. Front
b. Weather
c. Barometer
44. Theprocessbywhichagaschangesintoaliquid.
a. Condensation
b. Weather
c. Evaporation
45. Whichweatherinstrumentwouldbethemostusefultopredictchangesinweather?
a. ananemometer
b. araingauge
c. abarometer
46. Whatistheweatherlikeinsummer?
47. Rain,sleet,hail,andsnowareallpartoftheprocessinthewatercycle.
a. transpiration
b. evaporation
c. precipitation
d. condensation
48. isaprocessinthewatercycle,wherewatervaporrisesintotheatmosphere.
a. Precipitation
b. Transpiration
c. Condensation
d. Evaporation
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49. Createaparagraph,tellingastoryabouttheprocessofcondensation.Makesureyouincludeasmuchdetailaspossible.
50. Whichisatypeofcloud?
a. Darius
b. Cirrus
c. Citrus
d. Dover
51. Name3typesofweather.
52. Namethefivefeaturesofweather.
53. Stormsandsevereweatheroccurwhenairmassescollide.Airmassescanbeandmoist,oranddry.
a. Cold;warm
b. Warm;cold
54. Aweatherpredictionbeforeithappensisa.
a. Forecast
b. Guess
c. Hypothesis
d. Meteorologist
55. Lookingataweathermaphelpyouto
a. Predictweather
b. Seeweatherstationinstruments
c. Lookatradar
d. Findthelocationofabarometer
56. Highpressuresystemshaveweatherandare.
a. rainy,stable
b. clear,stable
c. rainy,unstable
d. clear,unstable
57. AnartificialsatellitethatrevolvesaroundtheEarthanddetectsandreportsweatherpatternsontheEarth'ssurface.
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58. Weatherandclimatearebasicallythesamething.
a. True
b. False
59. Whichisahighpressureweathersystem?
a. anticyclone
b. cyclone
60. Whichisalowpressureweathersystem?
a. anticyclone
b. cyclone
61. Whichnaturalhazardiscausedbyweather?
a. flooding
b. tsunami
c. earthquake
d. volcaniceruption
62. Aweatherinstrumentthatusesmicrowavefrequencyradiowavesthatbounceoffwaterdropletsincloudsinordertoproduceamapofthecloudlocationswouldbe.
a. barometer
b. anemometer
c. radar
d. weathersatellite
63. Drawapictureofwhattheclimateislikeinthesummerwhereyouliveandhowpeopleinteractwiththeclimate.
64. A/Ancloudisoftenassociatedwithfairweather.
a. cumulus
b. nimbostratus
c. stratus
d. altostratus
65. Blowssteadilyoverlongdistancesinapredictabledirection
a. weather
b. humidity
c. globalwind
d. insolation
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66. Whichkindofsevereweathereventdoyouthinkistheworst?Describethereasonswhyyouthinkso.
67. Whichofthefollowingchoicesisanexampleofweather?
a. Floridaisgenerallysunny.
b. Alaskaisgenerallycold.
c. Itishottoday.
d. Rainforestsgetalotofraineveryyear.
68. WhatweatherphenomenonismeasuredbytheBeaufortscale?
69. Whatforceisbehindallweatheronearth?
a. wind
b. gravity
c. earth'srotation
d. energyfromthesun
70. ThestoredintheoceandrivesmuchofEarth'sweather.
a. heat
b. energy
c. currents
d. watervapor
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71. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
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72. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
73. Cislocatedonalinecalla(n).
a. isobar
b. isotherm
c. contourline
d. weatherfront
74. Aboutwhichtwoatmosphericconditionsdoestheweathermapprovidethemostinformation?
a. relativehumidityandweatherfronts
b. barometricpressureandweatherfronts
c. relativehumidityandtemperaturerange
d. barometricpressureandtemperaturerange
75. Whatdoisobarsonamaptellus?
a. CloudCover
b. Weather
c. Elevation
d. AirPressure
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76. AweathermapshowsalakeeffectsnowstormmovingeastacrossLakeErie.InBuffalo,thecurrentweatherissunnyandcoldwithnoclouds.WhatcanweexpecttheweathertobeinBuffalolateronintheday?
a. itwillstaysunnyandcoldwithnoclouds
b. itwillbesunnyandwarmwithsomeclouds
c. itwillbecloudyandcoldwithalotofsnow
d. itwillbecloudyandcoldwithrain
77. Differencesinairpressurecauseswhichweatherphenomena?
a. winds
b. oceancurrents
c. seasons
d. watercycle
78. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
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79. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
80. Whatwouldthefollowingsymbolindicateonaweathermap?
a. ColdFront
b. WarmFront
c. OccludedFront
d. StationaryFront
81. Giventherightweatherconditions,thunderstormscanturninto.
a. Tornadoes
b. Hurricanes
c. Volcanoes
82. Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtomeasureanddescribeweather?
a. formandamountofprecipitation
b. conditionsofthesky(cloudy,sunny)
c. temperature
d. alloftheabove
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83. Whattypeofweathertypicallyformswithacoldfront?
84. Howdoesameteorologistbegintocreateaweatherforecast?
a. bygoingoutsideandobservingthelocalweather
b. byreadingforecastsfromabook
c. bymeasuringtemperature,precipitation,airpressure,andwindoveralargearea
d. bycheckingseabreezes
85. Describewhattypeofweatherwemayexperienceifthepressureonthebarometerislow.
86. Whatcauseschangesinlocalweatherfromdaytoday?
a. changesinwinddirection
b. movementofairmasses
c. Earth'smovementaroundtheSun
d. Earth'srotatingonitsaxis
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88. Whichsymbolwouldbeusedtorepresentthisfrontonaweathermap?
a.
b.
c.
d.
89. Placeslocatedinhighlatitudeshave
a. averywarmclimate.
b. thesameweatherasplacesinotherlatitudes.
c. amixofextremelyhotandextremelycoldweather.
d. thecoldestclimatesonEarth.
90. Thethreemaintypesofcloudsare:
a. Altostratus,Stratus,CirrusStatus
b. Cumulus,Altocumulus,Cumulusnimbus
c. Stratuscumlus,Cirrus,Cululus
d. Cirrus,Stratus,Cumulus
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91. Theoppositeoftoomuchrainistoolittleornotrain,whichcausesa.
a. Rainbow
b. Flood
c. Front
d. Drought
92. Darkcloudscoverthesunandthewindblowsstronger.Fromthisobservation,apersonmaybeabletopredictthat
a. Sunnyweatherisonitsway.
b. Astormiscoming.
c. Itisnighttime.
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Review:Chapter14-Oceans
1. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Thesurferrodethelargeallthewaytothebeach.
a. tide
b. wave
2. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Wehadtomoveourbeachtowelsastheoceanwatermovedtowardusduringhigh.
a. tide
b. wave
3. Whatarethebasicmotionsofoceanwater?Therearethreeanswers.
4. Theregularrisingandfallingofsealevelduemainlytothepullofthemooniscalled
a. waves
b. tides
c. surf
d. crest
5. ThegravitationalpulloftheEarth'smoon(andsun)generateswhatoceanphenomenon?
a. tides
b. density
c. turbulence
d. waves
6. Whatcarrieswarmwatertowardthepoles?
a. tides
b. rivers
c. waves
d. currents
7. Whichofthefollowinglistsoceanwavesfromsmallesttolargest?
a. seiches,chop,capillarywaves,swells,tsunamis,tides
b. swells,capillarywaves,seiches,chop,tides,tsunamis
c. capillarywaves,chop,swells,seiches,tsunamis,tides
d. chop,seiches,swells,capillarywaves,tides,tsunamis
8. Verticaldisplacementsofwaterare
a. tides.
b. densitycurrents.
c. waves.
d. surfacecurrents.
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9. Windcausesanup-and-downmovementofoceanwater,calleda____________.
a. deepoceancurrent
b. tide
c. surfacecurrent
d. wave
10. Whydoesawaveusuallybreak?
a. onewavecatchesuptoanother
b. thefrictionoftheshallowshoreflooronthebaseofthewave
c. thetide
d. thecurrents
11. Whatarethebasicmotionsoftheocean?
12. Whichiscausedbydensitydifferences?
a. surfacecurrents
b. oceanwaves
c. deepoceancurrents
d. oceantides
13. Thistideoccursontwopointsoftheearthatatime-oneclosesttothemoonandonefarthestfromthemoon
a. Lowtide
b. Hightide
c. Springtide
d. Neaptide
14. CoreyhasajobhelpingtosetnewpilingsintotheseabottomatCedarKey,Florida.ThepilingswillsupportanewMarineScienceLabwhenthejobiscomplete.Heworksalldayandnoticesthatonthisday,thetidechangedverylittlecomparedtonormal.Onthewayhomeafterwork,henoticesthemoonisinthefirstquarterphase."Aha,thatexplainsit",hesaystohimselfashedriveshisgolfcarthome.Whatdidhejustrealize?
a. ItisaSpringTide
b. ItisaFallTide
c. ItisaNeapTide
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15. LookatthetidalbulgeonthesideoftheEarth(B)nearE.Whichstatementbestdescribesthetideoccurringhere?
a. ebbtide
b. lowtide
c. hightide
d. slacktide
16. Aisamoderatetidethatoccurswhenthesunandthemoonareatrightangles.
a. neaptide
b. springtide
c. diurnaltide
d. semidiurnaltide
17. Tidesthatproducetheleastdifferencebetweenconsecutivehighandlowtidesarecalled
a. neaptides.
b. springtides.
c. falltides.
d. fulltides.
