Science Quiz

Which of the following major contributions was made by Maury?

• created navigation routes for mail carriers

• developed significant wave theory

• investigated coral reefs

• mapped the ocean bottom

The first scientist to study plankton was:

• Alexander Agassiz

• Victor Hanson

• Johan Hjort

• Charles Darwin

Cousteau and Gagnan:

• invented SCUBA

• lived in Sealab II

• developed "significant wave" theory

• created a self-contained diving vessel called Trieste

Self-registering thermometers are used for:

• temperature/depth profile

• bottom water temperatures

• air temperature

• surface water temperatures

Edward Forbes:

• is called the "Father of Oceanography"

• incorrectly believed life did not exist below 300 fathoms

• made many important contributions to oceanographic study

• All of the above

Benjamin Franklin:

• improved mail service between England and the colonies

• developed the subsidence theory of coral reef formation

• organized a three-year, world voyage with HMS Challenger

• all of the above

The DSRV-1 is designed to:

• measure the height of the sea level

• rescue divers from depths up to 3,500 feet

• study the effects of pressure on the human body

• conduct experiments on the sea floor expansion

The first full-scale oceanographic research expedition was conducted by the:

• Challenger

• Albatross

• Galathea

• Alvin

The National Museum of American History has on display a tide-prediction machine developed by:

• Matthew Maury

• Stevenson and Cornish

• William Ferrel

• Sverdrup and Munk

Select all that apply.

Which of the following were developed during World War II?

• Decca

• LORAN

• Sonar

• Sofar

• Radio Direction Finder

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