2016 Buzzer Question - National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB)
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:How can you quickly determine the sex of most species of crabs?Answer W:External sex organsAnswer X:Relative size of the pincher clawsAnswer Y:The shape of the abdominal plateAnswer Z:The color of the eyesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000000271Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 1
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:Lead-210 with a half-life of 22 years cannot be used to determine the sedimentation ofdeep-ocean sediments because:Answer W:its half-life is too shortAnswer X:its half-life is too longAnswer Y:its concentration in these sediments is too high to measureAnswer Z:its concentration in these sediments is too low to measureCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002942Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 2
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Which of the following was the basis of geologists' current estimate of the Earth's age?Answer W:Moon rocks and meteoritesAnswer X:FossilsAnswer Y:Continental rocksAnswer Z:Ocean floor rocksCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003068Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 3
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:What do underwater earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, or explosionsgenerate?Answer W:Freak wavesAnswer X:WhirlpoolsAnswer Y:TsunamisAnswer Z:EddiesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003503Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 4
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Where does the band of coral reef development extend to higher latitudes?Answer W:Atlantic OceanAnswer X:Pacific OceanAnswer Y:The east side of all oceansAnswer Z:The west side of all oceansCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002872Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 5
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:How is organic matter produced in the ocean classified?Answer W:AllochthonousAnswer X:AutochthonousAnswer Y:TerrigenousAnswer Z:HydrogenousCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002945Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 6
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:If someone drops a cork into the ocean, about 10km from shore, how long does it totake for the cork to move to the shore?Answer W:A few hoursAnswer X:1 dayAnswer Y:1 weekAnswer Z:Maybe neverCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003093Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 7
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Which man accomplished the first prevention of scurvy on his voyage?Answer W:Vasco da GamaAnswer X:Nathanial PalmerAnswer Y:James CookAnswer Z:Ferdinand MagellanCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003970Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 8
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What are the two best developed senses in cetaceans?Answer W:Sight and smellAnswer X:Taste and hearingAnswer Y:Taste and smellAnswer Z:Sight and hearingCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002901Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 9
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: TechnologyQuestion Text:What commercial fishing method utilizes multiple baited hooks, suspended beneath theocean surface?Answer W:TrollingAnswer X:TrawlingAnswer Y:SeiningAnswer Z:LongliningCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003669Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 10
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:What happens to the speed of sound when there is an increase in temperature,pressure, or salinity?Answer W:IncreasesAnswer X:DecreasesAnswer Y:Remains the sameAnswer Z:Increases or decreases depending on factors more influential than temperature,pressure, and salinityCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003509Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 11
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:What type of reaction is cellular respiration considered?Answer W:EndothermicAnswer X:CatalyticAnswer Y:InorganicAnswer Z:ExothermicCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002948Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 12
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:What is the world's largest reef complex?Answer W:Florida Keys Reef TractAnswer X:Australian Great Barrier ReefAnswer Y:Belize Barrier ReefAnswer Z:Palau Reef TractCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003057Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 13
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What is primary productivity a measure of?Answer W:Standing cropAnswer X:Life expectancyAnswer Y:Rate of birth minus rate of deathAnswer Z:Rate of production of organic carbonCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002879Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 14
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which best describes the behavior of high-energy waves of winter storms?Answer W:Move sand from offshore bars onto the beachAnswer X:Move sand from the beach out to offshore barsAnswer Y:Build up sand spits and tombolosAnswer Z:Hold sand on the beach and keep the beach stableCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003150Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 15
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Which of the following is NOT a clay mineral found in marine sediments?Answer W:ChloriteAnswer X:IlliteAnswer Y:MuscoviteAnswer Z:KaoliniteCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003073Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 16
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:What is the average salinity of the world's oceans?Answer W:10Answer X:25Answer Y:35Answer Z:50Correct Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002954Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 17
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which of the following organisms does NOT accumulate calcium carbonate?Answer W:CoccolithophoresAnswer X:PteropodsAnswer Y:ForaminiferaAnswer Z:CladoceraCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002881Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 18
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Which of the following is the greatest threat to most dune plants?Answer W:Human trafficAnswer X:Hot summer temperaturesAnswer Y:Wind blown sandAnswer Z:Salt sprayCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003975Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 19