18. TerrancestandsontheNumber4bridgeinCedarKey,Floridaandmakes2observations.One:Thetidehasebbedandisatanunusuallylowlevel.Two:Abrightfullmoonisrisingovertheexposedmudflatsandmarshgrass.Whattypeoftidehasoccurred?
a. NeapTide
b. FloodTide
c. SpringTide
19. Theofhightideandtheoflowtidearecalledneaptides(leastextremetides).
20. Whichhasthehighesthightideandlowestlowtide?
a. SpringTide
b. NeapTide
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21. Asinglehighandasinglelowtidedaily.
a. Diurnaltides
b. Neaptides
c. Springtides
d. Tidalrange
22. Aquaticbiomesaregroupedby.
a. temperatureandprecipitation
b. salinityandlatitude
c. salinityanddepth
d. salinityandtemperature
23. Thedifferencebetweenalakeandapondis.
a. salinityanddepth
b. temperatureandsalinity
c. altitudeandsurfacearea
d. surfaceareaanddepth
24. Coralreefsareaffectedbythe____________________,orsaltinessofoceanwater.
25. Whichfactorsaffectthedensityofdeep-oceancurrents?
a. surfacecurrentsandwindstrength
b. clockwisedirectionandoceanlocation
c. hemisphereandamountofsalt
d. temperatureandamountofsalt
26. Explainwhytheoceansaresaltyandmostlakesarenotsalty.
27. Thetwomajorcontrollingfactorsfordeepoceancurrentsare
a. salinityandwind
b. pressureandsalinity
c. windandtemperature
d. temperatureandsalinity
28. Duetoseafloorspreading,oceaniccrustisandsedimentisonoceanridgecrests.
a. old;thin
b. old;thick
c. young;thin
d. young;thick
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29. Whichofthefollowingfactorsaffectoceanwaterdensity?
a. pressure
b. temperature
c. salinity
d. alloftheabove
30. Whatistheaveragesalinityattheoceansurface?
a. 35ppt
b. 40ppt
c. 45ppt
d. 25ppt
31. Whatistheapproximatedensityoftheoceansurface?
a. 1027
b. 1030
c. 1033
d. 1034
32. TheareawherenewoceanfloorisformedwhenlavaeruptsthroughcracksinEarth’scrustiscalled
a. Seafloor
b. ContinentalShelf
c. ContinentalSlope
d. Mid-OceanRidge
33. arefoundnearcontinents,particularlyaroundtheedgesofthePacificOcean.
a. Oceantrenches
b. Oceanmountains
c. Mid-oceanridges
d. Seafloorspreading
34. Whatdoesturbiditymeasure?
a. thesalinityofthewater
b. howhotthewateris
c. thevisibilityofthewater
d. thedensityofthewater
35. Thesalinityoftheestuarywaterisaverageoceanwater.
a. higherthan
b. lowerthan
c. equalto
d. noneoftheabove
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
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36. Waterdensityincreasesasdecreases.
a. salinity
b. sand
c. oxygenlevels
d. temperature
37. Whichtypeofseawaterhasthegreatestdensity?
a. warm,withlowsalinity
b. warm,withhighsalinity
c. cold,withlowsalinity
d. cold,withhighsalinity
38. Seafloorspreadingiswhennewseafloorisformedwhenisforcedupward.
a. magma
b. water
c. soil
d. calciumcarbonate
39. WhyisoceanwatermoredenseneartheNorthandSouthPoles?
40. Oceanshaveahugeeffectonweatherandclimatemainlybecause
a. oceanshavehugewaves
b. oceansareverysalty
c. thefishandseacreaturesgiveoffheat
d. oceansholdandspreadheataroundtheworldbycurrents
41. Intheoceananymovementofmaterialthatresultsfromdifferencesindensity:
a. Convectioncurrent
b. Upwelling
c. Surfacecurrent
d. CoriolisEffect
42. currentsaredrivenmainlybywindsandcurrentsarecausedbydifferencesindensityofoceanwater.
43. istheflatseafloorfrom4,000mto6,000mbelowtheoceansurface,formedbythedepositionofsediments.
a. Mid-OceanRidge
b. ContinentalShelf
c. AbyssalPlain
d. ContinentalSlope
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44. Thedefinitionofsalinityis
a. thetotalamountofdissolvedsaltinseawater
b. thetotalamountofdirtintheocean
c. thedifferencebetweentemperatureanddensity
d. thetotalamountofmineralsinseawater
45. Describetheprocessoftheseafloorspreading.
46. Thesmall,plantlikeorganismsthatmakeupthefirstlinkintheocean'sfoodchainare.Thedissolvedmineralsandsaltsthatareleftbehindcauseoceanstobe.
47. Whichisthebestestimateofseafloorspreadingrates?
a. 1-10mm/yr
b. 1-10cm/yr
c. 1-10m/yr
d. 1-10km/yr
48. Whatisevidencethatseafloorspreadingexists?
a. fossils
b. pillow-likerocks
c. pressure
d. mountainranges
49. Theoceanbasinfeaturethatisalong,narrow,steep-sideddepressionintheseafloorformedwhereonecrustalplatessinksbeneathanotheriscalleda
a. ContinentalSlope
b. Trench
c. ContinentalShelf
d. Mid-OceanRidge
50. WhatareBenthos?
a. Oceananimalsthatactivelyswim
b. Marineorganismsthatdriftwiththecurrent
c. Newlyhatchedfishandcrabs
d. Plantsandanimalslivingonorintheseafloor
51. Thedark,superheatedwateratahydrothermalventisover500degreesF,yetitremainsaliquidwhenwaterboilsat212degreesF.Whatcausesthisveryhotwatertoremainintheliquidstate?
a. Thesurroundingdeepoceanwaterpressure.
b. Thecolddeepoceantemperatures.
c. Themineralsdissolvedintheventwater.
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52. Wheredomostsurfaceoceancurrentsandwaterwavesgettheirenergy?
a. gravity
b. wind
c. salinitygradients
d. thethermocline
53. Nametwothingsthateffectsurfaceoceancurrents1.2.
54. ExplainwhatdensitycurrentsareANDwheretheyoccur.
55. Highersalinityvaporpressureandevaporationrate.
a. decreases,decreases
b. decreases,increases
c. increases,increases
d. increases,decreases
56. Only3%ofwateronearthis
a. Salty
b. Tapwater
c. Freshwater
57. Whatmathematicalunitisusedtomeasuresalinity?
a. partsperthousand(ppt)
b. partspermillion(ppm)
c. partsperbillion(ppb)
d. noneoftheabove
58. Thesecurrentsareresponsibleforaslowmixingofwaterbetweenthesurfaceanddeeperocean.
a. surfacecurrents
b. deepoceancurrents
c. densitycurrents
d. Californiacurrents
e. globalsurfacecurrents
59. WhichofthefollowingDOESNOTcauseadecreaseinsalinity?
a. evaporation
b. meltingofseaice
c. precipitation
d. runoff
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60. About90%ofalltsunamisoccurinthisocean.
a. AtlanticOcean
b. IndianOcean
c. PacificOcean
61. Theworld'slargestoceanisthe
a. AtlanticOcean
b. PacificOcean
c. ArcticOcean
d. TheIndianOcean
62. Theseasarestillrising.Manyresearchersbelievethecauseis
a. globalwarming
b. glaciersgettingbigger
c. theoceanwatergettingmoredense
d. lowertemperaturesonEarth'ssurface
63. WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaffectwaveheightindeepwater?
a. wavelength
b. windspeed
c. windduration
d. fetch
64. WhatoceanisChallengerDeeplocatedin?
a. IndianOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. PacificOcean
d. ArcticOcean
65. Name3thingsthatarecausingouroceanstobeindanger.
1.
2.
3.
66. Theishomeformanyoceanorganismsincludingplankton.
67. Whichofthefollowingoceansissaidtohavethesaltiestwater?
a. PacificOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. RedSea
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68. WhatistheoceanclosesttoFloridacalled?
a. PacificOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. IndianOcean
d. CaspianSea
69. Semi-enclosedareawherethefreshwaterfromarivermeetssaltywaterfromthesea.
a. aquifer
b. ocean
c. estuary
d. wetland
70. Whichisnotanocean?
a. Indian
b. Pacific
c. Superior
d. Atlantic
71. Whichofthefollowingfactorswouldmostinfluencetheshoreimpactofatsunami?
a. tideheight
b. theseason
c. airtemperature
d. watertemperature
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72. ThemapshowstheAtlanticOcean.Italsoshowsthecontinentsitborders.
Whichstatementbestdescribescontinentsandoceans?
a. allcontinentsaresurroundedbyoceans
b. somecontinentsaresurroundedbyoceans
c. continentsarenotsurroundedbyoceans
73. Astheoceanfloormovesawayfromthemidoceanridge
a. theclimatechanges
b. lavaflowsoutoftheriftandhardenstoformnewoceanfloor
74. Thedeepestpartoftheoceanisthe.
a. abyss
b. aphoticzone
c. disphoticzone
d. photiczone
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75. Whatoceanisthemostshallowandthecoldest?
