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  • 1. 
    Which of these is the tide of maximal range, which occurs near the times of new moon and full moon when the Sun and Moon are aligned with Earth?

  • spring tide
  • neap tide
  • tidal wave
  • red tide

  • 2. 
    What organism usually causes a red tide?

  • dinoflagellates
  • lobsters
  • sharks
  • Salmonella

  • 3. 
    What is another name for seismic sea waves?

  • undertow
  • tsunamis
  • seiches
  • P waves

  • 4. 
    Who wrote the 1855 book The Physical Geography of the Sea, widely regarded as the first text on oceanography?

  • David Farragut
  • Robert Edwin Peary
  • Matthew Fontaine Maury
  • Chester William Nimitz

  • 5. 
    Which strong surface current of the Pacific Ocean (sometimes called the Japan Current) is the northeasterly continuation of the Pacific North Equatorial Current?

  • Kuroshio
  • Oya
  • Alaska
  • Peru

  • 6. 
    Across which ocean does the Gulf Stream flow?

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
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