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which wavelength of light could deep-sea animals most likely detect with their eyes?Answer W:InfraredAnswer X:Visible lightAnswer Y:UltravioletAnswer Z:Gamma raysCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002912Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 20
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:Which type of heat changes the state of a substance, but does not raise itstemperature?Answer W:Transforming heatAnswer X:Sensible heatAnswer Y:Latent heatAnswer Z:Converting heatCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002956Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 21
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Which compelling piece of evidence supported the theory of seafloor spreading?Answer W:The discovery and mapping of magnetic stripes on the seafloorAnswer X:The discovery of deep earthquakes along the Pacific Rim by Charles RichterAnswer Y:The recordings of submarine volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges in the 1970sAnswer Z:Sir Edward Bullard's geographic fit of the continentsCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003079Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 22
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which stimuli result in adaptations such as vertical migration and countershading inmarine life?Answer W:LightAnswer X:PressureAnswer Y:TemperatureAnswer Z:SalinityCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002883Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 23
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which natural phenomenon does not cause a tsunami?Answer W:EarthquakeAnswer X:Volcanic eruptionAnswer Y:LandslideAnswer Z:TideCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003094Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 24
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:From what does the Sargasso Sea, located within the North Atlantic gyre, gets itsname?Answer W:A Portuguese word for 'warm water'Answer X:A type of seaweed that is common thereAnswer Y:A Norse word for 'calm seas'Answer Z:The unusual clarity of its watersCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003600Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 25
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:How does increasing atmospheric pressure affect the boiling point of water?Answer W:The boiling point decreasesAnswer X:The boiling point does not changeAnswer Y:The boiling point increasesAnswer Z:Water does not boil at higher pressuresCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002960Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 26
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Where does primary production by marine plants occur?Answer W:occurs at all depthsAnswer X:is limited to the upper 200 meters of the seaAnswer Y:is limited to the aphotic zoneAnswer Z:occurs below the compensation depth onlyCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002884Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 27
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:What area did Project FAMOUS explore?Answer W:Atlantic and Pacific OceansAnswer X:Indian Ocean abyssal plainAnswer Y:East Pacific RiseAnswer Z:Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valleyCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003076Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 28
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:What is the speed of a wave equal to?Answer W:Height of the wave divided by the periodAnswer X:Amplitude divided by the wavelengthAnswer Y:Wavelength divided by the frequencyAnswer Z:Wavelength divided by the periodCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003152Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 29
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Where does the relative motion of a transform fault occur?Answer W:Outside the adjacent ridge axesAnswer X:West of the adjacent ridge axesAnswer Y:Between the adjacent ridge axesAnswer Z:East of the adjacent ridge axesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003078Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 30
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which of the following is the cause of red tides?Answer W:Planktonic bloom of red-colored microorganismsAnswer X:Excess of iron compounds in the waterAnswer Y:Photosynthesis, combining carbon and water in sunlightAnswer Z:Organic dyes emitted by nudibranchs and neustonic organismsCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002885Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 31
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which characteristic does not describe a tsunami?Answer W:It can pass across the deep ocean without being noticed.Answer X:It can be a few meters high with a length extending over 750 kilometers in the deepocean.Answer Y:It can propagate at a speed exceedings 700 kilometers per hour in the deep oceanAnswer Z:It is dangerous when one encounters a tsunami in the deep oceanCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003095Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 32
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Which of the following would be used to show the relationship between the height of theland and the depths of the ocean basins?Answer W:Hypsographic (hip-soh-gra-fic) curveAnswer X:Hypsometric diagramAnswer Y:Mercator projectionAnswer Z:Elevation matrixCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003324Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 33
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:At which latitude is there the most ocean and least amount of land present?Answer W:60 degrees SouthAnswer X:90 degrees SouthAnswer Y:30 degrees NorthAnswer Z:60 degrees NorthCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003310Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 34
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:In which suborder are slow swimming whales, which also lack teeth, classified?Answer W:OdontocetiAnswer X:CetaceaAnswer Y:MysticetiAnswer Z:OrcinaeCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002886Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 35
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Which ocean-related disaster caused the greatest loss of life in US history?Answer W:Hurricane Andrew of 1992Answer X:The Johnstown Flood of 1889Answer Y:The Galveston Hurricane of 1900Answer Z:The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906Correct Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003836Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 36
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:What type of deposits are formed by conditions no longer existing in that area?Answer W:Relict sedimentsAnswer X:Anomalous sedimentsAnswer Y:Defunct sedimentsAnswer Z:Derivative sedimentsCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000004825Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 37
