WorksheetsHistory of Oceanography & Currents Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Ocean currents are primarily caused by-
underwater earthquakes
human influence
sun moon and Earth interaction
density differences
Which explorer is credited with naming the Pacific (peaceful) Ocean, and sailed around the world?
Charles Darwin
Charles Wyville Thompson
Edward Forbes
Ferdinand Magellan
Who is considered the 'Father of Oceanography' and 'pathfinder of the seas?'
Charles Wyville Thompson
Matthew Maury
Charles Darwin
James Cook
Which was the 1st oceanographic expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
U.S. Exploring Expedition
HMS Challenger
HMS Beagle
Meteor Expedition
What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve clockwise?
Earth's orbit around the Sun
Coriolis effect
Thermohaline Circulation
Earth's force of gravity
Who went on a voyage to discover the fountain of youth, but instead found the Gulf Stream?
Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook
Vasco de Gama
Invented the Aqualung and was a famous videographer and director.
Jacques Piccard
Robert Bartlett
Sir Wyville Thomson
Jaques Cousteau
French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence Strait while searching for precious jewels.
Jacques Piccard
Vasco de Gama
Jacques Cartier
Sir Frances Drake
Sailed the tip of Africa and discovered Indian trade routes.
Vasco de Gama
Jacques Cousteau
Jaques Cartier
Robert Bartlett
Was the main researcher for the HMS Challenger & wrote the book "Depths of the Sea"
Jacques Couteau
Jacques Piccard
Edward Forbes
Sir Charles Wyville
Used longitude for navigation purposes
Multibeam
SONAR
chronometer
PDR
El Niño ___________________ the trade winds causing the warm pool to move to the ___________ hemisphere.
weakens or reverses; western
intensifies; eastern
weakens or reverses; eastern
What affects the density of water and caused thermohaline circulation of deep currents?
Salt & temperature
Salt & wind
The seasons of the year
Temperature & wind
Surface currents are mainly caused by
Salinity
Cold and Warm Water
Convection
Wind
Which of the following currents brings cold water from the north polar region and is a part of the North Pacific Gyre?
California Current
Gulf Stream
Kuroshio Current
Aguinas Current
Which of the following currents brings cold water from the north polar region and is a part of the North Atlantic Gyre?
Kuroshio
Gulf Stream
Canary Current
Peru Current
