Question 1

The Maunder period of time in the late 1600s coincides with a period of multiple sunspots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What chemical is responsible for depleting the Earth's ozone at a rapid rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  DDT 
B)  PCBs 
C)  CFCs 
D)  Carbon dioxide 
A)  DDT 
B)  PCBs 
C)  CFCs 
D)  Carbon dioxide

Question 3

What is a mathematical model?

Accepted Answer

A)  A model used to predict future conditions of a climate 
B)  A model that uses equations to describe a system's behaviors 
C)  A model used to predict past conditions of a climate 
D)  The prediction of a factor's importance 
A)  A model used to predict future conditions of a climate 
B)  A model that uses equations to describe a system's behaviors 
C)  A model used to predict past conditions of a climate 
D)  The prediction of a factor's importance

Question 4

What are some of the causes and threats to humans due to? Explain the comment by National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Jared Diamond, 'the world's environmental problems will get resolved one way or another' and describe the options for resolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some of the causes and...

Question 5

How do the insoluble components of oil affect the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevent free diffusion of gas 
B)  Clog feeding structures 
C)  Decrease the amount of light penetrating the surface 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Prevent free diffusion of gas 
B)  Clog feeding structures 
C)  Decrease the amount of light penetrating the surface 
D)  All of these choices

Question 6

Larger species of fish are not recommended for pregnant women due to high levels of iron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How long does it take for many plastics to decompose?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  250 years 
D)  400 years 
A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  250 years 
D)  400 years

Question 8

Although these are all common in our atmosphere, which one is not a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon dioxide 
B)  Methane 
C)  Nitrogen 
D)  Water vapor 
A)  Carbon dioxide 
B)  Methane 
C)  Nitrogen 
D)  Water vapor

Question 9

What will make people change their way of using energy and perhaps viewing the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to see a maximum to their material gains and the distribution of the costs. 
B)  There need to be laws that direct the behaviors of the people. 
C)  There needs to be more science conducted and presented to the masses. 
D)  None of these choices. 
A)  They need to see a maximum to their material gains and the distribution of the costs. 
B)  There need to be laws that direct the behaviors of the people. 
C)  There needs to be more science conducted and presented to the masses. 
D)  None of these choices.

Question 10

What percentage of marine pollutants originates from human activities on land?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90% 
A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90%

The Maunder period of time in the late 1600s coincides with a period of multiple sunspots.

What chemical is responsible for depleting the Earth's ozone at a rapid rate?

What is a mathematical model?

What are some of the causes and threats to humans due to? Explain the comment by National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Jared Diamond, 'the world's environmental problems will get resolved one way or another' and describe the options for resolution.

How do the insoluble components of oil affect the ocean?

Larger species of fish are not recommended for pregnant women due to high levels of iron.

How long does it take for many plastics to decompose?

Although these are all common in our atmosphere, which one is not a greenhouse gas?

What will make people change their way of using energy and perhaps viewing the world?

What percentage of marine pollutants originates from human activities on land?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

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

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Exam 18: The Ocean and the Environment

The Maunder period of time in the late 1600s coincides with a period of multiple sunspots.

What chemical is responsible for depleting the Earth's ozone at a rapid rate?

What is a mathematical model?

What are some of the causes and threats to humans due to? Explain the comment by National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Jared Diamond, 'the world's environmental problems will get resolved one way or another' and describe the options for resolution.

How do the insoluble components of oil affect the ocean?

Larger species of fish are not recommended for pregnant women due to high levels of iron.

How long does it take for many plastics to decompose?

Although these are all common in our atmosphere, which one is not a greenhouse gas?

What will make people change their way of using energy and perhaps viewing the world?

What percentage of marine pollutants originates from human activities on land?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

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

Filters