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Paige Kraemer 8 perguntas

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  1. 1Which is false about how the bottom topography of the ocean is determined?
    1. AEcho sounding makes use of the propagation of sound through water
    2. BSensors mounted on satellites can accurately measure the sea surface height, which is related to ocean bottom
    3. CSubmarines can survey the bottom by shining light
    4. DRopes and weights were used in the days of the Challenger expedition
    5. ENone of the above
  2. 2Which is false about the scientific method?
    1. AIt is an iterative process that involves observations, conjecture, prediction and testing
    2. BObservations inconsistent with theory can lead to the theory being rejected
    3. CScientific "theories" are really just theories with no strong basis to support them
    4. DScientific theories cannot definitively be proven correct
    5. ENone of the above
  3. 3Plate tectonics can explain many features on the globe. Which of the following statements is false?
    1. AHimalayan mountains formed as a result of convergence of continental plates
    2. BSouth American Andes formed as a result of convergence of oceanic and continental plates
    3. CRed Sea represents an early stage of sea floor spreading or divergent boundary
    4. DTransform faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in CA, exists only on continents
    5. ENone of the above
  4. 4Many deltas today are decaying. Which of the following is NOT a major contributing factor.
    1. AHumans have created dams that cut sediment supply to the deltas
    2. BRising sea level due to global warming is drowning the deltas
    3. CHuman engineering has straightened and hardened the river banks and prevents river meandering
    4. DNone of the above
  5. 5Which of the following is evidence in support of plate tectonics?
    1. AMagnetic stripes are symmetric about the mid-ocean ridge
    2. BEarthquake epicenters are concentrated around plate boundaries
    3. CThere is a "rift valley" along the axis of the mid-ocean ridge
    4. DSubmarine heat flux from the interior is greatest near the mid-ocean ridge
    5. EAll of the above
  6. 6Which is true about sediment transport in the ocean and bottom topography?
    1. AThere are river-like features underwater that can channel sediment flow
    2. BSubmarine canyons are as big as the largest canyons on land
    3. CSediment transport during slope failures can be extensive (100s of km) and reach high speeds (as fast as cars)
    4. DThe deposition of sediments from a single turbidity current is typically well sorted by grain size
    5. EAll of the above
  7. 7The Hawaii islands are an island arc that formed as a result of two oceanic crusts colliding
    1. AVerdadeiro
    2. BFalso
  8. 8Since observations are actually observed, they are true and constitute unquestionable scientific data
    1. AVerdadeiro
    2. BFalso

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Quiz sobre Sem título, criado por Paige Kraemer em 17-12-2015.
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