Oceanography

Which is not a branch of oceanography?

• Meteorological

• Chemical

• Psychological

• Biological

Which ocean surrounds Antarctica?

• Southern

• Indian

• Pacific

• Atlantic

What was significant about the Challenger Expedition?

• It was the first ship to circumnavigate the globe

• It was the first time someone went all the way to the south pole

• The Mid Atlantic Ridge and Mariana Trench were discovered

• The ship sunk in the ice but everyone survived

What color "disappears" first when you go deep underwater?

• Red

• Green

• Blue

• Purple

What is an ROV?

• A submarine

• A type of SCUBA gear

• A type of buoy used by NOAA

• A remotely operated vessel

Which of these is not a graph we disused?

• Thermocline

• Halocline

• Pycnocline

• Hydrocline

What is the name of the five large circular current systems in the ocean?

• Eddies

• Gyres

• Water Rings

• Whirlpools

What current did Ben Franklin discover right off of our coast?

• Alaska Current

• Circumpolar Current

• The Gulf Stream

• South Equatorial Current

How many rubber ducks were carried around he world by currents?

• 10

• 68,000

• 257

• 29,000

What is the term used to describe thermohaline circulation, the current that runs all other currents?

• Circumpolar Current

• The Great Conveyor Belt

• Vertical Convection Cell

• The Big Boy Current