Question 1

What type of water mass dissolves the most amounts of gases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tropical water masses 
B)  Temperate water masses 
C)  Equatorial water masses 
D)  Polar water masses 
A)  Tropical water masses 
B)  Temperate water masses 
C)  Equatorial water masses 
D)  Polar water masses

Question 2

What is the greatest source of oxygen in deep water?

Accepted Answer

A)  The respiration from bacteria 
B)  The lack of large quantities of organisms 
C)  Chemosynthesis 
D)  Polar waters that have sunk from the surface 
A)  The respiration from bacteria 
B)  The lack of large quantities of organisms 
C)  Chemosynthesis 
D)  Polar waters that have sunk from the surface

Question 3

What is the average length of time an atom spends in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Longevity 
B)  Saturation time 
C)  Residence time 
D)  Durability time 
A)  Longevity 
B)  Saturation time 
C)  Residence time 
D)  Durability time

Question 4

What is not a factor on the salinity of a particular region of ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaporation 
B)  Precipitation 
C)  Freshwater run-off from the continents 
D)  Saturation levels 
A)  Evaporation 
B)  Precipitation 
C)  Freshwater run-off from the continents 
D)  Saturation levels

Question 5

Marine animals are unable to break down water molecules to acquire oxygen, but marine plants can produce enough carbon dioxide to support its own metabolism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is not true of a mixture?

Accepted Answer

A)  A mixture is different substances closely intermingled. 
B)  A mixture is able to maintain separate properties. 
C)  A mixture is able to disperse homogenously. 
D)  A mixture may have varying concentrations and properties throughout. 
A)  A mixture is different substances closely intermingled. 
B)  A mixture is able to maintain separate properties. 
C)  A mixture is able to disperse homogenously. 
D)  A mixture may have varying concentrations and properties throughout.

Question 7

What is the term for ocean components not accounted for by the weathering of continents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservative constituents 
B)  Excess volatiles 
C)  Nonconservative constituents 
D)  Trace elements 
A)  Conservative constituents 
B)  Excess volatiles 
C)  Nonconservative constituents 
D)  Trace elements

Question 8

The dissolved salts in seawater increases the freezing point, explaining the formation of sea ice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Pure water has four colligative properties associated with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The level of ____ increases with depth which is a factor in the calcium carbonate compensation depth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nitrogen 
B)  Oxygen 
C)  Carbon Dioxide 
D)  Ammonia 
A)  Nitrogen 
B)  Oxygen 
C)  Carbon Dioxide 
D)  Ammonia

What type of water mass dissolves the most amounts of gases?

What is the greatest source of oxygen in deep water?

What is the average length of time an atom spends in the ocean?

What is not a factor on the salinity of a particular region of ocean?

Marine animals are unable to break down water molecules to acquire oxygen, but marine plants can produce enough carbon dioxide to support its own metabolism.

What is not true of a mixture?

What is the term for ocean components not accounted for by the weathering of continents?

The dissolved salts in seawater increases the freezing point, explaining the formation of sea ice.

Pure water has four colligative properties associated with it.

The level of ____ increases with depth which is a factor in the calcium carbonate compensation depth.

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Water and Ocean Structure

Circulation of the Atmosphere

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Exam 7: Ocean Chemistry

What type of water mass dissolves the most amounts of gases?

What is the greatest source of oxygen in deep water?

What is the average length of time an atom spends in the ocean?

What is not a factor on the salinity of a particular region of ocean?

Marine animals are unable to break down water molecules to acquire oxygen, but marine plants can produce enough carbon dioxide to support its own metabolism.

What is not true of a mixture?

What is the term for ocean components not accounted for by the weathering of continents?

The dissolved salts in seawater increases the freezing point, explaining the formation of sea ice.

Pure water has four colligative properties associated with it.

The level of ____ increases with depth which is a factor in the calcium carbonate compensation depth.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters