OCEANOGRAPHY 100 - KAREN BAKER - EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The most average height of the continents above sea level is greater than the
average depth of the ocean. - Answers - False
2. Most of the water on earth is contained... - Answers - Within the earth's core
3. "My car will not start". The preceding statement can best be described as: - Answers
- An Observation.
4. Where are we anyway (Costa Mesa) compared to the prime meridian? - Answers -
Top Left.
5. What manufactures the heavier elements such as gold? - Answers - exploding
supernova.
6. A scientist that studied how rogue waves (abnormally large waves) are formed would
be a: - Answers - physical oceanographer
7. A scientist that studied the uptake of carbon dioxide into the ocean from the
atmosphere would be - Answers - a chemical oceanographer
8. What is the age of the universe? Solid earth? The sun? the ocean? - Answers -
universe = 13.7 billion.
solid earth = 4.6 billion
the sun = 5 billion
the ocean = 4 billion
9. If you were looking around our solar system for another planetary body that could
have life, the most
important thing you would look for is: - Answers - Water.
10. Our sun is like a nuclear furnace, in the center are compressed gases much like a
hydrogen bomb. Our
sun is hot enough to fuse what to make what? - Answers - helium and hydrogen to
make super nova
11. What does the big bang theory describe? - Answers - the expansion of the univers
12. What percentage of the earth is covered by the world ocean ? - Answers - 71%
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The most average height of the continents above sea level is greater than the
average depth of the ocean. - Answers - False
2. Most of the water on earth is contained... - Answers - Within the earth's core
3. "My car will not start". The preceding statement can best be described as: - Answers
- An Observation.
4. Where are we anyway (Costa Mesa) compared to the prime meridian? - Answers -
Top Left.
5. What manufactures the heavier elements such as gold? - Answers - exploding
supernova.
6. A scientist that studied how rogue waves (abnormally large waves) are formed would
be a: - Answers - physical oceanographer
7. A scientist that studied the uptake of carbon dioxide into the ocean from the
atmosphere would be - Answers - a chemical oceanographer
8. What is the age of the universe? Solid earth? The sun? the ocean? - Answers -
universe = 13.7 billion.
solid earth = 4.6 billion
the sun = 5 billion
the ocean = 4 billion
9. If you were looking around our solar system for another planetary body that could
have life, the most
important thing you would look for is: - Answers - Water.
10. Our sun is like a nuclear furnace, in the center are compressed gases much like a
hydrogen bomb. Our
sun is hot enough to fuse what to make what? - Answers - helium and hydrogen to
make super nova
11. What does the big bang theory describe? - Answers - the expansion of the univers
12. What percentage of the earth is covered by the world ocean ? - Answers - 71%
