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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where did the Challenger Expedition Travel to?
All over the world
To space
To Antarctica only
To the United States
- 2. Multiple Choice
How long have we been utilizing the Ocean?
For 2022 years
Since the beginning of humanity
For the past 100 years
Since the Big Bang
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Scientific method can best be described as?
A selection of experiments in a lab
Collecting data in the fields
Observing animals in their habitats and creating questions.
A set of procedures used to learn about the natural world.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A tool scientists use to study the ocean's surface is________. This is used to view large areas that are far away.
Scuba
Research Vessels
Satellite Technology
Remotely Operated Technology
- 5. Multiple Choice
The factors that might affect observations and can be manipulated are called:
Independent variables
Dependent variables
Constants
Experimental groups.
- 6. Fill in the Blank
How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by the world's oceans?
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not one of the world’s major ocean basins?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
- 8. Multiple Choice
There are many earthquakes and volcanic activity around this area of the Pacific Ocean.
The Great Garbage Patch
Ring Of Fire
Mount Wanna-Hawk-A-Loogie
Mariana Trench
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who was considered the first marine biologist?
Captain James Cook
Charles Darwin
Edward Forbes
Aristotle
- 10. Multiple Choice
I am studying the effects of Red Tide on the Florida Ricordea Mushroom (a type of coral) in the Florida Keys. What tool would be the most useful for this type of research?
Scuba
Research Vessels
Sonar
ROV
- 11. Multiple Choice
Comparing a cup of hot coffee to the Atlantic Ocean….
The cup of coffee has a lower temperature, but higher heat energy.
The cup of coffee has a higher temperature, but lower heat energy.
The cup of coffee has a higher temperature, and a higher heat energy.
The cup of coffee has a lower temperature, and a lower heat energy.
- 12. Fill in the Blank
What is the average salinity of the ocean in ppt?
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true?
The deeper you go in the ocean, the pressure increases causing gasses to be compressed.
The deeper you go in the ocean, the pressure decreases causing gasses to be compressed.
The deeper you go in the ocean, the pressure increases causing gasses to be expelled.
The deeper you go in the ocean, the pressure decreases causing gasses to be expelled.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where is ocean acidification expected to occur more rapidly?
Around the equator.
Along the coast lines
On the Great Barrier Reef.
In the Polar Regions
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where does salt in the ocean come from?
Table Salt
Rain
Rocks and the Earth’s mantle.
Fish
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which property of seawater allows coral reefs to thrive underwater?
Polarity
Transparency
Heat capacity
All of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
How do nitrates travel throughout the ocean?
East Australian Current
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
The Tides
The Pacific Gyre
- 18. Multiple Choice
This property of water allows water to not rapidly change with the atmospheric temperature.
Polarity
Adhesion
Cohesion
Heat Capacity
- 19. Multiple Choice
Humans are inputting mass amounts of this gas into the atmosphere which in turn is lowering the pH.
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon Monoxide
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is also known as the Photic Zone?
Abyssopelagic
Bathypelagic
Epipelagic
Mesopelagic
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
Salinity
Predation
Substrate
Temperature
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a community?
An individual giant kelp.
A kelp forest, plus all of the physical factors affecting it.
All physical factors affecting a kelp forest.
A kelp forest plus all organisms living in it.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Zooxanthellae live within the tissues of corals and both organisms benefit from the association. This is known as:
Mutualism
Predation
Commensalism
Parasitism
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is considered to be a main primary producer in the ocean?
Phytoplankton
Cyanobacteria
Crabs
Coral
- 25. Fill in the Blank
On the average, what percentage of energy in a particular trophic level is passed on to the next trophic level?
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is bioluminescence?
An organism that lives in the photic zone
An organism who uses light to attract food
Light produced by an organism in the deep ocean.
All of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
A population’s carrying capacity is:
Affected by the growth rate of the population.
The number of individuals a habitat can support with available resources
A constant that has been predetermined for all habitats.
The number of individuals in a habitat.
- 28. Fill in the Blank
What Ocean is to the East of Florida?
- 29. Multiple Choice
__________ is a major ion that is a main nutrient needed for coral and shell growth.
Calcium
Nitrate
Salinity
pH
- 30. Multiple Choice
90% of all marine life live in this zone.
Epipelagic
Mesopelagic
Bathypalegic
Abyssopelagic
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