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| 9464345063 | Oceans cover approximately what percent of the Earth's surface | 70% | 0 | |
| 9464345064 | Which of the following statements accurately describes temperature patterns in Earth's oceans | temperature decreases with depth in the tropics but not in the far northern and Southern latitudes | 1 | |
| 9464345065 | Temperature, density and salinity.. Which characteristic of ocean water very with depth in the transition layer | Temperature , density, and Salinity | 2 | |
| 9464345066 | What are the characteristics of upwelled water | cold and nutrient rich | 3 | |
| 9464345067 | Which of the following statements about thermohaline circulation is true | In thermohaline circulation surface waters become more dense as evaporation and cooling occur | 4 | |
| 9464345068 | Which of the following statements about Delta's and estauries is correct | Both are found in the mouth of rivers, but deltas are formation of made of silt where as estauries contain transitional ecosystems | 5 | |
| 9464345069 | Increases in ocean temperature often result in coral bleaching which | disrupts the relationship between corals and their algae | 6 | |
| 9464345070 | What is the source of energy used by primary producers living in the abyssal Zone | Sulfur compounds | 7 | |
| 9464345071 | Which of the following categories of organisms are the primary producers in most marine food webs | Phytoplankton | 8 | |
| 9464345072 | Which of the following statements about the photic and a photic zone is this true | Greater Primary productivity occurs in the photic zone than the aphotic zone | 9 | |
| 9464345073 | Which of the following is the best example of a fishery | The Atlantic Cod industry in maritime Canada | 10 | |
| 9464345074 | Which is the following statements about bottom trawling is correct | Bottom trawling damages coral reefs | 11 | |
| 9464345075 | Which of the following is the best example of non point source pollution | Discarded plastic grocery bags that blow into the ocean | 12 | |
| 9464345076 | Which of the following statements correctly describes eutrophication | eutrophication occurs when algae and aquatic plant growth increased because of an increase in nutrient availability | 13 | |
| 9464345077 | Which of the following statements about sewage treatment facilities in the industrialized world is true | Sewage treatment facilities generally work well except in times of flooding | 14 | |
| 9464345078 | Which of the following statements regarding the ph scale is true | As ph decreases, acidity increases | 15 | |
| 9464345079 | Which of the following statements about ocean water is true | Ocean water has become more acidic over the past 200 years because of fossil fuel combustion | 16 | |
| 9464345080 | Trade winds blow in which direction in the tropics | From East to West | 17 | |
| 9464345081 | Tradewinds weeken and warm water in the Pacific Ocean shifts towards the east during what events | El niño | 18 | |
| 9464345082 | Why is surface water salinity higher in tropical oceans than in northern oceans | Because the higher rate of evaporation concentrates the salts | 19 | |
| 9464345083 | El niño and La Niña events affect wheather patterns all over the United States and beyond. why? | These events change the temperature the Pacific Ocean and affect atmospheric circulation pattern is that influence climate over North America | 20 | |
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