Question 1

Echo sounding is not a very reliable way to measure ocean depth because water is a poor transmitter of sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  turbidity currents 
B)  graded bedding 
C)  turbidite deposits 
D)  abyssal plains 
E)  deep-sea fans 
A)  turbidity currents 
B)  graded bedding 
C)  turbidite deposits 
D)  abyssal plains 
E)  deep-sea fans

Question 3

Satellites are used to map the ocean floor because:

Accepted Answer

A) they are unaffected by surface weather. 
B) they can cover areas where ships have not produced surveys. 
C) they can "see" large areas of the seafloor at one time. 
D) the shape of the ocean surface itself reflects large features on the seafloor below. 
E) All of the above statements are correct. 
A) they are unaffected by surface weather. 
B) they can cover areas where ships have not produced surveys. 
C) they can "see" large areas of the seafloor at one time. 
D) the shape of the ocean surface itself reflects large features on the seafloor below. 
E) All of the above statements are correct.

Question 4

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  black smoker 
B)  deep focus earthquake 
C)  hydrothermal vent 
D)  rift valley 
E)  white smoker 
A)  black smoker 
B)  deep focus earthquake 
C)  hydrothermal vent 
D)  rift valley 
E)  white smoker

Question 5

Describe the characteristics and features of the oceanic ridge system, including the difference between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises.

Accepted Answer

The oceanic ridge system is a network of

Question 6

Ocean trenches are deep linear scars in the ocean floor caused by the divergence of plates along divergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

-Describe the differences between passive and active continental margins and how these features relate to plate tectonics.

Accepted Answer

Continental margins are shallow-water ar

Question 8

Hydrothermal vents are seafloor cold seeps with high concentrations of sulfur and salts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Pacific Ring of Fire is the seismically active area along the margins of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Direct and indirect observations indicate that rivers are responsible for the formation of submarine canyons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  rift valley 
B)  oceanic ridge 
C)  oceanic rise 
D)  seaknoll 
E)  seafloor spreading 
A)  rift valley 
B)  oceanic ridge 
C)  oceanic rise 
D)  seaknoll 
E)  seafloor spreading

Question 12

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  continental margin 
B)  active margin 
C)  convergent active margin 
D)  transform active margin 
E)  rift valley 
A)  continental margin 
B)  active margin 
C)  convergent active margin 
D)  transform active margin 
E)  rift valley

Question 13

Hydrothermal vents are often associated with central rift valleys along the oceanic ridge and rise system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The method that used most frequently to investigate sediment and rock layers of the sea floor is:

Accepted Answer

A) direct observation. 
B) drilling. 
C) light waves. 
D) satellite observation. 
E) sound waves (specifically seismic reflecting profiling). 
A) direct observation. 
B) drilling. 
C) light waves. 
D) satellite observation. 
E) sound waves (specifically seismic reflecting profiling).

Question 15

Black smokers are hydrothermal vents that discharge superheated water with high concentrations of metal sulfides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Briefly describe the differences between abyssal hills (seaknolls), seamounts, and tablemounts.

Accepted Answer

Abyssal hills, seamounts, and tablemount

Question 17

The instrument that emits a high-frequency sound beam to measure the depth of the ocean developed in the 1950s is the:

Accepted Answer

A) GLORIA. 
B) precision-depth recorder (PDR). 
C) Seabeam. 
D) SeaMARC. 
E) SeaWif. 
A) GLORIA. 
B) precision-depth recorder (PDR). 
C) Seabeam. 
D) SeaMARC. 
E) SeaWif.

Question 18

The direction of motion along a seafloor transform fault is:

Accepted Answer

A) associated with turbidity currents. 
B) in the same direction as the plates are spreading. 
C) in the same direction as the ridge offset. 
D) influenced by underwater boundary currents. 
E) perpendicular to the direction of plate movement. 
A) associated with turbidity currents. 
B) in the same direction as the plates are spreading. 
C) in the same direction as the ridge offset. 
D) influenced by underwater boundary currents. 
E) perpendicular to the direction of plate movement.

Question 19

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-submarine canyon

Accepted Answer

A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents 
A) flat depositional surfaces that cover extensive portions of the deep-ocean basins 
B) deep linear scars on the deep-ocean floor caused by plate convergence 
C) narrow and deep valleys on continental slopes 
D) continental margins not in close proximity to any plate boundary 
E) continental margin associated with lithospheric plate boundaries
F)a generally flat zone extending from the shore to the shelf break
G)shallow-water areas close to continents

Question 20

-Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.

Accepted Answer

Transform faults are associated with mid

Echo sounding is not a very reliable way to measure ocean depth because water is a poor transmitter of sound.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Satellites are used to map the ocean floor because:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Describe the characteristics and features of the oceanic ridge system, including the difference between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises.

Ocean trenches are deep linear scars in the ocean floor caused by the divergence of plates along divergent plate boundaries.

-Describe the differences between passive and active continental margins and how these features relate to plate tectonics.

Hydrothermal vents are seafloor cold seeps with high concentrations of sulfur and salts.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is the seismically active area along the margins of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.

Direct and indirect observations indicate that rivers are responsible for the formation of submarine canyons.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Hydrothermal vents are often associated with central rift valleys along the oceanic ridge and rise system.

The method that used most frequently to investigate sediment and rock layers of the sea floor is:

Black smokers are hydrothermal vents that discharge superheated water with high concentrations of metal sulfides.

Briefly describe the differences between abyssal hills (seaknolls), seamounts, and tablemounts.

The instrument that emits a high-frequency sound beam to measure the depth of the ocean developed in the 1950s is the:

The direction of motion along a seafloor transform fault is:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -submarine canyon

$-Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.$ -Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.

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Echo sounding is not a very reliable way to measure ocean depth because water is a poor transmitter of sound.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Satellites are used to map the ocean floor because:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Describe the characteristics and features of the oceanic ridge system, including the difference between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises.

Ocean trenches are deep linear scars in the ocean floor caused by the divergence of plates along divergent plate boundaries.

-Describe the differences between passive and active continental margins and how these features relate to plate tectonics.

Hydrothermal vents are seafloor cold seeps with high concentrations of sulfur and salts.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is the seismically active area along the margins of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.

Direct and indirect observations indicate that rivers are responsible for the formation of submarine canyons.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Hydrothermal vents are often associated with central rift valleys along the oceanic ridge and rise system.

The method that used most frequently to investigate sediment and rock layers of the sea floor is:

Black smokers are hydrothermal vents that discharge superheated water with high concentrations of metal sulfides.

Briefly describe the differences between abyssal hills (seaknolls), seamounts, and tablemounts.

The instrument that emits a high-frequency sound beam to measure the depth of the ocean developed in the 1950s is the:

The direction of motion along a seafloor transform fault is:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -submarine canyon

-Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Ocean

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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$-Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.$ -Distinguish between a transform fault and a fracture zone.