SCIN 136 Midterm Exam All Possible Questions
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Question 1
Early voyagers used a variety of observations to help guide them including:
A.their sense of smell
B.cloud formations
C.the appearance of more birds
D.the direction of waves
E.all of the above
Question 2
The scientific theory about the formation of the oceans is that they first formed from (the original source of the water):
A.magma displacements. B.comet impacts C.degassing of the early Earth D.all of the above
E.both b and c
Question 3
Besides the Navy the primary organizations who carry out "classified" A.the U.N.
B.Green Peace
C.Sierra Club D.oil companies. E.Boeing
F.the banking industry
Question 4
One use today of the Navy's SOSUS System is to monitor________ to prevent loss of life.
A.dumping of waste in the oceans
1 of 20 B.tsunamis
C.fish populations
D.oil drilling
E.tidal cycles
SCIN-136 Mid-Term Exam
B.tsunamis
C.fish populations
D.oil drilling
E.tidal cycles
F.surfing championships
Question 5
The two types of technology that are mostly used to monitor deep-water oil drilling and to locate and recover
deep shipwrecks are:
A.AUV's and compasses
B.ROV's and Side-scan sonar
C.GPS and radar
D.Chronometers and sextants
E.B.P. stock price forecasts and FEMA bureaucrats.
Question 6
The reason that ancient sailors had trouble calculating their LONGITUDE is that they did not have reliable
A.sextants
B.astrolabes
C.clocks
D.compasses
E.all of the above
Feedback: Remember the Forum 1-B questions about John Harrison.
Question 7
Our Sun is but one of billions of stars in the ________ galaxy.
A.Andromeda
B.Milky Way
C.Almond Joy
D.Nebular
E.Ursa Major
Question 8
Earth is approximately how old? A.2500 years...