2021-2022 Science (10/5)

2021-2022 Science (10/5)

by Edgar Jr.

Multiple Choice

Which disease does the drug Remdesivir treat?

• sarcoidosis

• malaria

• tuberculosis

• COVID-19

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The ocean produces a third of our

• rainwater

• petroleum

• salt

• animal protein

Multiple Choice

Which Greek philosopher MOST contributed to marine biology?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

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Jmes Cook was the first navigator to use the 

• chronometer

• backstaff

• gyroscopic compass

• astrolabe

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How did Charles Thompson's 1872 expedition contribute to marine science?

• Laid the foundation for the Smithsonian Institute

• Was first international expedition sponsored by the US government

• He collected sediment samples from around the world

• Confirmed that Antartica is a continent

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Ocean basins are defined by their

• adjacent continents

• temperatures

• surface areas

• tide patterns

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What body of water surrounds Antartica?

• Ross Sea

• Weddell Sea

• Southern Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

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The Earth's core PRIMARY consists of

• aluminum

• iron

• sulfur

• cobalt

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How do continental and oceanic crust differ?

• Continental crust is thinner

• Continental crust is heavier

• Continental crust is older

• Continental crust is darker

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Earth's middle layer is the

• meridian

• midstratum

• mantle

• mesosphere

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What theory did Alfred Wegener propose?

• singularity

• differentiation

• magnetosphere

• continental drift

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What led to the validation of Alfred Wegener's theory?

• theory of plate tectonics

• existence of similar species on different continents

• invention of seismographs

• discovery of genetic differentiation

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What drives tectonic plates?

• convection

• electromagnetism

• radiation

• fusion

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Sea-floor spreading is a feature of a

• shift in a marine ecosystem

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

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What natural phenomenon is MOST common near a transform plate boundary?

• coastal erosion

• earthquake

• tsunami

• sinkhole