Oceans Chap 1 and Navigation Quiz Review

In the scientific method, scientific theories

• are educated guesses

• must agree with all prior knowledge

• must be tested with observations

• must agree with science's current view of the natural world

Which of the following is a map of a body of water showing depth?

• Bathymetric chart

• atlas

• glossary

• encyclopedia

Which explorer headed the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

• magellan

• Forbes

• Cook

• Columbus

Most of the world's water (97%), is found in

• the atmosphere

• the ground

• the world's oceans

• freshwater rivers and lakes

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The challenger expedition is seen as significant because it

• discovered Europe

• was named after a space shuttle

• confirmed the existence of North America

• was the first purely scientific mission

A ship sends a sonar ping and receives a return signal after 10 second. If the speed of sound in water is 1,530m/s, determine the depth of the water.

• 15,300 m

• 3.14 m

• 7,650 m

• 7,000 yds

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A hydrometer is used to measure

• current speed

• water salinity

• water clarity

• temperature

A secchi disk is used to measure

• current speed

• water salinity

• water clarity

• temperature

The dominant physical feature of the Earth compared to other planets in the solar system is

• the presence of water

• solid land

• an atomosphere

• the presence of a large reservoir of liquid water at the planet's surface

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The future of oceanographic research seems to be

• single individuals on epic voyages

• a search for new land yet undiscovered

• military expeditions

• cooperative efforts between private, institutional, and government agencies

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