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WorksheetsSylvia Earle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who does Sylvia Earle currently work with?
the US government
an oil company
National geometry centre
When did she first go to the Gulf of Mexico?
when she was three
in 2003
in the 1950s
when she was an adult
What percentage of animal life had disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico by the year 2000?
20 percent
50 percent
75 percent
90 percent
When was there a big oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico?
2000
2010
2003
2020
Which of the statements about Sylvia Earle is NOT true?
She holds a record for the longest time under water.
She’s an experienced expedition leader.
She does one of her favourite activities in her work.
She was knocked over by a wave
What does she say about her first experience of the sea?
She was afraid of the waves.
She enjoyed it very much.
She was too young to remember it.
She swam out beyond the waves.
The work that Earle is currently doing is based …
all over the world.
in the Gulf of Mexico.
in North America.
in Houston, Texas
According to Earle, sixty years ago …
people never worried about the oceans
the marine environment wasn’t as important as it is now.
the problems with the sea were too big to solve at that time.
it was difficult to imagine that the oceans were in danger.
Which statement is NOT true?
Not everybody agrees that the sea is very important.
The ocean is essential to life on Earth.
We get resources we need from the sea.
The sea cools down or heats up the land.
According to Sylvia Earle ...
it will be too difficult to clean up the Gulf of Mexico.
parts of the Mississippi River are healthy.
it’s possible to protect marine areas.
it's impossible to protect marine areas
