Module Two: The Ocean

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Environmental Science
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Question 1

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How much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
Answer
  • Approximately 50%
  • About 71%
  • more than 97%
  • 33% of Earth's surface

Question 2

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What is the top layer of the ocean called?
Answer
  • Hadalpelagic Layer
  • Abyssopelagic Layer
  • Mesopelagic Layer
  • Epipelagic Layer

Question 3

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If the Epipelagic Layer is the Sunlight Zone, which layer would be the Twilight Zone?
Answer
  • The Bathypelagic Layer
  • The Mesopelagic Layer
  • The Abyssopelagic Layer
  • The Hadalpelagic Layer

Question 4

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What is it referred to when there is one high tide and one low tide each day?
Answer
  • Semi-diurnal tide
  • Mixed tide
  • Diurnal tide

Question 5

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When do land breezes occur?
Answer
  • When the tides are higher than the lands surface
  • During the daytime temperature is less than the sea surface temperature
  • When the the land's nighttime temperature is less than the sea surface temperature
  • Only during the months of August and September
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