marine science ch.3
1. The Earth is really a water planet; what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water? a.71%
2. Who is considered to be the "father of physical oceanography" because of publication of information from ship's logs in the book "The Physical Geography of the Seas"? b.Matthew Maury
3. Scientists know that the outer core of the Earth is liquid because S waves have not survived travel through the Earth's interior. True
4. The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to the: a. circle of violent geologic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
5. A seamount is a:
c. large active or inactive volcano that is entirely below the sea surface.
6. Sediments derived from water are classified as hydrogenous sediments. True
7. Sediments derived from land are called ________. Most that make it into the sea are deposited in the ________. b. terrigenous; continental margin
8. A zone with rapid changes in density with depth is called the halocline.
False
9. In water, an increase in salinity results in a(n) ________ in heat capacity and a(n) ________ in freezing point.
a. decrease; decrease
10. Sources of the oceans' salts are believed to include: d. all of these choices
11. As air rises, it ________. As air falls it c. expands and cools; compresses and heats
12. The circulation of water at great depths is driven by: d. density.
13. The flow direction of surface ocean currents is due primarily to: b. the wind.
14. The maximum possible height for any given wavelength is determined by a ratio of wave height to wavelength, this is known as wave steepness. True
15. Solar tides are: b. forced.
16. A reef coast is a product of living organisms. True
17. Types of deltas include all of the following except ________. b. tectonic-dominated
18. In a classification of the ocean by location, the open water zone in the near shore is called the ________. c. neritic zone
19. Typical plankton productivity in the temperate zone is
2. Who is considered to be the "father of physical oceanography" because of publication of information from ship's logs in the book "The Physical Geography of the Seas"? b.Matthew Maury
3. Scientists know that the outer core of the Earth is liquid because S waves have not survived travel through the Earth's interior. True
4. The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to the: a. circle of violent geologic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
5. A seamount is a:
c. large active or inactive volcano that is entirely below the sea surface.
6. Sediments derived from water are classified as hydrogenous sediments. True
7. Sediments derived from land are called ________. Most that make it into the sea are deposited in the ________. b. terrigenous; continental margin
8. A zone with rapid changes in density with depth is called the halocline.
False
9. In water, an increase in salinity results in a(n) ________ in heat capacity and a(n) ________ in freezing point.
a. decrease; decrease
10. Sources of the oceans' salts are believed to include: d. all of these choices
11. As air rises, it ________. As air falls it c. expands and cools; compresses and heats
12. The circulation of water at great depths is driven by: d. density.
13. The flow direction of surface ocean currents is due primarily to: b. the wind.
14. The maximum possible height for any given wavelength is determined by a ratio of wave height to wavelength, this is known as wave steepness. True
15. Solar tides are: b. forced.
16. A reef coast is a product of living organisms. True
17. Types of deltas include all of the following except ________. b. tectonic-dominated
18. In a classification of the ocean by location, the open water zone in the near shore is called the ________. c. neritic zone
19. Typical plankton productivity in the temperate zone is