76. Namethefiveoceans.
77. Theoceanisdividedintothreebasicareas1.2.3.
78. Whatisthemovementofcold,deepoceanwatertotheocean'ssurface?
a. deepoceancurrent
b. ElNino
c. Corioliseffect
d. upwelling
79. Whatistheoceanicridge?
a. thebottomoftheoceanwherelittlelightpenetratesthereforethereisverylittlelife
b. thecontinuousrangeofmountainsontheoceanfloorthatwindsaroundtheEarth
c. asectionoftheoceanfloorthatrisestoconnectopenoceanfloortocontinentalshelf
d. mountainrangesfromeachoceanconnectingtoformagiganticmountainsystem
80. Thisisa1to2kilometerdeep,severalkilometerswide,landfromwhichsplitsmanysegmentsoftheoceanic-ridgecrust
a. continentalshelf
b. mid-oceanicridge
c. oceaniccrust
d. riftvalley
81. isthestudyofearth'soceans.
a. Hydrology
b. Topography
c. Psychology
d. Oceanography
82. Thedeepestpartoftheoceanis:
a. MountEverest
b. MarianasTrench
c. MarianasFault
83. Oceancurrentsdrive
a. waterpatterns
b. weatherpatterns
c. mountainrains
d. air
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84. Wherearetheoceanslocated?
a. ontopoftheoceanicplates
b. ontopofthecontinentalplates
c. inholesinthecrust
d. noneoftheabove
85. Underseamountainrangesinthemiddleofoceanfloorsareknownas.
a. Deep-oceantrenches
b. Sea-floorspreading
c. Mid-oceanridges
86. Describeatsunami.
87. Theprocessthatmovessandalongashoreis
a. upwelling
b. longshoredrift
c. abrasion
d. densitycurrent
88. Whyistheoceanacarbonsink?
89. islandnexttotheocean.
90. Thediagramshowswaterflowinameanderingriverchannel.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainswhywaterflowsintheriverchannel?
a. gravitationalforce
b. energyfromthesun
c. differencesinwatersalinity
d. energyfromtheEarth’sinterior
91. Describethetopographyoftheoceanfloor.
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92. MostoftheEarth'sfreshwaterisfoundin.
a. ice
b. aquifers
c. oceans
d. lakes
93. Theheightoftheocean'ssurfaceiscalledthe.
a. climate
b. sealevel
c. heatwave
94. Gentle,rollingwaveswhichappearintheoceanevenduringcalmweatherareknownas.
a. currents
b. surf
c. tidalwaves
d. swells
95. TheoceanscoveroftheEarth'ssurface.
96. Whatisamid-oceanridge?
97. Thenameofthemostcommonsaltintheoceanis:
a. oxygen
b. sodiumchloride
c. hydrogen
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Review:Chapter11-ExploringtheUniverseCOPYAnswerKey
1. WhattypesofelectromagneticradiationshavegivenprooftothepossibilityoftheBigBangTheory?
a. infraredanddarkmatterandmicrowave
b. darkmatter
c. infraredandmicrowave
2. Areflectivetelescopehasmainparts.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
3. Apersonwhostudiesstars,planets,andotherobjectsintheskyiscalledan.
a. telescoper
b. starsologer
c. astronomer
d. astrologist
4. ThistypeoftelescopeneverhasproblemsseeingthroughEarth'satmosphere.Ituseslensestoenlargeanobject.
a. Earth-basedtelescope
b. reflectingtelescope
c. refractingtelescope
d. space-basedtelescope
5. TelescopeinspaceusedtoobserveuniverseusingX-Rays
a. ErwinTelescope
b. DarwinTelescope
c. MoonTelescope
d. ChandraTelescope
6. Whatinstrumentcananastronomerusetoseeobjectsthatareveryfaraway?
a. Microscope
b. Telescope
c. Compass
d. Stereoscope
7. Thefirstpersontouseatelescopeforastronomywas
a. Newton
b. Galileo
c. Copernicus
d. Kepler
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8. Thefirsttypeoftelescopeinvented
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
9. Thetelescopethatusesbothlensesandmirrorstogatherlight
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
10. Thetelescopethatdetectswavelengthsotherthanvisiblelight
a. refractortelescope
b. reflectortelescope
c. compositetelescope
d. radiotelescope
11. Thetelescopethatusesamirrortogatherlight
a. refractortelescope
b. x-raytelescope
c. reflectortelescope
d. radiotelescope
12. Anenormousexoplanet,calledHD106906b,wasdiscoveredthatis11timesthesizeofJupiter.Whatwasnotusedtodiscoverthisnewplanet?
a. InternationalSpaceStation
b. HubbleSpaceTelescope
c. Infraredcamera
d. Magellantelescope
13. Whatisthedifferencebetweenrefractingandreflectingtelescopes?
a. Arefractingtelescopeusesaconvexlenstomagnifyanimage,andareflectingtelescopeusesamirror.
b. Arefractingtelescopeusesamirror,andareflectingtelescopeusesaconcavelenstomagnifyanimage.
c. Areflectingtelescopeusesaconvexlenstomagnifyanimage,andarefractingtelescopeusesamirror
d. Thereisnodifference.
14. WhatwastheinitialproblemwiththeHubbleSpaceTelescope?
a. Itisareflectingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththemirror.
b. Itisareflectingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththelens.
c. Itisarefractingtelescope,andtherewasproblemwiththelens.
d. Itisarefractingtelescope,andtherewasaproblemwiththemirror.
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15. Whyareradiotelescopesconsideredtobedependabletelescopes?
a. becausetheyneverrunoutofenergy
b. becausetheyuseradiostohelpvarioustelescope'scomputerscommunicatewitheachother
c. becausetheyuseradiowaves,whichpassfreelythroughEarth'satmosphereinanyweathercondition
d. becausetheyuseradiowaves,whichdonotpassfreelythroughEarth'satmosphereduetounpredictableweather
16. Telescopesthatbendlighttomakeobjectsseemlargerare
a. refractingtelescopes
b. reflectingtelescopes
c. radiotelescopes
d. spectroscopes
17. Thistoolmakesitpossibletoseethingsinspacemoreclearly:
a. microscope
b. telescope
c. binoculars
18. Scientistsusetostudystarsandplanets.
a. telescopes
b. magnifyingglasses
c. microscopes
19. Refractingtelescopessufferfromanopticaldefectcalledchromaticaberration.
a. True
b. False
20. WhatisthepurposeoftheNewMillenniumProgram?
a. tocreatesatellitestospyonothernations
b. todevelopadvancedtechnologythatwillletNASAsendsmartspacecraftintothesolarsystem
c. todeveloptechnologythatwillcreatemorejobsonEarth
d. tocreatetechnologyfasterthanothernations
21. TheItalianastronomer,Galileo,wasthefirstscientisttodowhat?
a. Discoverthecorrectshapeoftheplanetsorbits.
b. Discovergravityandinertia.
c. Useatelescopetotolookatobjectsinthesky.
d. Alloftheabove
22. technologyisusedtostudyplanetsinoursolarsystem.
a. Sonar
b. Satellite
c. Cable
d. Antennae
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23. Astronomersusetomakeobservationsandcollectdataaboutobjectsinthesolarsystem.
a. telescopes
b. satellites
c. spaceprobes
d. alloftheabove
24. Whatsuccessfulspacetelescopewasscheduledtooperatefor15yearsbuthaditsmissiontimeextendedthankstoatleast4servicecalls?
a. Hubble
b. Chandra
c. Giotto
d. Cassini
25. WhatistheHubbleTuningFork?
a. Atoolusedtofine-tuneatelescope
b. Amachinethatshowstheelementsofastarbylookingatitslight
c. Aninstrumentusedtomeasurethedistancebetweenstars
d. Adiagramthatshowtypesofgalaxiesandhowtheyevolveovertime
26. WhatdoesNASAstandfor?
a. NationalsAcrobatsandSwimmingAssociation
b. NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration
c. NeighborhoodAwarenessandSharingAlliance
d. NewsAdministrationandSatelliteAssociation
27. Amodernapplicationforasatelliteisfor.
a. gatheringscientificdata
b. gatheringpicturesofEarth'ssurface
c. transmittingradioandtelevisionsignals
d. allanswersarecorrect
28. Whyarerocketsidealforexploringspace?
a. Theycangatherlotsdata.
b. Theydon'tneedair.
c. Theyareretrievable.
d. Theyareinexpensive.
