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Test for Module 1

 

 

A. Matching - Match the term with its definition:  1 point each

 

A.  Plate tectonics 

B.  Continental rise           

C.  Subduction             

D.  Coriolis effect         

E.  Gyres

F.  Salinity            

G.  Seafloor spreading             

H.  Specific heat      

I.   Spring tide

J.   Neap tide          

 

_____   1.  The process that creates new sea floor as an area moves away from the mid-ocean ridges

 

_____   2.  A process involving the movement of large plates on the earth’s mantle

 

_____   3.  The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1.00 ° C

 

_____   4.  Large, mostly circular systems of surface currents driven by the wind

 

_____   5.  A time of largest tidal range due to the gravitational pull of the aligned sun and moon

 

_____   6.  The gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope

 

_____   7.  A time of smallest tidal range due to the moon and sun being located at right angles to each other

 

_____   8.  The total amount of salt dissolved in a solvent

 

_____   9.  The downward movement of one plate into the earth’s mantle when two plates collide

 

_____ 10.  The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds and resulting sea currents

 

B. Multiple Choice - Select the best possible answer for the following:  1 point each

 

11.  The portion of the earth’s crust that primarily contains basalt, is relatively dense, and is about 5 kilometers thick is called what?

 

a.  Oceanic crust 

b.  Continental crust

c.  Pacific rim

d.  Mid-ocean plate

 

12.  Which one of the following is not one of the world’s oceans?

 

a.  Pacific

b.  Atlantic

c.  Indian

d.  Antarctic

 

13.  Earthquakes are often caused when two what move relative to one another?

 

a.  ridges                       

b.  dams             

c.  plates

d.  saucers                

 

14.  Subduction tends to form what?

 

a.  peaks

b.  valleys                      

c.  mountains

d.  trenches

 

15.  Water’s temperature does not change quickly due to what property? 

 

a.  salinity factors                      

b.  low vapor pressure

c.  high specific heat

d.  hydrogen bonding

 

16.  What is the term for the continuous chain of underwater volcanic mountains which encompasses the earth?

 

a.  Pacific range 

b.  Mid-ocean ridge

c.  Atlantic plate

d.  Indian fault

 

17.  The ocean is blue because the what of blue light can penetrate much deeper than those of other colors?

 

a.  wavelength

b.  wave frequency

c.  wave amplitude

d.  electromagnetic spectrum

 

18.  Tidal ranges are largest during which stage of the moon?

 

a.  1st quarter noon

b.  cresent moon

c.  3rd quarter moon

d.  full moon                

 

19.  The smallest ocean basin in the world is what?

 

a.  Pacific

b.  Atlantic

c.  Indian

d.  Arctic

 

20.  The steeper section of a continental edge, extending seaward from the continental shelf is called what?  

 

a.  Continental rise                      

b.  Continental slope                      

c.  Subduction zone                      

d.  Mid-ocean ridge

 

21.  What property of water keeps its molecules together?

           

a.  low boiling point

b.  electronegativity

c.  hydrogen bonding

d.  low vapor pressure

 

22.  Most marine life is found where?

 

a.  Continental shelf                  

b.  Continental slope             

c.  Mid-ocean ridge

d.  San Andreas fault

 

23.  Winds do not move in a straight line because of the what produced by the rotation of the earth which bends the path of the winds? 

 

a.  Coriolis effect

b.  Electromagnetic effect                       

c.  Solar flare effect

d.  Subduction effect

 

24.  The gyres of the Northern Hemisphere tend to follow in what direction?

 

a.  Counterclockwise

b.  Clockwise

c.  West to East

d.  South to North

 

25.  The gently sloped, shallow section of the edge of a continent, extending from the shore to the point where the slope gets steeper is termed what?

 

a.  Continental slope

b.  Continental shelf

c.  Pacific rim

d.  Continental drift

 

C. Essay - Answer the following in one or two complete paragraphs:  5 points each

 

26.  A fisherman was deep-sea fishing and pulled up a large bottom-dwelling grouper he had hooked.  He was able to bring the fish up to the surface very quickly, but was surprised to see that the fish appeared extremely bloated (puffed up) and did not survive the stress of coming to the surface.  What happened?  Explain your answer.

 

27.  What will happen to the water near the ocean surface if a portion of the surface layer experiences excess evaporation?  What will happen if that portion experiences a large drop in temperature?  Explain your answer.

 

28.  Ocean crust is constantly being destroyed and reformed.  Considering the four large ocean basins in the world, which ocean has the most oceanic crust formation?  Which has the most oceanic crust destruction?  Why is this so?

 

29.  Describe the two major layers of the deep ocean and the feature that separates them.

 

30.  Geologically speaking, what are the differences between the crust of the “oceans” and the crust of the “continents”?    

 

 

 

 

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