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WorksheetsIntro to Marine Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How much of the Earth is covered by oceans?
85%
70%
75%
90%
How much of the oceans have been explored?
5%
6%
10%
7%
How many oceans are there?
4
3
6
5
What are the names of some of the oceans?
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Southern
Arctic
Who were some of the earliest explorers
Phoenicians
Polynesians
Greeks
The British
What was something that Greeks discovered?
Magnetic compass
1st latitude and longitude system
Rutters for boats
maps of ocean currents
What was something the Chinese discovered?
Tides based on moon phases
North america
Earth's circumference
magnetic compass
Why is Matthew Maury called the father of oceanography?
He wrote the 1st textbook on Marine Science
created shipping lane charts
discovered how to make ships waterproof
He discovered North America
Charles Darwin sailed on the HMS Beagle in (a)
The Atlantis was built in.....
1832
1835
1831
1837
How many degrees of latitude is the equator?
0
10
30
45
What is the name of 0 degrees of longitude?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
What was one of the discoveries in Marine Science in the 20th Century?
Magnetic Compass
Waterproofing for ships
Navigation techniques
Submersibles
Type of Submersibles.
Bathyscape
Remote Operated Vehicle
Bathysphere
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Jacques Cousteau created the first Scuba Gear in....
1943
1941
1940
1945
An untethered robot used to explore underwater locations
bathysphere
Remote Operated Vehicle
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Bathyscape
The United States are located in which two hemispheres.
South, West
North East
South, East
North, West
The oceans absorb the most of which two gases...
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Methane
Oxygen
Which countries did the Vikings travel to....
Jamaica
Iceland
Ireland
Russia
When did Phil Nuytten create the Newt suit?
1987
1986
1983
1985