29. Spaceprobes,unlikesatellites,areableto.
a. gatherdata
b. traveloutofthesolarsystem
c. gointoorbit
d. beretrieved
30. Howaresatellitesused?
a. togathermilitaryinformation
b. totransmittelevisionsignals
c. tomonitorweather
d. alloftheabove
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31. WhatcountrysuccessfullylauncheditsfirstsatellitenamedExplorer1?
a. China
b. Japan
c. UnitedStates
d. Canada
32. Whatcountrylaunchedtheworld'sfirstartificialsatellite,theSputnik?
a. China
b. Germany
c. Russia
d. UnitedStates
33. WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefourbroadcategoriesofsatellites?
a. intelligence
b. communication
c. navigation
d. scientific
34. Tripsthatpeopletakeintospacearecalled.
a. crewedmissions
b. uncrewedmissions
c. spaceprobes
d. observations
35. Whatisthedefinitionofamission?
a. explorationofaship
b. awalkaroundthecity
c. aspecificjobortask
d. asystemofsignals
36. HowlongdidittaketoputtogethertheCuriosityMission?
a. 1-2Years
b. 3-5Years
c. 9-10Years
d. 20-25Years
37. WhydidmissionscientistsputRosettatosleepforseveralyears?
a. topreventrusting
b. tosavemoney
c. toanalyzedata
d. tosaveenergy
38. Mostformsofenergyoriginallycomefrom
a. water
b. theearth
c. thesun
d. naturalgas
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39. Earth'sclimate
a. hasbeenstableoverthehistoryoftheplanet
b. ischangingasaresultofnaturalandhumanprocesses
c. willstabilizeoverthenextcentury,accordingtothepredictionsofmostscientists
d. haschangedonlyonceduetotheevolutionofgreenphotosynthesizingplants
e. historyisundeterminablebecausethereisnomethodofstudyingclimatichistoryoftheplanet
40. ThegreenhouseeffectheatstheEarth'ssurfaceby
a. infraredradiationandsunlight
b. sunlightandvolcaniceruptions
c. mantelconvectionandinfraredradiation
d. volcaniceruptionsandmantleconvection
41. SunlighttheEarth'ssurface.
a. cools
b. warms
42. ThreeessentialtheoriesforEarthSciencearethetheoryofevolution,thetheoryofplatetectonics,andthetheoryof.
a. relativity
b. earthscience
c. climatechange
d. humanknowledge
43. WhatdidKarlJanskydiscover?
a. theplanetsmoveonanellipticalpath
b. theSunwasthecenteroftheUniverse
c. Earthrotatedonatiltedaxis,whichcausedtheseasons
d. radiowavescomingfromspace
44. Astrobiologyisbestdescribedas
a. thestudyofanimalsinspace
b. thescientificsearchforevidenceofintelligentlife
c. thestudyoflifeintheuniverse
45. WhatwaspresidentJohnF.Kennedy'sgoalforthespaceprogram?
a. Togotoinfinityandbeyond.
b. Tobethefirstonetolandahumanonthemoon.
c. Togototheedgeofoursolarsystem.
d. TostudytheeffectsofthesunonEarth'satmosphere.
46. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Aisavehiclesentintospaceinordertoexploreplacestoodangerousortoofarawayforpeopletovisit.
47. Thegeocentrictheoryclaimsthattheearthisatthecenteroftheuniverse.
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48. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List3importantadvantagesofexploringspace.
49. TheHubbletelescopehelpedscientistsascertainhowtheuniversebeganandhowolditis.
50. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whowasthefirstastronomertobuildatelescopeforviewingtheheavens?
51. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whatarethethreefunctionsofatelescope?
52. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whatisthefunctionoftheobjectivelensofarefractingtelescope?
53. Refractingtelescopesgottheirnamebecausetheyrefract,orbend,light.
54. Themaindifferencebetweenareflectingtelescopeandarefractingtelescopeisthatareflectingtelescopeusesa(n)mirrortofocustheincominglight.
55. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________WhydospacetelescopesproduceclearerimagesthantelescopesonEarth?
56. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Listtwoadvantagesofradiotelescopesoveropticaltelescopes.
57. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Aisaninstrumentusedtoobservedistantobjects.
58. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Nameonekindoftoolthatmodernastronomerscanusetocollectinformationinouterspace.
59. TheHubbleSpaceTelescopeisagianttelescopefloatinginspacedesignedandbuiltbyengineersatAmericaspaceagencyNASA.
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60. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whataretelescopesusedfor?
61. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name2majorcategoriesofopticaltelescopes.
62. IsaacNewtoncreatedthefirstreflectingtelescope.
63. TheHubbletelescopewaslaunchedbytheUnitedStatesfromaspaceshuttlein1990.
64. A.refractingtelescopeB.reflectingtelescopeC.radiotelescopeD.spectroscope
D1.breaksdownthelightgivenoffbyastarintoallitscolors
A2.bendslighttomakeobjectsseemlarger
C3.collectsradiowavesfromspaceusinglargeconcave-shapeddisk
B4.producesaclearermagnifiedimagebecausethelightisreflected
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Review:Chapter12-Earth'schangingsurface.AnswerKey
1. Earthquakesmostoftenoccur
a. inthemiddleoftectonicplates.
b. anywherenearatectonicplate.
c. onlyinthe'RingofFire'.
d. ontheboundaryoftectonicplates.
2. Thetheoryofplatemovementandhowthecontinentsmovedapartovertimeiscalled.
a. platetectonics
b. geology
c. continentaltectonics
d. biology
3. Whatisatectonicplate?
a. liquidmagma
b. technicaltermusedfordinnerware
c. lavaflowingintotheocean
d. themovablecrustontopoftheearth'smantle
4. Whatisatectonicplate?
a. adishmadeofrock
b. akindofmountain
c. amovingpieceofEarth'srockycrust
d. aloosepieceofEarth'sinnercore
5. Tectonicplatesinteractatplacescalledplate
a. reversals
b. boundaries
c. regions
d. centers
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6. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheArabianplate?
a. I
b. J
c. L
d. M
7. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCaribbeanplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
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8. Whatmovesapartortogethertoformvolcanoesorearthquakes?
a. tectonicplates
b. cups
c. gravity
9. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCocosplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
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10. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheCocosplate?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
11. Atectonicplatesegmentincludesthe.
a. allofthemantle
b. thecrustandtheasthenosphere
c. theuppermantleandthecrust
d. themantleandthecore
12. Whattypeoftectonicplateboundaryinvolvesacollisionbetweentwotectonicplates?
a. divergent
b. transform
c. convergent
d. normal
13. Theplatetectonicstheorystatesthat
a. continentalcrust"plowsthrough"oceaniccrust
b. oceaniccrust"slidesover"continentalcrust
c. lithosphericplatesmove
d. tectonicforcescausethemostdamageinthecenteroftheplates
14. Whatisthelargesttectonicplate?
a. Scotiaplate
b. Pacificplate
c. Eurasianplate
d. Antarcticplate
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15. Themapshowsthemajortectonicplates.
WhichlettershowstheJuandeFucaplate?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
16. ShiftingpiecesoftheEarth'scrustarecalled
a. magma
b. volcano
c. tectonicplates
d. island
17. ThecollisionofIndiaandAsiathatformedtheHimalayasisstillcollidingtoday,causingthemountainrangetocontinuetorise.Whatkeepsthemountainfromgettingtoobig?
a. erosion
b. volcanism
c. deposition
d. platetectonics
18. Earth’scrustconsistsofmajorandminorthatmoverelativetoeachother.
a. rockformations
b. tectonicplates
c. mantles
19. Whatcausestectonicplatestomove?
a. radiationfromwithinthecrust
b. magneticforcesfromtheinnercore
c. convectioncurrentsinthemantle
d. slowcontinentaldrift
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20. Theportionofthemantlejustbelowthelithosphereoftheearth.
a. oceaniccrust
b. asthenosphere
c. platetectonics
21. Whatcanpossiblyhappenatallthreetypesofboundarylines?
a. anearthquake
b. avolcano
c. amountainrange
d. alloftheabove
22. Somevolcanoesformnewasplatesmoveapartandmagmarisestothesurfaceofthecrust.
a. volcanoes
b. oceanfloor
c. earthquakes
d. mantle
23. anyofvariousinstrumentsformeasuringandrecordingthevibrationofearthquakes
a. faults
b. earthquakes
c. epicenter
d. seismograph
e. volcano
f. lava
24. Gravitycanpullrocksandsoilrapidlydownahillslidecausinga(n)
a. tsunami
b. earthquake
c. landslide
d. volcano
25. acone-shapedlandformthatcaneruptattimes
a. earthquake
b. fault
c. epicenter
d. volcano
26. acrackwhereearth'scrustcanmove
a. fault
b. epicenter
c. volcano
d. earthquake
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27. Theplaceundergroundwhereplatesmovesandtheearthquakebegin.
a. focus
b. fault
c. volcano
d. earthquake
28. Volcanoesandearthquakesrelatetothefollowingsphere:
a. biosphere
b. atmosphere
c. geosphere
d. anthrosphere
29. WhatdoyoucallthesuddenmovementofEarth'scrust?
a. earthquake
b. tsunami
c. volcano
d. fault
30. WhydidWegenerthinkthatcontinentaldriftcouldbeusedtoexplainrockscarringinSouthAmerica,India,andAustralia?
a. volcanoesmovedtheseafloor
b. glacierscausethescarring
c. earthquakesscarrocks
d. Hessproposedthistheory
31. Wheredoearthquakesandvolcanoes(withtheexceptionofHawaii)usuallyoccur,andwhy?
TheyusuallyhappenattheboundarieswheretheEarth'splatecometogether.Attheseboundaries,therearecrackscalledfaults.Pressurebuildsupalongfaultsuntilthereisaslippingoftheplates,causinganearthquake.Underthesefaults,itiseasyforvolcanoestoformasthepressuremeltsrockandit'sforcedupnearthefaultswheretheEarth'scrustisweak.
