bio145 quiz 2

Question # 00003626 Posted By: neil2103 Updated on: 11/16/2013 04:46 PM Due on: 11/20/2013
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Compared to air, seawater is stable. As a result, physical conditions ______ in the sea.

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The _______ provided by seawater allows marine organisms to reach large size without having a skeleton.

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Which of the earth's layers is considered to be its coolest?

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Which of the following events removes dissolved oxygen (DO) from seawater?

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An object will sink in seawater if its density is ______________________.

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Places where crust plunges down into the mantle and is destroyed are called ___________ zones.

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Which of the following statements about the salinity of seawater is FALSE?

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At 4°C_____________.

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Hydrothermal vents form as a result of the accumulation of

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Which wavelength penetrates the least distance in water?

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The distance between the crests of two adjacent waves is called the __________.

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The steepest part of the continental margin is known as the

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Tides are caused by

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The major continents have achieved their present position as a result of a geologic event known as ___.

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There is evidence that the earth and the rest of the solar system formed about

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The thinnest layer of the earth is the

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Which of the following is not true of mid-ocean ridges?

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Which of the following is the factor that most affects wind patterns in the atmosphere of the earth?

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Spring tides are caused by which of the following?

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The main thermocline is located at the zone

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How does the oxygen content of the ocean compare to the air that humans breathe?

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Every 4,000 years a significant mixing of water from the depths of the ocean occurs. This mixing is the result of ______________________.

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The deadliest waves are known as _________________.

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When a wave reaches the shore, _____________________.

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Life around hydrothermal vents depends on
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