Question 1

One of the major factors in the acceleration of the exploitation of Earth's resources was the increase in economic activity per person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is the main species of whale targeted by the Japanese and Norwegian whalers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humpback whales 
B)  Fin whales 
C)  Sei whales 
D)  Minke whales 
A)  Humpback whales 
B)  Fin whales 
C)  Sei whales 
D)  Minke whales

Question 5

What is considered to be the world's most important marine product?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algin 
B)  Fish 
C)  Seaweed for consumption 
D)  Bycatch 
A)  Algin 
B)  Fish 
C)  Seaweed for consumption 
D)  Bycatch

Question 6

What marine resource has been rendered uneconomical due to the cost of excavation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnesium compounds 
B)  Manganese nodules 
C)  Sand and gravel 
D)  Salt 
A)  Magnesium compounds 
B)  Manganese nodules 
C)  Sand and gravel 
D)  Salt

Question 7

How is petroleum formed in the ocean? How is it found and extracted when it is deep in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What are the three most valuable marine resources? How are they excavated from the ocean? Are these resources renewable or nonrenewable?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Why is the extraction of wind so effective over or near the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are large gusts of wind. 
B)  The wind tends to be steady in these areas. 
C)  Windmills can be easily constructed on platforms. 
D)  There is more stress on the gears to generate more energy. 
A)  There are large gusts of wind. 
B)  The wind tends to be steady in these areas. 
C)  Windmills can be easily constructed on platforms. 
D)  There is more stress on the gears to generate more energy.

Question 10

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical resource 
B)  Marine energy resource 
C)  Biological resource 
D)  Nonextractive resource 
A)  Physical resource 
B)  Marine energy resource 
C)  Biological resource 
D)  Nonextractive resource

Question 11

What tools do fishermen now employ to locate schools of fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scouting vessels 
B)  Satellite sensors 
C)  Ariel photography 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Scouting vessels 
B)  Satellite sensors 
C)  Ariel photography 
D)  All of these choices

Question 12

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the International Whaling Commission formed 
B)  When there were substitutes for the products produced from whales 
C)  When the hunting of whales became uneconomical 
D)  CITES- Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species 
A)  When the International Whaling Commission formed 
B)  When there were substitutes for the products produced from whales 
C)  When the hunting of whales became uneconomical 
D)  CITES- Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species

Question 13

Who is responsible for the consumption of approximately a quarter of the global oil supply?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  United States 
C)  India 
D)  United Kingdom 
A)  China 
B)  United States 
C)  India 
D)  United Kingdom

Question 14

Small turbines have been placed in the Gulf Stream to harness this major ocean current.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The single largest sand mining operation is in Alaska.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why does oil seep to the surface from its source rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capillary actions 
B)  Convection 
C)  Oil is less dense than surrounding sediments 
D)  Porosity is higher at the surface 
A)  Capillary actions 
B)  Convection 
C)  Oil is less dense than surrounding sediments 
D)  Porosity is higher at the surface

Question 17

Geologists use ____ to view sediment layers, depth, and possible reservoir structures.

Accepted Answer

A)  core pistons 
B)  satellites 
C)  drilling 
D)  sound 
A)  core pistons 
B)  satellites 
C)  drilling 
D)  sound

Question 18

What was first created in an effort to claim the continental shelf as belonging to the nation it was attached to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Marine Mammal Protection Act 
B)  The Law of the Sea 
C)  The International Whaling Commission 
D)  The National Marine Fisheries Service 
A)  The Marine Mammal Protection Act 
B)  The Law of the Sea 
C)  The International Whaling Commission 
D)  The National Marine Fisheries Service

Question 19

What is bycatch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organisms unintentionally killed during the harvesting of a different, desirable species 
B)  The number of organisms caught in a trawl 
C)  The number of organisms that can be harvested without impairing future generations 
D)  The targeted organisms for a harvest 
A)  Organisms unintentionally killed during the harvesting of a different, desirable species 
B)  The number of organisms caught in a trawl 
C)  The number of organisms that can be harvested without impairing future generations 
D)  The targeted organisms for a harvest

Question 20

What is the largest known reservoir of hydrocarbons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil 
B)  Methane hydrate 
C)  Coal 
D)  Natural gas 
A)  Oil 
B)  Methane hydrate 
C)  Coal 
D)  Natural gas

One of the major factors in the acceleration of the exploitation of Earth's resources was the increase in economic activity per person.

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

What is the main species of whale targeted by the Japanese and Norwegian whalers?

What is considered to be the world's most important marine product?

What marine resource has been rendered uneconomical due to the cost of excavation?

How is petroleum formed in the ocean? How is it found and extracted when it is deep in the ocean?

What are the three most valuable marine resources? How are they excavated from the ocean? Are these resources renewable or nonrenewable?

Why is the extraction of wind so effective over or near the ocean?

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

What tools do fishermen now employ to locate schools of fish?

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Who is responsible for the consumption of approximately a quarter of the global oil supply?

Small turbines have been placed in the Gulf Stream to harness this major ocean current.

The single largest sand mining operation is in Alaska.

Why does oil seep to the surface from its source rock?

Geologists use ____ to view sediment layers, depth, and possible reservoir structures.

What was first created in an effort to claim the continental shelf as belonging to the nation it was attached to?

What is bycatch?

What is the largest known reservoir of hydrocarbons on Earth?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

The Ocean and the Environment

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Exam 17: Marine Resources

One of the major factors in the acceleration of the exploitation of Earth's resources was the increase in economic activity per person.

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

What is the main species of whale targeted by the Japanese and Norwegian whalers?

What is considered to be the world's most important marine product?

What marine resource has been rendered uneconomical due to the cost of excavation?

How is petroleum formed in the ocean? How is it found and extracted when it is deep in the ocean?

What are the three most valuable marine resources? How are they excavated from the ocean? Are these resources renewable or nonrenewable?

Why is the extraction of wind so effective over or near the ocean?

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

What tools do fishermen now employ to locate schools of fish?

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Who is responsible for the consumption of approximately a quarter of the global oil supply?

Small turbines have been placed in the Gulf Stream to harness this major ocean current.

The single largest sand mining operation is in Alaska.

Why does oil seep to the surface from its source rock?

Geologists use ____ to view sediment layers, depth, and possible reservoir structures.

What was first created in an effort to claim the continental shelf as belonging to the nation it was attached to?

What is bycatch?

What is the largest known reservoir of hydrocarbons on Earth?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters