Questions:
1. Supporting all stakeholders means that?
A. any solution benefits for all stakeholders equally
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B. the solution favors human needs over environmental.
C. one stakeholder is supported by the expense of the others
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D. all needs are taken into account and solutions are designed to consider them all
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2. Technology is not likely to change the field of marine science much in the future. (1 point)
A. True
B. False
3. The national oceanic and Atmospheric administration use to buoys to monitor (1 point)
A. ship traffic
B. weather patterns via satellite
C. movement of tectonic plates
D. water conditions around coral reefs
4. The first echo sounder was used in a German submarine. (1 point)
A. True
B. False
5. Why are marine oceanographers particularly concerned with coastal regions? (1 point)
A. Coastal regions are highly impacted by human activity.
B. Previous studies in marine science have largely ignored them.
C. They are the only areas that marine oceanographers can access.
D. By definition, marine oceanographers are only concerned with the coast.
6. Most colleges with strong marine biology departments are located in coastal regions. (1 point)
A. True
B. False
7. One of the biggest challenges in exploring polar regions is (1 point)
A. ice packs
B. hurricanes
C. polar bears and walruses
D. lack of latitude and longitude
8. The purpose of global regulation of the ocean is (1 point)
A. to protect and preserve the ocean
B. to deny dangerous countries access
C. to ban militaries from using the ocean
D. to minimize the role of commercial fishing
9. How did American captain William Anderson eliminate the problem of ice packs when exploring the arctic? (1 point)
A. He designed the ship to melt the ice
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B. He went under the ice packs with a submarine.
C. He developed a particularity narrow ship.
D. He went when temperatures were warmer
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10. By definition, an inorganic element is (1 point)
A. not alive
B. microscopic
C. in the ocean
D. immune to change
11. What does an echo sounder do? (1 point)
A. allows divers to better hear underwater
B. uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
C. documents sound at the deepest region of the ocean
D. eliminates all echos when divers are communicating underwater
12. There is one established method to solve all scientific problems. (1 point)
A. True
B. False
13. Regardless of the scientific question being asked, scientific research will include all of the following EXCEPT? (1 point)
A. use of the scientific method
B. a single approach in every situation
C. exploration of work by previous scientists
D. sharing results with the scientific community
14. Positive feedback in a system is (1 point)
A. words of praise
B. a benefit for the entire system
C. an interaction that benefits one element
D. an event that benefits one part while weakening another
15. What does the international ocean drilling program do? (1 point)
A. collects samples from the sea floor
B. advocates ending all drilling on the floor
C. determines international regulations for offshore drilling
D. searches the sea floor for the location of underground oil
Answers & Explanation
1. D. all needs are taken into account and solutions are designed to consider them all
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2. B. False
3. D. Water conditions around coral reefs
4. A. True
5. A. Coastal regions are highly impacted by human activity.
6. A. True
7. A. ice packs
8. A. to protect and preserve the ocean
9. B. He went under the ice packs with a submarine.
10. A. not alive
11. B. uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
12. B. False
13. B. a single approach in every situation
14. C. an interaction that benefits one element
15. A. collects samples from the sea floor
The final score is a 15/15 (100%)
