The Ocean Environment

How did our universe form (in theory)?

• Dark Matter gave rise to Atoms
• Subatomic particles floated together over millions of years
• A shockwave from a Supernova
• David Blaine

How did our early galaxy form?

• The Big Bang
• Particles moving at a circular velocity became asteroids
• A supernova gave rise to asteroids which eventually became planets
• Particles moving at an angular velocity became planetesimals

The Ocean covers what percentage of the Earth's surface?

• 60%
• 72%
• 81%
• 53%

Which ocean is the largest and the deepest (of all major oceans)?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean

The sea floor consists of a mineral that is dark in color. This mineral is:

• Granite
• Basalt
• Volcanic Rock
• Kryptonite 

What is the largest geological feature on the planet?

• Hawaii's Volcanoes
• The Island of Fiji
• The Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Iceland

What is subduction?

• The upward movement of a plate into the mantle
• When two plates meet and move upward simultaneously
• The downward movement a plate into the mantle
• When two plates meet and move downward simultaneously

Where did the water in our oceans come from?

• Hydrogen and Oxygen came together during the formation of the Earth
• Water separated from molten lava from the core of the Earth
• Heavy Oxygen came to Earth in the form of a planetesimal
• Heavy Hydrogen came to Earth in the form of a carbonaceous chondrite

1 atm is equal to...?

• 12.5 lb per square inch
• 1 lb per square inch
• 14.7 lb per square inch
• 16 lb per square inch

As depth increases, pressure...

• stays the same
• increases
• decreases
• is stable