Midterm Study

True or false, as the salinity of water increases the density will decrease.

• true
• false

True of False, the compass was invented by the Chinese in 1125 AD.

• true
• false

Which object is most likely to be affected by the Coriolis Effect?

• a plane flying from New York to London
• water draining in a sink
• a butterfly in flight

Brianna is setting up an aquarium for the first time. She purchased one aquarium and three goldfish. After filling the aquarium up with water she immediately put her gold fish into her tank. Shortly afterwards her goldfish died because

• She forgot to add dechlorinator to the water
• She did not clean the tank with bleach first
• Goldfish are cheap and do not live long

Which state listed below would experience Semi-Diurnal Tides?

• Cali
• New York
• Texas

Which answer below correctly describes the formation of a volcanic island arc.

• Islands are created one at a time as the plate moves across a hot spot in the mantle
• Islands are created as pressure is released when two tectonic plates are pulled apart.
• Islands are created along a subduction zone as oceanic crust is forced back down in to the mantle.

Topographic maps and Topographic profiles

• share the same land features
• show elevation
• all the above

Charles Darwin’s contribution to the study of Aquatic Science was that he;

• developed a theory on the process of Atoll formation
• Documented detailed observations of the various forms of barnacles during his voyages on the Beagle
• all the above

The standard aquarium filter that you purchase at the store will only provide what kind of filtration?

• Mechanical
• Chemical
• all the above

This interaction of tectonic plates is often found across from Passive Continental Margins.

• Ocean to Ocean Collisions
• Continent to Continent Collisions
• Sea Floor Spreading