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When writing your discussion forums...how do you correctly cite your sources?

  

Just list your sources at the end of your text as a "bibliography."

 

Citations are not needed

Question 2

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How does your instructor recommend studying for this class?

  

just watch the videos, because the textbook is unnecessary

   

read and memorize every topic in the textbook

 

focus primarily on the discussion forum topics

Question 3

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Which of the following may qualify as a reason to turn in an assignment after its deadline: 

  

bad internet connection

   

dog/ cat/ parrot or other pet ran away, ate your notes, chewed on your laptop, or worse

   

a change in your schedule at work

  

a vacation, wedding or other social engagement that was scheduled before you enrolled in the course

   

spilled coffee on your computer

Question 4

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How does this course (Bio 22- The Marine Environment) compare to a traditional marine biology course?

  

The two courses cover similar topics and are, therefore, redundant

   

The two courses cover completely different topics

   

The two courses are identical

Question 5

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How does your instructor expect your discussion forums and other assignments to be written? 

  

Your instructor does not care about spelling or grammar.  After all, this is not an English class.  

   

Your written work should be written in the technical style of a scientist. 

Question 6

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Which is considered plagiarism?

  

Copying and pasting text from the internet without quotations or citations. 

   

all of these

   

Writing someone else's ideas or conclusions in your discussion forum as if they were your own ideas. 

 

Copying and pasting text from the internet, and then changing some of the wording to make it look a little different. 

Question 7

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What process involves the clumping of small particles into larger masses?

  

Condensation

   

Accretion

   

Coagulation

   

The Big Bang

Question 8

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What process accounts for the layers found in Earth?

  

Plate tectonics

   

Density stratification

   

Continental drift

   

Accretion

Question 9

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According to video episode 1, what are the major sources of the water that formed the world ocean?

  

solar winds.

   

capture of icy comets and outgassing.

   

accretion of molecular water from space.

   

photosynthesis.

Question 10

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The orderly process by which observations and experiments are conducted to obtain facts for rejecting or verifying theories is known as the:

  

hypothetical approach

   

scientific method

   

scientific law

   

scientific philosophy

   

scientific experiment

Question 11

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Our sun is a medium-mass star.  What is the ultimate fate of stars that are more massive than our sun?

  

They explode and their elements condense to form asteroid belts and meteor showers.

   

Their mass condenses, their diameter shrinks and they ultimately become a planet.

   

They pulsate and increase their diameter and become what is called a red giant. 

 

They will explode as a supernova and spray chemical elements into space. 

Question 12

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Which substance was important for the origin of life because it can retain heat, moderate temperature, dissolve chemicals, and suspend nutrients?

  

Oxygen

   

Air

   

Nutrient rich soil

   

Water

   

Plasma

Question 13

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What is one of the reasons why Captain Cook is well known in the history of oceanography?

  

During his voyages, he took biological and geological samples as well as accurate and thorough notes. 

   

He discovered that the Gulf Stream is a strong current that flows northward along he east coast of North America.  

   

His initial voyage was the first to successfully navigate the southern passage around Africa. 

 

He proved that the Vikings discovered North America and settled there for a brief time.  

Question 14

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What is unique about the Challenger expedition?

  

This expedition was the fist to take oceanographic samples along the way. 

   

It mysteriously disappeared somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. 

   

It was the first and only multi-year expedition. 

 

It was the first large-scale expedition that was devoted entirely to marine science. 

Question 15

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Why is oceanography sometimes considered the most interdisciplinary science?

  

Because the ocean is so vast, you must get on a research vessel and you meet and collaborate with other scientists on the vessel that are there for different reasons. 

   

The study of marine science has become popularized over the years. 

   

Different scientists from different countries all speak different languages. 

   

Because all oceans are connected into one world ocean.