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Question #1
The _____ of water allows individual water molecules to stick together.
A.
adhesion
B.
density
C.
heat capacity
D.
hydrogen bonding
E.
latent heat of fusion
Question #2
What allows ice to float?
A.
Surface tension of ice is lower than the surface tension of liquid water.
B.
Density of ice is lower than the density of liquid water.
C.
Cohesion of ice is lower than the cohesion of liquid water.
D.
Adhesion of ice is lower than the adhesion of liquid water.
E.
Heat capacity of ice is lower than the heat capacity of liquid water.
Question #3
Ice is effective at cooling drinks because of the ____.
A.
sensible heat loss of water
B.
diffusion of heat energy
C.
latent heat of vaporization
D.
heat capacity of water
E.
latent heat of fusion
Question #4
What is the name for the density zone in which temperature changes rapidly with depth?
A.
mixed layer
B.
thermocline
C.
deep zone
D.
halocline
E.
pycnocline
Question #5
What wavelength of visible light is almost completely absorbed and converted to heat within the first few meters of the ocean?
A.
blue light waves
B.
green light waves
C.
red light waves
D.
violet light waves
E.
yellow light waves
Question #6
The average time water stays in the ocean before evaporating is about ____.
A.
100 years
B.
10 years
C.
9,100 years
D.
9 days
E.
4,100 years
Question #7
What is the term for ocean components not accounted for by the weathering of continents?
A.
trace elements
B.
nonconservative constituents
C.
colligative properties
D.
conservative constituents
E.
excess volatiles
Question #8
What type of water mass dissolves a higher concentration of gases?
A.
temperate water masses
B.
subtropical water masses
C.
equatorial water masses
D.
tropical water masses
E.
polar water masses
Question #9
The concentration of ____ increases with depth, and influences the calcium carbonate compensation depth.
A.
carbon dioxide
B.
ammonia
C.
nitrogen
D.
hydrogen
E.
oxygen
Question #10
What happens to pH levels in regions where there is excess carbon dioxide present?
A.
The seawater is able to buffer enough that there is no change
B.
Carbon dioxide does not heavily impact pH levels.
C.
The pH levels increase in these regions.
D.
The pH levels decrease in these regions.
E.
The seawater becomes more alkaline.
Question #11
Water evaporated from the ocean surface is moved by ____.
A.
condensation
B.
precipitation
C.
wind
D.
cold fronts
E.
climate
Question #12
Most weather occurs in which of the following atmospheric layers?
A.
mesosphere
B.
stratosphere
C.
exosphere
D.
thermosphere
E.
troposphere
Question #13
Water leaves the atmosphere through which process?
A.
vaporization
B.
compression
C.
expansion
D.
condensation
E.
evaporation
Question #14
Why is humid air less dense than dry air?
A.
Molecular movement of water vapor occupies less space than dry air.
B.
Water vapor molecules are more compressed than dry air molecules.
C.
Molecular movement of water vapor occupies more space than dry air.
D.
Molecules of water vapor have less mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
E.
Molecules of water vapor have more mass than the displaced nitrogen and oxygen.
Question #15
As air rises in the atmosphere it ____ and ____.
A.
compresses; warms
B.
expands; warms
C.
warms; precipitates
D.
expands; cools
E.
compresses; cools
Question #16
Which currents are the slow, deep currents that affect seawater beneath the pycnocline?
A.
turbidity
B.
convection
C.
thermocline
D.
thermohaline
E.
surface
Question #17
How much of the water in the world ocean is involved in surface currents?
A.
10%
B.
1%
C.
90%
D.
50%
E.
20%
Question #18
Surface currents are driven mainly by ____.
A.
temperature differences
B.
wind friction
C.
gravity
D.
salinity differences
E.
density differences
Question #19
What describes the theoretical direction of Ekman transport in the Southern Hemisphere?
A.
30° to the left of wind direction
B.
45° to the right of wind direction
C.
90° to the right of wind direction
D.
90° to the left of wind direction
E.
45° to the left of wind direction
Question #20
The fastest and deepest geostrophic currents are ____.
A.
counter currents
B.
eastern boundary currents
C.
western boundary currents
D.
cold-water currents
E.
transverse currents
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