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which of the following will result in an increase in the speed of sound transmission inocean water?Answer W:Increased temperatureAnswer X:Decreased salinityAnswer Y:Decreased pressureAnswer Z:Increased turbulenceCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003099Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 38
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which is an example of a neritic environment?Answer W:An estuaryAnswer X:The sedimentary surface of the seafloorAnswer Y:Coastal ocean watersAnswer Z:The surface waters of the Great LakesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002887Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 39
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:When does the higher berm on a beach form?Answer W:During neap tidesAnswer X:During the summer in times of low energy wavesAnswer Y:During winter conditionsAnswer Z:During high wave conditions at low tideCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003314Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 40
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:Generally, what are conservative elements in seawater?Answer W:Major componentsAnswer X:Minor componentsAnswer Y:Easily dissolvedAnswer Z:Used in photosynthetic activityCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002965Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 41
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: TechnologyQuestion Text:Which of these oceanographic vehicles is the only autonomous vehicle?Answer W:ALVINAnswer X:NR-1Answer Y:ABEAnswer Z:NAUTILECorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003543Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 42
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which of the following is the result of the oxidation of organic matter in sediments?Answer W:Loss of clay particlesAnswer X:Consumption of oxygenAnswer Y:Production of oxygenAnswer Z:Hydrothermal vent activityCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002888Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 43
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Which submarine first traveled under the ice pack?Answer W:USS Nautilus in 1932Answer X:USS Nautilus in 1958Answer Y:USS Skate in 1958Answer Z:USS Seadragon in 1960Correct Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003835Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 44
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Approximately, when did the North America began to separate from Europe?Answer W:10 million years agoAnswer X:50 million years agoAnswer Y:200 million years agoAnswer Z:1 billion years agoCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003070Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 45
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What is the most important source of nutrients for phytoplankton in the open ocean?Answer W:Salt fingersAnswer X:UpwellingAnswer Y:Photic zone recyclingAnswer Z:Mixing by internal wavesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002892Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 46
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:What was a major flaw in the 150AD maps drawn by Ptolemy?Answer W:Distortion of surface currents in the MediterraneanAnswer X:Distortion of distance with longitudeAnswer Y:Distortion of distance with latitudeAnswer Z:Distortion of topographic featuresCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003464Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 47
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:What does the Law of Constancy of Composition state?Answer W:The relative proportion of ions and their concentrations are virtually constantAnswer X:The relative proportions of ions are virtually constant, but their concentrations may varyAnswer Y:Changes in salinity will result in changes in the ionic concentrationAnswer Z:Ionic concentrations remain fairly constant regardless of the local environmentalconditionsCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002967Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 48
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:What is the name for the point at which the moon is farthest away from the Earth duringits orbit?Answer W:PerigeeAnswer X:ApogeeAnswer Y:NeapAnswer Z:EquinoxCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003101Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 49
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What type of symbiotic relationship exists between zooxanthellae and coral?Answer W:ParasitismAnswer X:MutualismAnswer Y:CommensalismAnswer Z:AmensalismCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002893Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 50
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Langmuir circulation?Answer W:It is produced by the windAnswer X:It was first observed in the Sargasso SeaAnswer Y:It occurs only where there is coastal upwellingAnswer Z:It results in streaks of foam and debris along the surface of the oceanCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003106Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 51
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: TechnologyQuestion Text:Which of the following resulted in the production of an accurate map of the ocean floor?Answer W:Enough soundings using a weight had been madeAnswer X:Sound waves were discovered in waterAnswer Y:Echo sounding was developedAnswer Z:Oceanographers used sound to locate submarinesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003667Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 52
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:What is the salinity range where you would find the turbidity maximum in an estuary?Answer W:1 to 5 ppm.Answer X:5 to 15 ppm.Answer Y:15 to 25 ppm.Answer Z:25 to 35 ppm.Correct Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002962Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 53
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:What type of plate is the San Andreas fault?Answer W:Convergent plate boundaryAnswer X:Divergent plate boundaryAnswer Y:Transform plate boundaryAnswer Z:Transcurrent plate boundaryCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003476Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 54
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which of the following is an implication of surface divergence?Answer W:Horizontal mixing must occur as a consequenceAnswer X:Biological productivity will decreaseAnswer Y:Vertical circulation must occur as a consequenceAnswer Z:Productivity remains constantCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003525Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 55
