Marine Ecology Unit 1 Review

Who was responsible for leading the first circumnavigation around the world in 1519?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Cousteau

Who was responsible for discovering North and South America in 1492?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Cousteau

In 1872, this person set sail on the H.M.S. Challenger to collect data that was established as the basis of modern oceanography.

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Cousteau

In 1943, he introduced the first practical SCUBA.

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Cousteau

In the mid-1770's, he invented the chronometer.

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Darwin

• Cook

Who is credited for creating our longitude/latitude system?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• The Greeks

• Cook

Who mapped the Gulf Stream?

• Franklin

• Columbus

• The Greeks

• Cousteau

Which sub was responsible for reaching the bottom of the Challenger Deep?

• H.M.S Challenger

• Trieste

• Nautilus

• Alvin

Which sub was responsible for discovering deep sea hydrothermal vents off the coast of the Galapagos?

• H.M.S Challenger

• Trieste

• Nautilus

• Alvin

What is SCUBA?

• Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

• Sonar Calculating Underwater Beeping Alarm

• Submersible Containing Uniform Breathing Air

• Something Carrying Underwater Breathing Air