Question 1

Match the type of sediment with its most closely associated source.
-Hydrogenous

Accepted Answer

A) seawater chemical processes 
B) land erosion processes 
C) from living organisms 
D) from outer space 
A) seawater chemical processes 
B) land erosion processes 
C) from living organisms 
D) from outer space A

Question 2

Match the layer with its most closely associated description.
-Asthenosphere

Accepted Answer

A) liquid mantle 
B) upper mantle and crust 
C) floats on the mantle 
A) liquid mantle 
B) upper mantle and crust 
C) floats on the mantle A

Question 3

Dotting the abyssal plain are abyssal hills that rise up to:

Accepted Answer

A)  100 meters. 
B)  500 meters. 
C)  1000 meters. 
D)  1500 meters. 
E)  4000 meters. 
A)  100 meters. 
B)  500 meters. 
C)  1000 meters. 
D)  1500 meters. 
E)  4000 meters. C

Question 4

Match the words with the most closely associated descriptions.
-Seafloor spreading

Accepted Answer

A) where new ocean bottom is formed 
B) where most earthquakes occur 
C) where ocean plate goes below terrestrial plate 
A) where new ocean bottom is formed 
B) where most earthquakes occur 
C) where ocean plate goes below terrestrial plate

Question 5

Sediments that are composed of the remains of once living organisms are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cosmogenous. 
B)  hydrogenous. 
C)  inorganic.. 
D)  biogenous. 
E)  terrigenous. 
A)  cosmogenous. 
B)  hydrogenous. 
C)  inorganic.. 
D)  biogenous. 
E)  terrigenous.

Question 6

All of the following are considered a main ocean basin except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacific. 
B)  Atlantic. 
C)  Mediterranean. 
D)  Arctic. 
E)  Indian. 
A)  Pacific. 
B)  Atlantic. 
C)  Mediterranean. 
D)  Arctic. 
E)  Indian.

Question 7

Mountainous coastlines tend to be associated with narrow continental shelves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Where oceanic crust is cracked and magma is emerging we find:

Accepted Answer

A)  ridge systems. 
B)  atolls. 
C)  archipelagos. 
D)  trenches. 
E)  guyots. 
A)  ridge systems. 
B)  atolls. 
C)  archipelagos. 
D)  trenches. 
E)  guyots.

Question 9

Seafloor spreading is the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical movement along the lithosphere. 
B)  lateral movement of the crust. 
C)  growth of the midocean ridge. 
D)  subduction. 
E)  horizontal uplift of the continents. 
A)  vertical movement along the lithosphere. 
B)  lateral movement of the crust. 
C)  growth of the midocean ridge. 
D)  subduction. 
E)  horizontal uplift of the continents.

Question 10

A sailor listening to a shortwave radio heard that the Greenwich mean time (the time at Greenwich, England) was 12:00 p.m. The sailor looked at her watch, which was set according to the time at a nearby location, and found it to be 3:00 p.m. What is the longitude of the sailor?

Accepted Answer

If the earth rotates 15<sup>o<

Question 11

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Abyssal plain

Accepted Answer

A) rise up from abyssal plain 
B) once above the seasurface 
C) flat expanse 
A) rise up from abyssal plain 
B) once above the seasurface 
C) flat expanse

Question 12

Match the words with the most closely associated term.
-Transform boundary

Accepted Answer

A) layer between crust and mantle 
B) where plates move toward each other 
C) where plates move apart 
D) where plates move laterally beside each other 
A) layer between crust and mantle 
B) where plates move toward each other 
C) where plates move apart 
D) where plates move laterally beside each other

Question 13

You have a sediment sample taken from the Tropical Indo-Pacific shallows. When acid is added to the sample, it bubbles and fizzes. What do you conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  bubbles are due to mangnesium nodules. 
B)  the sample is cosmogenous. 
C)  the sample is terrigenous. 
D)  the sample is biogenous. 
A)  bubbles are due to mangnesium nodules. 
B)  the sample is cosmogenous. 
C)  the sample is terrigenous. 
D)  the sample is biogenous.

Question 14

An example of a hydrogenous sediment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  diatomaceous ooze. 
B)  siliceous ooze. 
C)  manganese nodules. 
D)  calcareous ooze. 
E)  coccolithophore ooze. 
A)  diatomaceous ooze. 
B)  siliceous ooze. 
C)  manganese nodules. 
D)  calcareous ooze. 
E)  coccolithophore ooze.

