Unit 7 Ocean Discoveries (Q Skills 3e)

Most of the earth's surface is covered in water.

• True

• False

What percentage of the world's oceans have been explored?

• 5%

• 10%

• 70%

• 100%

DNA technology, better satellite data, and more sophisticated underwater vehicles have resulted in ____________.

• two new ocean discoveries

• all of theworld's oceans being explored.

• discovery of new planets in outer space.

• developing of new technologies.

Scientists are ______________ by these two ocean discoveries.

• thrilled

• uninterested

A previously undiscovered coral reef was discovered in _________________.

• the Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• New Zealand

• The Mediterrranean

The lead scientist who found the new coral reef says the coral is probably ___________.

• 100s of years old

• 1000s of years old

• millions of years old.

The coral reef that was discovered was pristine. What does pristine mean?

• undeveloped and unchanged; clean and new

• unbreakable; strong and indestructible.

• under the water

• near New Zealand

The newly discovered coral reef is important for the__________________________.

• Atlantic Ecoystem

• American economy

• Pacific ecosysstem

• New Zealand's ecosystem.

Zelandia is a ______________ that is partially submerged.

• coral reef

• newly discovered continent.

• boat used for studying the ocean.

• new pop group from Korea!

Most of Zealandia is above the ocean surface.

• True

• False