Essentials of Oceanography, Trujillo - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

Essentials of Oceanography, 11e (Trujillo)

Chapter 1 Introduction to Planet "Earth"

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once,
more than once or not at all.



A) first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean

B) led voyage that first circumnavigated the globe

C) used ecological approach to solve fisheries problem

D) mapped world with Roman knowledge showing latitude and longitude

E) first determination of Earth's circumference
F) led voyage that first used the marine chronometer

G) made important observations about drift of sea ice

H) mapped the Mediterranean Sea for the Greeks

I) established impermanent settlement in North America and the first Europeans to
explore Iceland and Greenland

J) incorrectly concluded that no life exists in deep ocean


1) Balboa

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Skill: Knowledge

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved



2) Eratosthenes

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,Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved



3) Magellan

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Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved



4) Ptolemy

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Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

5) Vikings

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Skill: Knowledge

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved



Answers: 1) A 2) E 3) B 4) D 5) I

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than
once or not at all.



A) the Sun and the eight major planets revolving around it

,B) gaseous and dusty space cloud (pre-cursor to a solar system)

C) Milky Way galaxy

D) outermost portion of the Earth composed largely of the igneous rocks basalt and
granite

E) contains minerals rich in iron and magnesium, between the crust and the core, and has
the second largest volume according to the chemical classification

F) solar winds

G) composed mostly of iron and nickel with a liquefied metallic outer layer



6) core

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Section: 1.4 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.4 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed



7) crust

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Section: 1.4 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.4 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed



8) mantle

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Section: 1.4 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.4 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

, 9) nebula

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Section: 1.4 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.4 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed



10) solar system

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Section: 1.4 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.4 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed



Answers: 6) G 7) D 8) E 9) B 10) A

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than
once or not at all.



A) plastic (capable of flow) portion of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere

B) innermost layer of the Earth, a solid

C) lower portion of the mantle that is rigid

D) composed of iron, nickel, and sulfur

E) continental crust
F) oceanic crust

G) crust and the uppermost mantle consisting of a solid rock layer



11) asthenosphere