Question 15

Define a nautical mile, the unit of distance used in oceanic navigation.

Accepted Answer

A nautical mile is e

Question 16

All of the following are evidence of continental drift except:

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution of earthquakes. 
B)  age of rocks from the sea floor. 
C)  reefs. 
D)  analysis of core samples. 
E)  paleomagnetism. 
A)  distribution of earthquakes. 
B)  age of rocks from the sea floor. 
C)  reefs. 
D)  analysis of core samples. 
E)  paleomagnetism.

Question 17

The transition between the continental shelf and the deep floor is called

Accepted Answer

A)  midocean. 
B)  continental slope. 
C)  shelf break. 
D)  continental margin. 
A)  midocean. 
B)  continental slope. 
C)  shelf break. 
D)  continental margin.

Question 18

A region where old oceanic crust is being destroyed is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a spreading center. 
B)  a midocean ridge. 
C)  a seamount. 
D)  a subduction zone. 
E)  an atoll. 
A)  a spreading center. 
B)  a midocean ridge. 
C)  a seamount. 
D)  a subduction zone. 
E)  an atoll.

Question 19

Diatomaceous ooze is material leaking out of diatom cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A flat expanse of an ocean basin is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a seamount. 
B)  an abyssal plain. 
C)  an abyssal hills. 
D)  an abyssal prairie. 
E)  an underwater delta. 
A)  a seamount. 
B)  an abyssal plain. 
C)  an abyssal hills. 
D)  an abyssal prairie. 
E)  an underwater delta.

Match the type of sediment with its most closely associated source. -Hydrogenous

Match the layer with its most closely associated description. -Asthenosphere

Dotting the abyssal plain are abyssal hills that rise up to:

Match the words with the most closely associated descriptions. -Seafloor spreading

Sediments that are composed of the remains of once living organisms are called:

All of the following are considered a main ocean basin except:

Mountainous coastlines tend to be associated with narrow continental shelves.

Where oceanic crust is cracked and magma is emerging we find:

Seafloor spreading is the result of:

A sailor listening to a shortwave radio heard that the Greenwich mean time (the time at Greenwich, England) was 12:00 p.m. The sailor looked at her watch, which was set according to the time at a nearby location, and found it to be 3:00 p.m. What is the longitude of the sailor?

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Abyssal plain

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Transform boundary

You have a sediment sample taken from the Tropical Indo-Pacific shallows. When acid is added to the sample, it bubbles and fizzes. What do you conclude?

An example of a hydrogenous sediment is:

Define a nautical mile, the unit of distance used in oceanic navigation.

All of the following are evidence of continental drift except:

The transition between the continental shelf and the deep floor is called

A region where old oceanic crust is being destroyed is called:

Diatomaceous ooze is material leaking out of diatom cells.

A flat expanse of an ocean basin is called:

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Match the type of sediment with its most closely associated source. -Hydrogenous

Match the layer with its most closely associated description. -Asthenosphere

Dotting the abyssal plain are abyssal hills that rise up to:

Match the words with the most closely associated descriptions. -Seafloor spreading

Sediments that are composed of the remains of once living organisms are called:

All of the following are considered a main ocean basin except:

Mountainous coastlines tend to be associated with narrow continental shelves.

Where oceanic crust is cracked and magma is emerging we find:

Seafloor spreading is the result of:

A sailor listening to a shortwave radio heard that the Greenwich mean time (the time at Greenwich, England) was 12:00 p.m. The sailor looked at her watch, which was set according to the time at a nearby location, and found it to be 3:00 p.m. What is the longitude of the sailor?

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Abyssal plain

Match the words with the most closely associated term. -Transform boundary

You have a sediment sample taken from the Tropical Indo-Pacific shallows. When acid is added to the sample, it bubbles and fizzes. What do you conclude?

An example of a hydrogenous sediment is:

Define a nautical mile, the unit of distance used in oceanic navigation.

All of the following are evidence of continental drift except:

The transition between the continental shelf and the deep floor is called

A region where old oceanic crust is being destroyed is called:

Diatomaceous ooze is material leaking out of diatom cells.

A flat expanse of an ocean basin is called:

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Marine Mammals

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Coral Reef Communities

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Oceans in Jeopardy

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