32. Atransformboundaryisaboundarywheretwoplatesslidepastoneanother.Whatgeologicaleventwillbemostlikelytooccuralongatransformboundary?
a. mountainformation
b. volcanoeruption
c. earthquake
d. riftvalley
33. ScientistsarestudyingagraphshowingthetimedifferencesbetweentheseismicP-wavesandtheseismicS-wavesastheytravelthroughEarth.Whichinformationcantheylearnfromthegraph?
a. themagnitudeofanearthquake
b. thedurationofanearthquake
c. theepicenterofanearthquake
d. theintensityofanearthquake
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34. Thefivefactorsthatdeterminehowsoilsdevelopare:
a. parentmaterial,climate,vegetation,landscape,andtime
b. animals,humus,weather,leaching,andvolcanoes
c. sun,animals,humus,leaching,andearthquakes
35. Whatlandformsareformedatasubductionzone?
a. faults
b. volcanoesonly
c. mountainsonly
d. mountainsandvolcanoes
36. Howarevolcanoesondivergentboundariesdifferentthanvolcanoesonconvergentboundaries?
Volcanoesondivergentboundariesareformedwhentheplatesmovepartcausingriftstoform.Whentheseplatesseparate,theyformlong,deepcrackscalledrifts.Magmaflowsthroughtheseriftsaslavaandisquicklycooledbytheocean'swater.Asmorelavaflows,itbuildsupfromthebottomoftheocean.Sometimesthevolcanoesandrifteruptionsriseabovethetopoftheoceanandformislands.VolcanoesonconvergentboundariesformwhentheEarth'splatesmovetogether.Whentheseplatesmovetogetherthepartthatslidesunderneathanotherplateispartiallymeltedformingmagma.Themagmaisthenforceduptothesurfaceformingvolcanoes.
37. Thethreemaincategories/stagesofvolcanoesare:active,dormant,andextinct
38. awaveproducedbyanearthquake
seismicwave
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39. OnewaytheatmosphereshapesEarth'ssurfaceiswith
a. winds
b. tsunamis
c. earthquakes
40. Lowlandbetweenhillsormountains
a. valley
b. island
c. volcano
41. Earthquakehazardsinclude:
a. buildingcollapse
b. fire
c. liquefaction
d. alloftheabove
42. Theprocessofwearingawayrocksbynaturalmeansiscalled
a. erosion
b. weathering
c. faults
d. earthquakes
43. Therapiddownhillmovementoflargeamountofrockandsoiliscalleda(n):
a. erosion
b. landslide
c. avalanche
d. earthquake
44. Adirtanddebrisfilledfloodofwater
a. tsunamis
b. earthquake
c. mudslide
d. landslide
45. Depositionisthedepositofweatheredmaterials.
46. Waterfreezinginthecracksofrocksisanexampleof.
a. deposition
b. mechanicalweathering
c. chemicalweathering
d. erosion
47. Themovementofrocks.
a. Deposition
b. Weathering
c. Erosion
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55. Depositioniswhenparticlescarriedbywater,windoricearedepositedinanotherlocation.
Themovementofsedimentorsoilfromonelocationtoanotheriserosion.
Thebreakingdownofrocksandmineralsbyphysical,chemicalorbiologicalprocessesisweathering.
48. Processinwhichrocksgetbrokendown.
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Deposition
49. Whichoftheseareputinthecorrectorder?
a. deposition,erosion,weathering
b. weathering,erosion,deposition
c. erosion,deposition,weathering
d. weathering,deposition,erosion
50. Theprocessinwhichmaterialsareerodedbyweatheroriceandaredroppedintoanewplace,creatinganewlandform
a. Weathering
b. Deposition
c. Erosion
51. Freezingandthawingareatypeof
a. chemicalweathering.
b. erosion.
c. physicalweathering.
d. deposition.
52. Rocksarebrokendownbychangingthechemicalmakeupofthemineralsthrough
a. physicalweathering.
b. erosion.
c. chemicalweathering.
d. deposition.
53. Water,oxygen,carbondioxide,andacidsaresignificantagentsof.
a. chemicalweathering
b. abrasion
c. mechanicalweathering
d. erosion
54. Plains,plateaus,peninsulas,valleys,hills,basins,canyonsandmountainareexamplesof:
a. PhysicalWeathering
b. ChemicalWeathering
c. Erosion
d. Landforms
e. Weathering
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Deltasformingatthemouthsofriversdeposition.
Amudslideflowingdownasteephillerosion.
Needstotakeplacebeforeerosionweathering.
Windblowingsandfromonelocationtoanothererosion.
Canbemechanicalorchemicalweathering.
Wavesdroppingsandonthebeachdeposition.
Occurswhengravity'sdownwardpullonsedimentisstrongererosion.
Resultsinwindorwaterformingbeaches,barrierislands,andsandbarsdeposition.
Humanactivitiessuchasconstructionincreasethisprocesserosion.
Nomovementofsedimentisinvolvedweathering.
Themovementofweatheredmaterialserosion.
Layersofsedimentformingatthebottomoftheoceandeposition.
Glaciersdroppingrockandsandtoformterminalmorainesdeposition.
Rocksbeingmadesmoothbytumblingacrossastream-bedweathering.
Windblastingsandatrockandcarvingoutarchesweathering.
Rainwashingawaysoilfromahillsideerosion.
56. Whatisthedifferencebetweenweatheringanderosion?
Weatheringisthebreakingupofrocksonthesurfaceoftheearthastheyareexposedtotheelements.Erosionisthemovementofweatheredmaterialbywater,iceandwind
57. Weatheringmusttakeplacebeforeerosion.
a. True
b. False
58. Whatchangesearthsurface?
a. volcanoes
b. weathering
c. erosion
d. alloftheabove
59. Weatheringanderosionarequickchangestotheearth'ssurface.
a. True
b. False
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60. Describehowgravitycauseserosion.
answerswillvary-downwardflowofwater,landslides
61. Whatarefourfactorsthateffecterosion?
precipitation,wind,slope,vegetation,soilcomposition
62. Whatarethreemajorcausesforerosion?
a. snow,tornado,volcano
b. sinkholes,landslides,mudslides
c. ice,wind,water
d. wind,heat,platetectonics
63. Listthreelandformsformedbyerosion.
answerswillvary-valley,canyon,cave
64. Whichoftheseisanexampleofweathering?
a. Mountainsarebuilt
b. Waterfreezes
c. Plantrootswidenacrackinarock
d. Avolcanoerupts
65. Erosioncanbecausedbywhichofthefollowing?Selectallthatapply.
a. wind
b. water
c. ice
d. gravitationalpull
66. Howdoearthwormsaidinweathering?
Whentheyburrow,theymovesoilparticlesaroundandexposefreshsurfacestoweather.
67. Labelthefollowingeventswitha"D"fordeposition,"W"forweathering,or"E"forerosion.
DLayersofsedimentformingatthebottomofoceans
WWatergettingintocracks,freezing,andbreakingtherocksorpavementapart.
ERocksbeingmadesmoothbytumblingacrossastreambed.
EAmudslideflowingdownasteephill.
DWavesdroppingsandonabeach
WWindblastingsandandrockcarvingoutarches.
68. Listthreehumanactivitiesthatremovenaturalvegetationandgreatlyaccelerateerosion.
answerswillvary-clearcutting,slashandburnagriculture,building
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Review:Chapter13-WeatheranditsimpactsAnswerKey
1. Bywhataremostdifferencesinairpressurecausedby?
a. unequalheatingoftheatmosphere
b. equalheatingoftheatmosphere
c. unequalcoolingoftheatmosphere
d. equalcoolingoftheatmosphere
2. The_________________________________isthethinlayerofairthatsurroundsEarth.
atmosphere
3. Theatmosphere
a. createsthetides.
b. hasnoteffectonheatgainorloss.
c. allowsheattoescapequicklyinordertocooltheplanet.
d. keepsheatfromescapingtooquicklyintospace.
4. Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribeshumidity?
a. Itistheamountofheatintheatmosphere.
b. Itdescribestheamountofsunlightintheatmosphere.
c. Itistheamountofwatervaporintheatmosphere.
5. Sleetandhailaretypesof
a. gasesintheatmosphere.
b. layersintheatmosphere.
c. airpressure.
d. precipitation.
6. Sleetandhailaretypesof
a. gasesintheatmosphere
b. layersintheatmosphere
c. airpressure
d. precipitation
7. Whichwordbettermatchesthesentence?
ItwillmostlikelyrainlatertonightinJacksonville,Florida.
a. forecast
b. atmosphere
8. Whichwordbettermatchesthesentence?
Layerofgasesthatsurroundstheearth.
a. weather
b. atmosphere
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9. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Rainandsnowaretwotypesof.
a. atmosphere
b. precipitation
10. Whichstatementistrueaboutweather?
a. Itoccursthroughouttheatmosphere
b. Itoccursthroughouttheupperatmosphere
c. Itoccursthroughouttheloweratmosphere
d. Itoccursinthestratosphere
11. Whatistheatmosphere?
AverythinblanketofairthatsurroundsEarth.
12. Theatmosphereconsistsof
a. helium
b. hydrogen
c. oxygen
d. amixtureofgases
13. isthemostabundantgasintheatmosphere(itmakesup78%oftheatmosphere).
a. Oxygen
b. Argon
c. Nitrogen
d. Ozone
14. Averageweatherconditionsinanareaoveralongperiodoftime
a. atmosphere
b. condensation
c. climate
15. Theoutermostlayeroftheatmosphere:
exosphere
16. Theatmosphereismadeprimarilyof.
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. ammonia
d. carbondioxide
17. Whichisnotalayeroftheatmosphere?
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Mantle
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18. Lowestlayeroftheatmosphere:
troposphere
19. Howdoessevereweatherform?Listtwoexamplesofsevereweather.
Someexamples:tornadoes,hurricanes,snowstorms,thunderstormsCausesvarybuttypicallyincludemoistureintheatmosphere,thermallift,andatmosphericinstability
20. weather
a. theroadsandhighways
b. thegrassandthetrees
c. theconditionsoftheatmosphere
21. Allprecipitationisaformofsevereweather.
a. True
b. False
22. List3examplesofsevereweather.
Hurricanes,tornadoes,blizzardsandthunderstorms.
