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What is Oceanography?

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Who were the first people to sail the oceans and learn about ocean currents, wind patterns, and created the first maps of the oceans?

• The Spanish

• The Polynesians

• The Portuguese

• The English

How long ago did the Polynesians begin to sail the Pacific Ocean?

• Last Friday

• 1492

• 2,000 years ago

• 30,000 years ago

What event is considered to be the beginning of modern Oceanography?

• The Challenger Expedition

• Captain Bligh's Voyage

• The Civil War

• The Age of Exploration

What war technology has been used in Oceanography?

• Canoes and maps

• Radar and Computers

• Sonar and Magnetometers

• Submarines and Satellites

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What does Jason study?

• The stars

• The waves

• Ocean current

• The sea floor

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What does BIOMAPER study?

• Deep sea fish

• Plankton

• Crabs and Lobsters

• Submarines

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How does a chronometer help us understand the oceans?

• Keeping accurate time helps us know latitude

• Keeping accurate time lets us know when dinner is

• Keeping accurate time lets us know longitude

• Keeping accurate time let us know when we are on the equator