OCE1001 CHAPTERS 1 4 REVIEW Chapter 1 o Non interactive Chapter Questions in NUMERICAL order 1 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase balboa First European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean 2 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase eratosthenes First determination of Earth s circumference 3 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase 4 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase ptolemy Mapped world with Roman knowledge showing latitude and longitude 5 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase vikings Established impermanent settlement in North America and the first Europeans to explore Iceland and Greenland 6 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase core Composed mostly of iron and nickel with a liquefied metallic outer layer 7 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase 8 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase mantle contains minerals rich in iron and magnesium between the crust and the core and has the second largest volume according to the chemical classification 9 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase 10 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase solar system The Sun and the eight major planets revolving around it 11 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase asthenosphere Plastic capable of flow portion of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere 12 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase basalt Oceanic crust 13 14 Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase lithosphere Crust and the uppermost mantle consisting of a solid rock layer 15 16 Early Polynesians only traveled within sight of land 17 Vikings led by Thor Heyerdahl established temporary colonies in North 18 In Europe significant oceanographic knowledge was acquired during the middle 19 Christopher Columbus established trade routes from Europe around Africa to False America False Ages False India False True manganese False 20 The Earth s crust solidified around 4 5 billion years ago 21 22 Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust because it is made of silica and 23 24 In general the salinity content of ocean water has remained constant throughout the majority of Earth s history True 25 False True 26 Free oxygen was abundant in the Earth s primordial atmosphere 27 28 29 30 Radiometric dating is used to determine the ages of rocks 31 The four principal ocean basins plus an additional ocean on Earth are the Atlantic Pacific Indian Southern and Arctic Oceans 32 The largest of the ocean basins which currently covers more than half of the 33 34 The average depth of the world s oceans is approximately 3 682 meters 12 080 feet 35 36 The first humans from Western Hemisphere known to have developed the art of ocean surface is the Pacific Ocean navigation were the Phoenicians 37 38 The first person we are aware of who determined the circumference of the Earth using trigonometry and the angle of sunlight at Alexandria Egypt was Eratosthenes 39 40 The European Age of Discovery began with Christopher Columbus s discovery of the New World 41 The European Age of Discovery ended with Ferdinand Magellan s circumnavigation of the globe 42 All the following were accomplishments of Captain James Cook except All of the above were accomplishments of Captain James Cook 43 44 A tentative testable statement about the general nature of a phenomenon is called a an Hypothesis 45 46 The Sun and the rest of the solar system formed about 5 billion years ago from a huge cloud of dust and gas called a Nebula 47 48 The separation of the Earth into layers while it was molten was the result of the Differing densities of the elements that make up the Earth 49 Oceanic crust is primarily Basalt 50 Which of the following statements regarding continental and oceanic crust is TRUE Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust 51 52 Current scientific knowledge indicates that the most likely origin of most of Earth s oceans was due to Water vapor released from volcanic outgassing 53 The mechanism by which populations evolve and new species develop is called Natural Selection 54 One of the reasons that free oxygen in our atmosphere is important to the development and maintenance of life on Earth is because oxygen Can form ozone and block some UV radiation 55 56 Earth is about 4 6 billion years old 57 58 Examine the five words and or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words phrases Please identify the word and or phrase that does NOT fit the pattern Enter only the letter of the answer caps no period and not the full entry in the field below D Indian 59 60 Examine the five words and or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words phrases Please identify the word and or phrase that does NOT fit the pattern Enter only the letter of the answer caps no period and not the full entry in the field below B Ptolemy 61 Examine the five words and or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words phrases Please identify the word and or phrase that does NOT fit the pattern Enter only the letter of the answer caps no period and not the full entry in the field below Belief 62 Determine the relationship that exists between the majority of the following words Please identify the word and or phrase that does NOT fit the pattern Atmosphere 63 64 Examine the five words and or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words phrases Please identify the word and or phrase that does NOT fit the pattern Enter only the letter of the answer caps no period and not the full entry in the field below A Oxygen o Understanding the Concepts Questions Understanding the Concepts 1 Of the following events which occurred during the Age of Discovery in Europe Ferdinand Magellan s crew completed the first circumnavigation of the globe Christopher Columbus made several trips across the Atlantic and discovered a new world Understanding the Concepts 2 In science which one of the following would be considered an observation Select only one answer Waves are seen to approach the beach at an angle Understanding the Concepts 6 Of the following statements about the asthenosphere which is are true The asthenosphere is very hot and contains areas of partially molten rock The asthenosphere is a plastic layer that extends from the base of the lithosphere to a depth of about 700 kilometers 430 miles Understanding the Concepts 8 Of the following statements
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