Intro to Marine Science

Which of the following can be influenced by the ocean?

• hurricanes

• coastal weather

• climate

• wind patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How did oceans make the Earth habitable?

• It provided an abundance of direct drinking water to land animals along the coastlines

• It provided much needed CO₂ for land plants to photosynthesize2

• It provided most of the oxygen contained within our atmospheric

• It absorbed all of the sulfur produced by ancient volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which THREE answers listed below gives the advancements brought by the 20th century that improved Marine Science?

• Echo-Sounding Technology to map the ocean floor

• Magnetic Compass

• Submersibles

• Iron ships with steam engines

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

 able to propel horizontally & vertically for long distances; no tether

• bathysphere

• bathyscaphe

• deep diving submersible

 tethered to surface vessel;  capable of moving vertically only

• bathysphere

• bathyscaphe

• deep diving submersible

uses air ballast for vertical movement; small motor for limited horizontal movement

• bathysphere

• bathyscaphe

• deep diving submersible

How did the Greeks predict Ocean Tides?

• Moon

• Sun

• North Star

• Mathematics

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What two improvements did the early Chinese make to their ships?

• Steam Engine

• Watertight

• Sails

• Rutters

small, unmanned with an umbilical to the surface or to a submarine

• ROV

• AUV

• Bathysphere

• Submersible

untethered robots, self contained power source, onboard computer pilot

• ROV

• AUV

• Bathysphere

• Submersible

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2