GEO 3335 Oceanography Spring 2024
EXAM 1
Answer the following questions on this test paper. Be sure to follow all directions or you will be
subject to a 5 point penalty deduction. Put your name and ID on each page and staple the exam.
Part I Multiple Choice. 1 Point each. Circle the correct answer using pencil.
1. Which of the following is not considered one of the Earth’s major oceans?
a. Atlantic
b. Southern
c. Mediterranean
d. Pacific
2. This group was the first to make use of the monsoon winds to facilitate trade in the Indian
Ocean region .
a. Arabs
b. Phoenicians
c. Portuguese
d. Chinese
3. This group was the first to colonize North America via the North Atlantic Ocean .
a. Spanish
b. English
c. Italians
d. Vikings
4. The Age of Discovery was known for its emphasis on ocean voyages with a goal of
developing knowledge of the ocean environment.
a. True
b. False
5. This explorer is credited with the European discovery of the Pacific Ocean.
a. Balboa
b. Magellan
c. Columbus
d. Diaz
6. This explorer is credited with developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
a. Humboldt
b. Darwin
c. Cook
d. Thompson
7. Scott was the first European to reach the North Pole while Amundsen was first to the South Pole.
a. True
b. False
, 8. Nathaniel Bowditch is credited as the author of this important book, The
a. Depths of the Sea
b. Cosmos
c. American Practical Navigator
d. Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology
9. Oceanographic research today is noted for
a. international cooperation
b. remote sensing techniques
c. computer modeling
d. autonomous research vehicles
e. all of the above
10. This ocean has the deepest average depth.
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
d. Southern
11. This ocean has the greatest volume.
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
d. Southern
12. Mt. Everest is taller than the Mariana Trench is deep.
a. True
b. False
13. The layers of the Earth as defined by chemical composition include all but the .
a. crust
b. asthenosphere
c. mantle
d. core
14. Oceanic crust is composed of while continental crust is .
a. granite/basalt
b. basalt/granite
c. marble/chalk
d. chalk/marble
15. Oceanic crust is thinner but denser than continental crust.
a. True
b. False
EXAM 1
Answer the following questions on this test paper. Be sure to follow all directions or you will be
subject to a 5 point penalty deduction. Put your name and ID on each page and staple the exam.
Part I Multiple Choice. 1 Point each. Circle the correct answer using pencil.
1. Which of the following is not considered one of the Earth’s major oceans?
a. Atlantic
b. Southern
c. Mediterranean
d. Pacific
2. This group was the first to make use of the monsoon winds to facilitate trade in the Indian
Ocean region .
a. Arabs
b. Phoenicians
c. Portuguese
d. Chinese
3. This group was the first to colonize North America via the North Atlantic Ocean .
a. Spanish
b. English
c. Italians
d. Vikings
4. The Age of Discovery was known for its emphasis on ocean voyages with a goal of
developing knowledge of the ocean environment.
a. True
b. False
5. This explorer is credited with the European discovery of the Pacific Ocean.
a. Balboa
b. Magellan
c. Columbus
d. Diaz
6. This explorer is credited with developing the theory of evolution by natural selection.
a. Humboldt
b. Darwin
c. Cook
d. Thompson
7. Scott was the first European to reach the North Pole while Amundsen was first to the South Pole.
a. True
b. False
, 8. Nathaniel Bowditch is credited as the author of this important book, The
a. Depths of the Sea
b. Cosmos
c. American Practical Navigator
d. Oceans: Their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology
9. Oceanographic research today is noted for
a. international cooperation
b. remote sensing techniques
c. computer modeling
d. autonomous research vehicles
e. all of the above
10. This ocean has the deepest average depth.
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
d. Southern
11. This ocean has the greatest volume.
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
d. Southern
12. Mt. Everest is taller than the Mariana Trench is deep.
a. True
b. False
13. The layers of the Earth as defined by chemical composition include all but the .
a. crust
b. asthenosphere
c. mantle
d. core
14. Oceanic crust is composed of while continental crust is .
a. granite/basalt
b. basalt/granite
c. marble/chalk
d. chalk/marble
15. Oceanic crust is thinner but denser than continental crust.
a. True
b. False