23. Asevereweatherwatchmeanswhichofthefollowing?
a. Theconditionsarerightforsevereweather,butitisnotoccurringyet.
b. Severeweatherisoccurring.
c. Severeweatherhaspassedthroughanditisnowsafetogooutside.
d. Itistheseasonduringwhichthetypeofsevereweatherconcernedoccurs.
24. Asevereweatherwarningmeans
a. theconditionsarerightforsevereweather,butitisnotoccurringyet
b. severeweatherisoccurring
c. severeweatherhaspassedthroughanditisnowsafetogooutside
d. itistheseasonduringwhichthetypeofsevereweatherconcernedoccurs
25. WhichtypeofsevereweatherisNOTanintensetropicalstorm?
a. hurricane
b. typhoon
c. tropicalcyclone
d. tornado
26. A"snapshot"ofconditionsataparticulartimeoveralargearea.
a. climate
b. weathermap
c. isobar
d. weather
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27. Whatisweather?
a. Anarea'slong-termweatherpattern.
b. Thestateoftheatmosphereatagivenplaceortime.
c. Largevolumeofairthathassimilarcharacteristicsoftemperatureandwatervaporcontent
d. Whenlargeairmassesofdifferentdensity,moisture,andtemperaturemeet
28. Whatcauseswind?
a. asunnyweatherpatternfollowedbyacloudyweatherpattern
b. anunevenheatingoftheatmosphere
c. arainyweather
29. Amapkeyshowsthesymbolsbelow:
ColdFront
WarmFront
StationaryFront
OccludedFront
Wouldthesesymbolsbeusedtoshowweatherorclimate?
a. weather
b. climate
30. Weatherisdeterminedbytheconditionsinthe:
a. thermosphere
b. mesosphere
c. troposphere
d. stratosphere
31. Theseareusedtophotographandtracklarge-scaleairmovements.
a. weatherballoons
b. weathersatellites
c. slingpsychrometers
d. barometers
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35. Themapshowstheworld'smajorbiomes.
32. Whichbestdescribesthedifferencebetweenclimateandweather?
a. Weatherismorepredictablethanclimate
b. Weatherislesspredictablethanclimate
c. Weatherandclimatearebothpredictable
d. Weatherandclimatearebothunpredictable
33. Theanemometerandweathervaneareweathertoolsusedtomeasurewind
a. Speedandtemperature
b. Directionandpressure
c. PressureandTemperature
d. DirectionandSpeed
34. Whatareweatherradars?
a. Machinesusedtodeterminethelocationofprecipitation.
b. Machinesusedtodeterminethemovementofprecipitation.
c. Machinesusedtodeterminetheamountofprecipitation.
d. Alloftheabove
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Thetundraisacold,windy,anddrybiome.Onlyafewinchesofprecipitationfalleachyear.Theaveragetemperatureforthetundraisachilly10to20degreesFahrenheit.
Doesthepassagedescribetheweatherorclimateforthetundrabiome?
a. weather
b. climate
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36. Themapshowsisobars,orlinesofequalairpressure,foralocation.
Doesthemaprepresentweatherorclimateforthatlocation?
a. weather
b. climate
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37. Acoldfrontoccurswhenafastmovingcoldairmasspushesaslowermovingwarmairmassupward.Stormscanformalongtheleadingedgeofacoldfront.
Doesthepassageaboutcoldfrontsdescribeweatherorclimate?
a. weather
b. climate
38. Whichkindofweatherisalow-pressuresystemmostlikelytobring?
a. fairweather
b. hot,sunnyweather
c. precipitation
d. lightbreezes
39. Aweathervanetells
a. howfastthewindblows
b. thedirectionfromwhichthewindcomes
c. theairpressure
d. theamountofrainthatfalls
40. Areaswithlowpressurehaveweatherthatisandareasofhighpressurehaveweatherthatis.
a. sunny,cloudy
b. cloudy,sunny
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41. Whatisahurricane?
a. Alargefunnelthatformsfromthesky
b. Alightningstorm
c. Astormthatformsatseaandstrikesland
d. Aniceblizzardwithgustywinds
42. Atmosphericconditionsforalongperiodoftimeiscalled.
a. weather
b. climate
c. humidity
43. Theboundarybetweenairmasses.
a. Front
b. Weather
c. Barometer
44. Theprocessbywhichagaschangesintoaliquid.
a. Condensation
b. Weather
c. Evaporation
45. Whichweatherinstrumentwouldbethemostusefultopredictchangesinweather?
a. ananemometer
b. araingauge
c. abarometer
46. Whatistheweatherlikeinsummer?
Answersinclude:hot,humid,sunny,summershowers,etc.
47. Rain,sleet,hail,andsnowareallpartoftheprocessinthewatercycle.
a. transpiration
b. evaporation
c. precipitation
d. condensation
48. isaprocessinthewatercycle,wherewatervaporrisesintotheatmosphere.
a. Precipitation
b. Transpiration
c. Condensation
d. Evaporation
49. Createaparagraph,tellingastoryabouttheprocessofcondensation.Makesureyouincludeasmuchdetailaspossible.
Seeparagraph
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50. Whichisatypeofcloud?
a. Darius
b. Cirrus
c. Citrus
d. Dover
51. Name3typesofweather.
Answerswillvary.Sunny,rainy,hot,cold,cloudy,etc.
52. Namethefivefeaturesofweather.
TemperatureAtmosphericPressureHumidityWindPrecipitation
53. Stormsandsevereweatheroccurwhenairmassescollide.Airmassescanbeandmoist,oranddry.
a. Cold;warm
b. Warm;cold
54. Aweatherpredictionbeforeithappensisa.
a. Forecast
b. Guess
c. Hypothesis
d. Meteorologist
55. Lookingataweathermaphelpyouto
a. Predictweather
b. Seeweatherstationinstruments
c. Lookatradar
d. Findthelocationofabarometer
56. Highpressuresystemshaveweatherandare.
a. rainy,stable
b. clear,stable
c. rainy,unstable
d. clear,unstable
57. WeathersatelliteAnartificialsatellitethatrevolvesaroundtheEarthanddetectsandreportsweatherpatternsontheEarth'ssurface.
58. Weatherandclimatearebasicallythesamething.
a. True
b. False
59. Whichisahighpressureweathersystem?
a. anticyclone
b. cyclone
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60. Whichisalowpressureweathersystem?
a. anticyclone
b. cyclone
61. Whichnaturalhazardiscausedbyweather?
a. flooding
b. tsunami
c. earthquake
d. volcaniceruption
62. Aweatherinstrumentthatusesmicrowavefrequencyradiowavesthatbounceoffwaterdropletsincloudsinordertoproduceamapofthecloudlocationswouldbe.
a. barometer
b. anemometer
c. radar
d. weathersatellite
63. Drawapictureofwhattheclimateislikeinthesummerwhereyouliveandhowpeopleinteractwiththeclimate.
drawingswillvary-shouldshowwarmweatherandexampleofhowpeopleinteractwithwarmweather(clothing/activities)
64. A/Ancloudisoftenassociatedwithfairweather.
a. cumulus
b. nimbostratus
c. stratus
d. altostratus
65. Blowssteadilyoverlongdistancesinapredictabledirection
a. weather
b. humidity
c. globalwind
d. insolation
66. Whichkindofsevereweathereventdoyouthinkistheworst?Describethereasonswhyyouthinkso.
answerswillvary
67. Whichofthefollowingchoicesisanexampleofweather?
a. Floridaisgenerallysunny.
b. Alaskaisgenerallycold.
c. Itishottoday.
d. Rainforestsgetalotofraineveryyear.
68. WhatweatherphenomenonismeasuredbytheBeaufortscale?
Windspeed
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69. Whatforceisbehindallweatheronearth?
a. wind
b. gravity
c. earth'srotation
d. energyfromthesun
70. ThestoredintheoceandrivesmuchofEarth'sweather.
a. heat
b. energy
c. currents
d. watervapor
71. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
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72. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
73. Cislocatedonalinecalla(n).
a. isobar
b. isotherm
c. contourline
d. weatherfront
74. Aboutwhichtwoatmosphericconditionsdoestheweathermapprovidethemostinformation?
a. relativehumidityandweatherfronts
b. barometricpressureandweatherfronts
c. relativehumidityandtemperaturerange
d. barometricpressureandtemperaturerange
75. Whatdoisobarsonamaptellus?
a. CloudCover
b. Weather
c. Elevation
d. AirPressure
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76. AweathermapshowsalakeeffectsnowstormmovingeastacrossLakeErie.InBuffalo,thecurrentweatherissunnyandcoldwithnoclouds.WhatcanweexpecttheweathertobeinBuffalolateronintheday?
a. itwillstaysunnyandcoldwithnoclouds
b. itwillbesunnyandwarmwithsomeclouds
c. itwillbecloudyandcoldwithalotofsnow
d. itwillbecloudyandcoldwithrain
77. Differencesinairpressurecauseswhichweatherphenomena?
a. winds
b. oceancurrents
c. seasons
d. watercycle
78. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
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79. Whichtypeofweatherfrontdoesthediagramrepresent?
a. cold
b. warm
c. occluded
d. stationary
80. Whatwouldthefollowingsymbolindicateonaweathermap?
a. ColdFront
b. WarmFront
c. OccludedFront
d. StationaryFront
81. Giventherightweatherconditions,thunderstormscanturninto.
a. Tornadoes
b. Hurricanes
c. Volcanoes
82. Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtomeasureanddescribeweather?
a. formandamountofprecipitation
b. conditionsofthesky(cloudy,sunny)
c. temperature
d. alloftheabove
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87. Whichsymbolwouldbeusedtorepresentthisfrontonaweathermap?
a.
b.
