WorksheetsJean Jacques Cousteau: Ocean Explorer and Adventurer
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Finish this line from the song Calypso: "To live on the land we must learn from the ____."
air
sea
ground
land
All of the following ocean lifeforms eat plankton as part of their diet EXCEPT:
Whale Shark
Bottlenose Dolphin
Lobster
Jellyfish
Despite leaving him with serious injuries, a ___________ gave Jacques Cousteau the opportunity to pursue his passion for underwater exploration.
Scholarship
field trip to the zoo
car accident
death in the family
Which action represents Jacques Cousteau's work as a conservationist?
Traveled to exotic locations in search of shipwrecks
Used television show to highlight dangers of overfishing
Transformed Calypso into floating base for adventures
Destroyed coral reef to get better underwater footage
Which is the purpose of the pictured invention?
Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives
Waterproof camera for underwater filming
Protective cage for close observation of sharks
Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater
Which is the purpose of the invention pictured here?
Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives
Waterproof camera for underwater filming
Protective cage for close observation of sharks
Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater
Which is the purpose of the invention pictured here?
Advanced scuba gear for longer and deeper dives
Waterproof camera for underwater filming
Protective cage for close observation of sharks
Enclosed habitat for living and working underwater
What is the significance of the aqua-lung?
It was the world's first scuba system
It gave Cousteau the idea for the shark-proof cage
It was the first camera that was fully waterproof
It let divers stay underwater for longer periods
Which of these best describes Cousteau's change in attitude toward ocean life?
From adventurer to researcher
From educator to entertainer
From filmmaker to artist
From exploiter to protector
Which of the following is an opinion about Jacques Cousteau?
He became a leading voice of the conservationist movement
He was responsible for many underwater filmmaking innovations
His documentaries won a number of awards
He was the greatest director of the 20th century
Why did Cousteau and his crew compare the ocean to outer space?
Special vessels were required to travel through them
Humans can't breathe on their own in either place
They both make you feel as if you are floating
Each is a huge area of mostly uncharted territory
Which of the following is NOT an underwater documentary created by Cousteau?
The Silent World
Blue Planet
The Golden Fish
World Without Sun
Cousteau organized a popular campaign against a government plan to dump nuclear waste into the Mediterranean Sea in 1960. The plan was put forth by which nation?
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
France
True or False? This picture represents some of Cousteau's efforts to educate the world and protect the ocean.
True
False
Which of the following is a good definition of a "conservationist"?
Someone who believes wildlife is expendable.
Someone who champions wildlife and the environment.
Someone who believes the environment can be fixed easily.
All of these are good definitions.
