Oceanography Basics

The ocean covers nearly 71% of Earth's surface.

• True

• False

Oceanography draws on the methods and information from the following sciences

• biology

• chemistry

• physics

• geology

• all of the above

The Pacific Ocean is the ___________ and __________ ocean

• largest, most shallow

• smallest, deepest

• largest, deepest

• smallest, most shallow

The Atlantic Ocean is a about ________ the size of the Pacific

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

In what hemisphere is the Indian Ocean largely in?

• Northern

• Southern

Which Ocean is the smallest

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Pacific

• Indian

What is the measurement of the Oceans floors?

• Triangulation

• Topography

• Bathymetry

• Seismology

What technology allows scientists to study the ocean floor?

• Satellites

• Sonar

• Submersibles

• B and C

• A, B, and C