83. Whattypeofweathertypicallyformswithacoldfront?
intenseprecipitationandthunderstorm.
84. Howdoesameteorologistbegintocreateaweatherforecast?
a. bygoingoutsideandobservingthelocalweather
b. byreadingforecastsfromabook
c. bymeasuringtemperature,precipitation,airpressure,andwindoveralargearea
d. bycheckingseabreezes
85. Describewhattypeofweatherwemayexperienceifthepressureonthebarometerislow.
morelikelytobe"bad"weathersuchasstorms,precipitation,and/orclouds
86. Whatcauseschangesinlocalweatherfromdaytoday?
a. changesinwinddirection
b. movementofairmasses
c. Earth'smovementaroundtheSun
d. Earth'srotatingonitsaxis
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c.
d.
88. Whichsymbolwouldbeusedtorepresentthisfrontonaweathermap?
a.
b.
c.
d.
89. Placeslocatedinhighlatitudeshave
a. averywarmclimate.
b. thesameweatherasplacesinotherlatitudes.
c. amixofextremelyhotandextremelycoldweather.
d. thecoldestclimatesonEarth.
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90. Thethreemaintypesofcloudsare:
a. Altostratus,Stratus,CirrusStatus
b. Cumulus,Altocumulus,Cumulusnimbus
c. Stratuscumlus,Cirrus,Cululus
d. Cirrus,Stratus,Cumulus
91. Theoppositeoftoomuchrainistoolittleornotrain,whichcausesa.
a. Rainbow
b. Flood
c. Front
d. Drought
92. Darkcloudscoverthesunandthewindblowsstronger.Fromthisobservation,apersonmaybeabletopredictthat
a. Sunnyweatherisonitsway.
b. Astormiscoming.
c. Itisnighttime.
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Review:Chapter14-OceansAnswerKey
1. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Thesurferrodethelargeallthewaytothebeach.
a. tide
b. wave
2. Whichwordbetterfitsthesentence?
Wehadtomoveourbeachtowelsastheoceanwatermovedtowardusduringhigh.
a. tide
b. wave
3. Whatarethebasicmotionsofoceanwater?Therearethreeanswers.
waves,currents,tides
4. Theregularrisingandfallingofsealevelduemainlytothepullofthemooniscalled
a. waves
b. tides
c. surf
d. crest
5. ThegravitationalpulloftheEarth'smoon(andsun)generateswhatoceanphenomenon?
a. tides
b. density
c. turbulence
d. waves
6. Whatcarrieswarmwatertowardthepoles?
a. tides
b. rivers
c. waves
d. currents
7. Whichofthefollowinglistsoceanwavesfromsmallesttolargest?
a. seiches,chop,capillarywaves,swells,tsunamis,tides
b. swells,capillarywaves,seiches,chop,tides,tsunamis
c. capillarywaves,chop,swells,seiches,tsunamis,tides
d. chop,seiches,swells,capillarywaves,tides,tsunamis
8. Verticaldisplacementsofwaterare
a. tides.
b. densitycurrents.
c. waves.
d. surfacecurrents.
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9. Windcausesanup-and-downmovementofoceanwater,calleda____________.
a. deepoceancurrent
b. tide
c. surfacecurrent
d. wave
10. Whydoesawaveusuallybreak?
a. onewavecatchesuptoanother
b. thefrictionoftheshallowshoreflooronthebaseofthewave
c. thetide
d. thecurrents
11. Whatarethebasicmotionsoftheocean?
up/downwaves;steadymovementcurrents;rise/falloftides
12. Whichiscausedbydensitydifferences?
a. surfacecurrents
b. oceanwaves
c. deepoceancurrents
d. oceantides
13. Thistideoccursontwopointsoftheearthatatime-oneclosesttothemoonandonefarthestfromthemoon
a. Lowtide
b. Hightide
c. Springtide
d. Neaptide
14. CoreyhasajobhelpingtosetnewpilingsintotheseabottomatCedarKey,Florida.ThepilingswillsupportanewMarineScienceLabwhenthejobiscomplete.Heworksalldayandnoticesthatonthisday,thetidechangedverylittlecomparedtonormal.Onthewayhomeafterwork,henoticesthemoonisinthefirstquarterphase."Aha,thatexplainsit",hesaystohimselfashedriveshisgolfcarthome.Whatdidhejustrealize?
a. ItisaSpringTide
b. ItisaFallTide
c. ItisaNeapTide
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15. LookatthetidalbulgeonthesideoftheEarth(B)nearE.Whichstatementbestdescribesthetideoccurringhere?
a. ebbtide
b. lowtide
c. hightide
d. slacktide
16. Aisamoderatetidethatoccurswhenthesunandthemoonareatrightangles.
a. neaptide
b. springtide
c. diurnaltide
d. semidiurnaltide
17. Tidesthatproducetheleastdifferencebetweenconsecutivehighandlowtidesarecalled
a. neaptides.
b. springtides.
c. falltides.
d. fulltides.
18. TerrancestandsontheNumber4bridgeinCedarKey,Floridaandmakes2observations.One:Thetidehasebbedandisatanunusuallylowlevel.Two:Abrightfullmoonisrisingovertheexposedmudflatsandmarshgrass.Whattypeoftidehasoccurred?
a. NeapTide
b. FloodTide
c. SpringTide
19. Thelowestofhightideandthehighestoflowtidearecalledneaptides(leastextremetides).
20. Whichhasthehighesthightideandlowestlowtide?
a. SpringTide
b. NeapTide
21. Asinglehighandasinglelowtidedaily.
a. Diurnaltides
b. Neaptides
c. Springtides
d. Tidalrange
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22. Aquaticbiomesaregroupedby.
a. temperatureandprecipitation
b. salinityandlatitude
c. salinityanddepth
d. salinityandtemperature
23. Thedifferencebetweenalakeandapondis.
a. salinityanddepth
b. temperatureandsalinity
c. altitudeandsurfacearea
d. surfaceareaanddepth
24. Coralreefsareaffectedbythe____________________,orsaltinessofoceanwater.
salinity
25. Whichfactorsaffectthedensityofdeep-oceancurrents?
a. surfacecurrentsandwindstrength
b. clockwisedirectionandoceanlocation
c. hemisphereandamountofsalt
d. temperatureandamountofsalt
26. Explainwhytheoceansaresaltyandmostlakesarenotsalty.
Mostlakeshaveriversrunningoutofthem(outlets)thatcarrysaltswhileoceansdonothaveanoutletsothesaltaccumulatesandisconcentratedthroughevaporation.
27. Thetwomajorcontrollingfactorsfordeepoceancurrentsare
a. salinityandwind
b. pressureandsalinity
c. windandtemperature
d. temperatureandsalinity
28. Duetoseafloorspreading,oceaniccrustisandsedimentisonoceanridgecrests.
a. old;thin
b. old;thick
c. young;thin
d. young;thick
29. Whichofthefollowingfactorsaffectoceanwaterdensity?
a. pressure
b. temperature
c. salinity
d. alloftheabove
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30. Whatistheaveragesalinityattheoceansurface?
a. 35ppt
b. 40ppt
c. 45ppt
d. 25ppt
31. Whatistheapproximatedensityoftheoceansurface?
a. 1027
b. 1030
c. 1033
d. 1034
32. TheareawherenewoceanfloorisformedwhenlavaeruptsthroughcracksinEarth’scrustiscalled
a. Seafloor
b. ContinentalShelf
c. ContinentalSlope
d. Mid-OceanRidge
33. arefoundnearcontinents,particularlyaroundtheedgesofthePacificOcean.
a. Oceantrenches
b. Oceanmountains
c. Mid-oceanridges
d. Seafloorspreading
34. Whatdoesturbiditymeasure?
a. thesalinityofthewater
b. howhotthewateris
c. thevisibilityofthewater
d. thedensityofthewater
35. Thesalinityoftheestuarywaterisaverageoceanwater.
a. higherthan
b. lowerthan
c. equalto
d. noneoftheabove
36. Waterdensityincreasesasdecreases.
a. salinity
b. sand
c. oxygenlevels
d. temperature
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
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37. Whichtypeofseawaterhasthegreatestdensity?
a. warm,withlowsalinity
b. warm,withhighsalinity
c. cold,withlowsalinity
d. cold,withhighsalinity
38. Seafloorspreadingiswhennewseafloorisformedwhenisforcedupward.
a. magma
b. water
c. soil
d. calciumcarbonate
39. WhyisoceanwatermoredenseneartheNorthandSouthPoles?
Whenoceanwaterfreezesitleavesthesaltbehind,makingthewatercolderandmoresalty.