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What is an autotroph?Answer W:A generator of its own foodAnswer X:A producer of reduced carbonAnswer Y:A consumer of plantsAnswer Z:A consumer of animalsCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002895Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 56
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:In methane hydrates, what traps the methane gas?Answer W:Carbon dioxideAnswer X:WaterAnswer Y:ArgonAnswer Z:OxygenCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000002963Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 57
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:What is your latitudinal position at dusk when the smallest angle between the horizonand the North Star (Polaris) is 22 degrees?Answer W:44 degrees NAnswer X:78 degrees NAnswer Y:46 degrees NAnswer Z:22 degrees NCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003603Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 58
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Which of the following is prohibited in US marine sanctuaries?Answer W:SwimmingAnswer X:FishingAnswer Y:DredgingAnswer Z:ShippingCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003832Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 59
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which of the following best defines the wavelength of a wave?Answer W:It is the distance from crest to trough measured horizontallyAnswer X:It is the distance from crest to trough measured verticallyAnswer Y:It is the time it takes for two troughs to pass a stationary pointAnswer Z:It is the smallest distance between two crests.Correct Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003151Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 60
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Where is the feature called the Moho situated?Answer W:Within the asthenosphereAnswer X:Beneath the asthenosphereAnswer Y:Within the lithosphereAnswer Z:Between the lithosphere and the asthenosphereCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003322Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 61
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which of the following results in the high speed of sound in bottom ocean waters?Answer W:Low salinityAnswer X:High temperatureAnswer Y:Low pressureAnswer Z:Increased density and pressureCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000003507Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 62
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: Social SciencesQuestion Text:Who first developed the concepts of latitude and longitude?Answer W:Eratosthenes (Ee-ra-tos-ten-nees)Answer X:PythagorusAnswer Y:PtolemyAnswer Z:Prince Henry the NavigatorCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003214Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 63
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:What does a chemical equation with a negative delta G indicate?Answer W:Releasing energy and not spontaneousAnswer X:Endothermic and spontaneousAnswer Y:Exothermic and may be spontaneousAnswer Z:Using energy and not spontaneousCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002957Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 64
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeographyQuestion Text:Near which city is the US National Hurricane Center located?Answer W:Cape CanaveralAnswer X:HoustonAnswer Y:MiamiAnswer Z:TampaCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003599Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 65
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:What is the carbon source for marine autotrophic organisms?Answer W:Inorganic carbon.Answer X:Phytoplankton.Answer Y:Dissolved organic carbon.Answer Z:Particulate organic carbon.Correct Answer:WQuestion #: 0000002909Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 66
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:What is the sum of planetary and relative vorticity known as?Answer W:Absolute vorticityAnswer X:Momentum vorticityAnswer Y:Positive vorticityAnswer Z:Wind vorticityCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003131Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 67
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: GeologyQuestion Text:Which of the following is NOT a scientific classification of a coral reef type?Answer W:Fringing reefAnswer X:Nearshore reefAnswer Y:Barrier reefAnswer Z:Atoll reefCorrect Answer:XQuestion #: 0000003493Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 68
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: ChemicalQuestion Text:Which three factors are responsible for hypoxic zones in the northern Gulf of Mexico?Answer W:Pesticide-laden runoff, high winds, and strong currentsAnswer X:Coastal erosion, sedimentation, and spring overturnAnswer Y:High river runoff, vertical stratification, and high biological oxygen demandAnswer Z:Vessel sewage discharges, nutrient elevation, and upwellingCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000002946Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 69
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: PhysicalQuestion Text:Which name is given to the wind band between the horse latitudes and the doldrums inthe Southern Hemisphere?Answer W:Prevailing westerliesAnswer X:Northeast trade windsAnswer Y:Southeast trade windsAnswer Z:Polar easterliesCorrect Answer:YQuestion #: 0000003351Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 70
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: TechnologyQuestion Text:What device can be used to map sixty kilometer wide strips of ocean floor?Answer W:Side-scanning sonar systemsAnswer X:Echo soundersAnswer Y:Explosion seismic surveysAnswer Z:Altimeter remote sensing routinesCorrect Answer:WQuestion #: 0000003199Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 71
2016 Buzzer QuestionQuestion Type: Toss-UpQuestion Format: Multiple ChoiceCategory: BiologyQuestion Text:Which marine mammal is known to use tools?Answer W:Beluga whaleAnswer X:White dolphinAnswer Y:ManateeAnswer Z:Sea otterCorrect Answer:ZQuestion #: 0000002896Competition: Regional Competition 3Round: sample toss-upsPair: 72
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2016 Buzzer Question Category: Chemical Question Type: Toss-Up Question Format: Multiple Choice Question Text: Lead-210 with a half-life of
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THE OCEANOGRAPHY COURSE TEAM Authors Evelyn Brown (Waves, Tides, etc.; Ocean Chemistry) Angela Coiling (Ocean Circulation; Seawater (2nd edn); Case Studies) Dave Park (Waves, Tides, etc.) John Phillips (Case Studies) Dave Rothery (Ocean Basins) John Wright (Ocean Basins; Seawater; Ocean Chemistr3,; Case Studies) Designer Jane Sheppard Graphic Artist
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