1. consortiums benefit marine science for all of the following except?

a. the vastness of the consortiums provides resources for an effective study
b. they bring more resources together than a single organization could
c. they bring together people with diverse backgrounds and perspective
d. they usually do not employ the scientific method in their research projects

2. regardless of the scientific questions being asked, scientific research will include all of the follwing except?

a. use of the scientific method
b. a single approach in every situation
c. exploration of work by previous scientist
d. sharing results with the scientifc community

3. the ocean floor is far more even than the surface of the earth

a. true

b. false

4. what does the interntional ocean drilling program do?

a. collects samples from the sea floor

b. advocates ending all drilling on the floor

c. determines international regualtions for offshore drilling

d. searches the sea floor for the location of underground oil

5. why dont single solutions work for all aspects of marine science

a. some stakeholders objects to the scientifc method

b. no other discipline is as complex as marine science

c. the ocean is a very complicated system with many variables

d. the scientifc method does not yet adequately reslove problem

6. mot colleges with strong marine biology departments are located in coastal regions

a. true
b. false

7. marine scientists can be found in all of the following field except?

a. museums

b. aquariums

c. agriculture

d. water treatment

8. by definition, an inorganic element is?

a. not alive

b. microscopic

c. in the ocean

d. immune to change

9. chemical oceanographers often study pollution because ?

a. most pollution occurs in the ocean

b. pollution creates chemical changes

c. no other field examines the implications of pollutions

d. only chemical oceanography uses the scientific method