40. Oceanshaveahugeeffectonweatherandclimatemainlybecause
a. oceanshavehugewaves
b. oceansareverysalty
c. thefishandseacreaturesgiveoffheat
d. oceansholdandspreadheataroundtheworldbycurrents
41. Intheoceananymovementofmaterialthatresultsfromdifferencesindensity:
a. Convectioncurrent
b. Upwelling
c. Surfacecurrent
d. CoriolisEffect
42. Surfacecurrentsaredrivenmainlybywindsanddeepoceancurrentsarecausedbydifferencesindensityofoceanwater.
43. istheflatseafloorfrom4,000mto6,000mbelowtheoceansurface,formedbythedepositionofsediments.
a. Mid-OceanRidge
b. ContinentalShelf
c. AbyssalPlain
d. ContinentalSlope
44. Thedefinitionofsalinityis
a. thetotalamountofdissolvedsaltinseawater
b. thetotalamountofdirtintheocean
c. thedifferencebetweentemperatureanddensity
d. thetotalamountofmineralsinseawater
45. Describetheprocessoftheseafloorspreading.
newoceancrustformsatamid-oceanridgewheretwoplatesmoveapartduetoconvectionandmagmaeruptsfromtherifttoformnewoceanfloor
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46. Thesmall,plantlikeorganismsthatmakeupthefirstlinkintheocean'sfoodchainarephytoplankton.Thedissolvedmineralsandsaltsthatareleftbehindcauseoceanstobesaline.
47. Whichisthebestestimateofseafloorspreadingrates?
a. 1-10mm/yr
b. 1-10cm/yr
c. 1-10m/yr
d. 1-10km/yr
48. Whatisevidencethatseafloorspreadingexists?
a. fossils
b. pillow-likerocks
c. pressure
d. mountainranges
49. Theoceanbasinfeaturethatisalong,narrow,steep-sideddepressionintheseafloorformedwhereonecrustalplatessinksbeneathanotheriscalleda
a. ContinentalSlope
b. Trench
c. ContinentalShelf
d. Mid-OceanRidge
50. WhatareBenthos?
a. Oceananimalsthatactivelyswim
b. Marineorganismsthatdriftwiththecurrent
c. Newlyhatchedfishandcrabs
d. Plantsandanimalslivingonorintheseafloor
51. Thedark,superheatedwateratahydrothermalventisover500degreesF,yetitremainsaliquidwhenwaterboilsat212degreesF.Whatcausesthisveryhotwatertoremainintheliquidstate?
a. Thesurroundingdeepoceanwaterpressure.
b. Thecolddeepoceantemperatures.
c. Themineralsdissolvedintheventwater.
52. Wheredomostsurfaceoceancurrentsandwaterwavesgettheirenergy?
a. gravity
b. wind
c. salinitygradients
d. thethermocline
53. Nametwothingsthateffectsurfaceoceancurrents1.temperature2.wind
54. ExplainwhatdensitycurrentsareANDwheretheyoccur.
Colddensesaltywatersinksandlessdense,lesssaltywaterrises.Theyoccuratthepoles.
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55. Highersalinityvaporpressureandevaporationrate.
a. decreases,decreases
b. decreases,increases
c. increases,increases
d. increases,decreases
56. Only3%ofwateronearthis
a. Salty
b. Tapwater
c. Freshwater
57. Whatmathematicalunitisusedtomeasuresalinity?
a. partsperthousand(ppt)
b. partspermillion(ppm)
c. partsperbillion(ppb)
d. noneoftheabove
58. Thesecurrentsareresponsibleforaslowmixingofwaterbetweenthesurfaceanddeeperocean.
a. surfacecurrents
b. deepoceancurrents
c. densitycurrents
d. Californiacurrents
e. globalsurfacecurrents
59. WhichofthefollowingDOESNOTcauseadecreaseinsalinity?
a. evaporation
b. meltingofseaice
c. precipitation
d. runoff
60. About90%ofalltsunamisoccurinthisocean.
a. AtlanticOcean
b. IndianOcean
c. PacificOcean
61. Theworld'slargestoceanisthe
a. AtlanticOcean
b. PacificOcean
c. ArcticOcean
d. TheIndianOcean
62. Theseasarestillrising.Manyresearchersbelievethecauseis
a. globalwarming
b. glaciersgettingbigger
c. theoceanwatergettingmoredense
d. lowertemperaturesonEarth'ssurface
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63. WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaffectwaveheightindeepwater?
a. wavelength
b. windspeed
c. windduration
d. fetch
64. WhatoceanisChallengerDeeplocatedin?
a. IndianOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. PacificOcean
d. ArcticOcean
65. Name3thingsthatarecausingouroceanstobeindanger.
1.
2.
3.
answerswillvary-warmingtemperaturescauseglacierstomeltandoceanwaterstowarm,dumping,overfishing
66. Theoceansurfaceishomeformanyoceanorganismsincludingplankton.
67. Whichofthefollowingoceansissaidtohavethesaltiestwater?
a. PacificOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. RedSea
68. WhatistheoceanclosesttoFloridacalled?
a. PacificOcean
b. AtlanticOcean
c. IndianOcean
d. CaspianSea
69. Semi-enclosedareawherethefreshwaterfromarivermeetssaltywaterfromthesea.
a. aquifer
b. ocean
c. estuary
d. wetland
70. Whichisnotanocean?
a. Indian
b. Pacific
c. Superior
d. Atlantic
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72. ThemapshowstheAtlanticOcean.Italsoshowsthecontinentsitborders.
Whichstatementbestdescribescontinentsandoceans?
a. allcontinentsaresurroundedbyoceans
b. somecontinentsaresurroundedbyoceans
c. continentsarenotsurroundedbyoceans
71. Whichofthefollowingfactorswouldmostinfluencetheshoreimpactofatsunami?
a. tideheight
b. theseason
c. airtemperature
d. watertemperature
73. Astheoceanfloormovesawayfromthemidoceanridge
a. theclimatechanges
b. lavaflowsoutoftheriftandhardenstoformnewoceanfloor
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74. Thedeepestpartoftheoceanisthe.
a. abyss
b. aphoticzone
c. disphoticzone
d. photiczone
75. Whatoceanisthemostshallowandthecoldest?
TheArcticOcean.
76. Namethefiveoceans.
TheAtlantic,ThePacific,TheArctic,TheSouthern(Antarctic),andTheIndian.
77. Theoceanisdividedintothreebasicareas1.continentalmargins2.deepoceanbasins3.oceanridges
78. Whatisthemovementofcold,deepoceanwatertotheocean'ssurface?
a. deepoceancurrent
b. ElNino
c. Corioliseffect
d. upwelling
79. Whatistheoceanicridge?
a. thebottomoftheoceanwherelittlelightpenetratesthereforethereisverylittlelife
b. thecontinuousrangeofmountainsontheoceanfloorthatwindsaroundtheEarth
c. asectionoftheoceanfloorthatrisestoconnectopenoceanfloortocontinentalshelf
d. mountainrangesfromeachoceanconnectingtoformagiganticmountainsystem
80. Thisisa1to2kilometerdeep,severalkilometerswide,landfromwhichsplitsmanysegmentsoftheoceanic-ridgecrust
a. continentalshelf
b. mid-oceanicridge
c. oceaniccrust
d. riftvalley
81. isthestudyofearth'soceans.
a. Hydrology
b. Topography
c. Psychology
d. Oceanography
82. Thedeepestpartoftheoceanis:
a. MountEverest
b. MarianasTrench
c. MarianasFault
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83. Oceancurrentsdrive
a. waterpatterns
b. weatherpatterns
c. mountainrains
d. air
84. Wherearetheoceanslocated?
a. ontopoftheoceanicplates
b. ontopofthecontinentalplates
c. inholesinthecrust
d. noneoftheabove
85. Underseamountainrangesinthemiddleofoceanfloorsareknownas.
a. Deep-oceantrenches
b. Sea-floorspreading
c. Mid-oceanridges
86. Describeatsunami.
Aseriesoflargeoceanwavesgeneratedfromanocean-floorearthquake.
87. Theprocessthatmovessandalongashoreis
a. upwelling
b. longshoredrift
c. abrasion
d. densitycurrent
88. Whyistheoceanacarbonsink?
Theoceanstorescarbonforlongperiodsoftimeandkeepsitoutoftheatmosphere.
89. Coastislandnexttotheocean.
90. Thediagramshowswaterflowinameanderingriverchannel.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainswhywaterflowsintheriverchannel?
a. gravitationalforce
b. energyfromthesun
c. differencesinwatersalinity
d. energyfromtheEarth’sinterior
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91. Describethetopographyoftheoceanfloor.
Abyssalplains-large,flatareas;seamounts-volcanicmountainsguyots--flat-toppedseamounts;trenches-long,narrowcrevices;midoceanridges-mountainranges;reefs-massesandridgesoflimestonerocksbuiltbyorganisms.
92. MostoftheEarth'sfreshwaterisfoundin.
a. ice
b. aquifers
c. oceans
d. lakes
93. Theheightoftheocean'ssurfaceiscalledthe.
a. climate
b. sealevel
c. heatwave
94. Gentle,rollingwaveswhichappearintheoceanevenduringcalmweatherareknownas.
a. currents
b. surf
c. tidalwaves
d. swells
95. TheoceanscoveroftheEarth'ssurface.
70%
96. Whatisamid-oceanridge?
(Answersmayvary)Longchainsofmountainsontheoceanfloor.
97. Thenameofthemostcommonsaltintheoceanis:
a. oxygen
b. sodiumchloride
c. hydrogen