SDSU Oceanography 100 FINAL Exam Questions with Correct Answers 100%

SDSU Oceanography 100 FINAL Exam Questions with Correct Answers 100% What is the origin of the Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER-Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - CORRECT ANSWER-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-The energy of motion What is heat energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - CORRECT ANSWER-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? - CORRECT ANSWER-Transfer of heat through currents caused by difference in temperature, which cause difference in density (liquids and gases). What is bioaccumulation? - CORRECT ANSWER-as you go up the base of the food chain, the level of mercury is more concentrated than the base of the food chain How does biodegradation work? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nature can decompose the pollutant because it is made by the earth itself How does photo-degradation work? - CORRECT ANSWER-Plastic degraded by sun, meaning it gets smaller What is diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER-going from a high concentration to a low concentration What are the 3 plate boundaries? - CORRECT ANSWER-Divergent, Convergent, Transform Where are trenches located? - CORRECT ANSWER-At subduction zones What are hot spots? - CORRECT ANSWER-Volcanic centers resulting from hot materials produced deep in the mantel What is our plate boundary here in San Diego? - CORRECT ANSWER-Transform Boundary Where is our plate boundary located? - CORRECT ANSWER-San Andreas Fault