Marine Bio: History of Changing Perspectives

What percent of Earth's water is found in the oceans?

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 70

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Who is the Greek mathematician who calculated the Earth's circumference and invented the first latitude and longitude system?

• Pytheas

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Euclid

Which civilizations were actively exploring and inventing during the Middle Ages?

• Greeks & Phoenicians

• Chinese & Vikings

• Vikings & Greeks

• Europeans & Chinese

Which culture is credited with inventing the compass, water-tight compartments and central rudders?

• Vikings

• Greeks

• Chinese

• Polynesians

Which explorer is credited with being the first expedition to travel around the world?

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Wyville Thompson

• Edward Forbes

• Ferdinand Magellan

British navigator who discovered the existence of islands in the South Pacific (including Hawaii). He also invented the chronometer.

• James Cook

• James Cameron

• Richard Byrd

• William Beebe

Who was the first to describe the formation of coral reef atolls?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Charles Darwin

• James Cook

• Jacques Cousteau

Who is considered the 'Father of Oceanography'?

• Charles Wyville Thompson

• Matthew Maury

• Charles Darwin

• James Cook

Which was the 1st British expedition devoted to marine science (discovered Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mariana Trench, and 4,000 new species)

• U.S. Exploring Expedition

• Challenger Expedition

• Beagle Expedition

• Meteor Expedition

What is the name of the first submersible to travel down to Challenger Deep?

• ALVIN

• Trieste

• Deepsea Challenger

• Bathyscaphe