The Marine Environment
Practice Test
1.
What type of technology is used to map the ocean floor?
a.
submarines
b.
sonar
c.
UV radiation
d.
GPS
2.
Where do the disturbances that cause tropical storms originate?
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a.
the Pacific Ocean only
b.
near the Gulf Stream
c.
tornado alley
d.
the ITCZ or from tropical waves
3.
During relatively warm times of Earth's geologic history, the volume of glacial ice was __________ and sea level was __________.
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a.
high, high
b.
high, low
c.
low, high
d.
low, low
4.
What is a narrow bank of sand that projects into the ocean called?
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a.
a bay mouth bar
b.
a barrier island
c.
a spit
d.
a lagoon
5.
Which method uses sound waves for remote sensing?
a.
GPS
b.
sonar
c.
Landsat satellite
d.
Topex/Poseison satellite
6.
High-pressure systems usually are associated with __________ and low-pressure systems are associated with __________.
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a.
fair weather, fair weather
b.
the jet stream, fronts
c.
fair weather, clouds and precipitation
d.
clouds and precipitation, fair weather
7.
What is a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms?
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a.
a cloud
b.
a weather system
c.
a climate
d.
an air mass
8.
Which current shown in the map brings warm water to the east coast of the U.S.?
a.
Equatorial Countercurrent
b.
Canary Current
c.
Gulf Stream
d.
North Atlantic Current
9.
What type of projection is best for mapping small areas or weather maps?
a.
conic projection
b.
Mercator projection
c.
a topographic map
d.
gnomonic projection
10.
How much would sea level rise if all the world's polar ice melted?
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a.
70 m
b.
10 m
c.
700 m
d.
2 m
11.
A __________ explains what the symbols of a map represent.
a.
legend
b.
scale
c.
title
d.
projection
12.
What breaks mid-ocean ridges into smaller sections?
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a.
abyssal plains
b.
submarine canyons
c.
fracture zones
d.
shelf breaks
13.
What causes the air of a tropical storm to rotate?
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a.
supercells
b.
the Coriolis effect
c.
funnel clouds
d.
strong downbursts
14.
Eroded materials that are transported are finally dropped in a process called __________.
a.
rill erosion
b.
physical weathering
c.
transportation
d.
deposition
15.
How are submarine canyons formed
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a.
rivers
b.
longshore current
c.
runoff
d.
turbidity currents
16.
A __________ is a narrow region that separates two air masses of different densities.
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a.
disturbance
b.
jet stream
c.
trade wind
d.
front
17.
What determines the speed of waves in deep water?
a.
direction of waves
b.
wave height
c.
surface currents
d.
wavelength
18.
What is the current state of the atmosphere called?
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a.
rain
b.
stability
c.
climate
d.
weather
19.
How does the satellite Topex/Poseidon map ocean features?
a.
visible light
b.
ultraviolet rays
c.
radar
d.
X rays
20.
What is formed by the deposition of large amounts of sediment into a body of water by a river?
a.
an alluvial fan
b.
a rill
c.
a gully
d.
a delta
