Oceanography Final Exam Review 2020

Polynesians:

• sailed in the Mediterranean
• sailed in the North Atlantic
• Were the earliest known open ocean seafarers
• were the first to circumnavigate the world

Sonar is used to

• measure ocean temperature
• calculate the depth of the sea floor
• photograph ocean organisms
• obtain sea floor samples

The Mariana Trench is the ___________  place on the Earth.

• longest
• highest
• deepest
• widest

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which expedition collected, classified, and preserved over 4700 new marine species?

• USS Atlantic
• HMS Challenger
• USS Albatross
• NSS Fram

How many oceans are there in the world?

• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

Identify the ocean at location #1

• Southern Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

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NGSS.4-ESS2-2

Which is the largest ocean?

• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Antarctic
• Indian

How much of Earth is covered in water?

• 61%
• 71%
• 81%
• 91%

Identify the ocean at location #4

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

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2