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Which North American gulf is also known as the Sea of Cortez?
The Gulf Of Yucatan
The Gulf Of California
The Gulf Of Mexico
The Gulf Of Damien
What 300+ island Pacific archipelago was formed entirely from volcanoes?
Aleutian Islands
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Easter Islands
Hawaii
What is the name given to a fossil that best defines a rock layer's age?
Preface Fossil
Annex Fossil
Index Fossil
Content Fossil
Who was the first American to go into space in 1961?
John Glenn
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Scott Carpenter
What effect does the absorption of CO2 emissions have on oceans?
Ocean Acidification
Loss In Density
Drop In Temperature
Increase In Wildlife Deformity
What is Neptune's period of revolution around the Sun?
247.7 Earth Years
365.26 Days
29.46 Earth Years
164.79 Earth Years
What are the huge storms that the sun produces called?
Thunderstorms
Lightning
Solar Storms
Lunar Storms
What word is best described by "irregular beat of the heart or other muscle"?
Tremor
Seizure
Fibrillation
Tic
Earthmen first sent a spacecraft to which planet?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
What percentage of the ocean's volume is in coastal zones?
35%
5%
20%
10%
For what branch of physics did Einstein say "God does not play dice"?
Newtonian Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics
Relativity
Optics
What happens when you provide another path for electrons to travel?
More Charge
Lightning Strikes
Grounding
Dirty Charges
According to tradition, what insect in the town of Vermilion predicts the winter weather?
House Fly
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Earthworm
Honey Bee
What does a seismologist study?
Extinctions
The Ocean
Plants
Earthquakes
Which of these is a unit of luminance on a surface?
Sea Level
Hurricane
Footcandle
Falls
Which one of these is a cause?
A Match Is Struck
The Paper Catches On Fire
The Wood Starts Burning
The House Burns Down
Which of these scientific instruments measures mass?
Weight Scale
Analytical Balance
Thermometer
Barometer
Lithium was approved by the FDA in 1970 for the treatment of what kind of depression?
Dysthymia
Manic Depression
Major Depression
Psychotic Depression
What do ship captains use to help them know when it is safe to dock at the ocean's edge?
Solar Wind Activity
Seismographs
Tide Tables
Beach Erosion Tables
