Question 1

The deepest thermoclines can be found ____.

Accepted Answer

A) in temperate zones 
B) in Antarctica 
C) in the tropics 
D) anywhere, depending on water salinity 
A) in temperate zones 
B) in Antarctica 
C) in the tropics 
D) anywhere, depending on water salinity

Question 2

Describe how carbon dioxide acts as a buffer in seawater.

Accepted Answer

The proportion of carbon dioxide gas in

Question 3

Residence time is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) same for all elements in the ocean 
B) average length of time an element spends in the ocean 
C) length of time it takes an element to dissolve in the ocean 
D) same as mixing time 
A) same for all elements in the ocean 
B) average length of time an element spends in the ocean 
C) length of time it takes an element to dissolve in the ocean 
D) same as mixing time

Question 4

If our planet were without its ocean, but otherwise the same as it is today, surface temperatures would be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) more extreme 
B) less extreme 
C) about the same as we know today 
D) impossible to tell without more information 
A) more extreme 
B) less extreme 
C) about the same as we know today 
D) impossible to tell without more information

Question 5

A zone in which the ocean's salinity changes rapidly with increasing depth is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a halocline 
B) a thermocline 
C) a pycnocline 
D) a metacline 
A) a halocline 
B) a thermocline 
C) a pycnocline 
D) a metacline

The deepest thermoclines can be found ____.

Describe how carbon dioxide acts as a buffer in seawater.

Residence time is the ____.

If our planet were without its ocean, but otherwise the same as it is today, surface temperatures would be ____.

A zone in which the ocean's salinity changes rapidly with increasing depth is called a ____.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Pelagic Communities

Benthic Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

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Exam 6: Water

The deepest thermoclines can be found ____.

Describe how carbon dioxide acts as a buffer in seawater.

Residence time is the ____.

If our planet were without its ocean, but otherwise the same as it is today, surface temperatures would be ____.

A zone in which the ocean's salinity changes rapidly with increasing depth is called a ____.

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Pelagic Communities

Benthic Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

Filters