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WorksheetsHistory of Aquatic Science Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is Aquatic Science?
study of aquatic ecosystems
study of all ecosystems
study of terrestrial ecosystems
swimming
What sparked man's interest in the ocean in the BC years?
the need for more food
the need for more weapons
transportation
just wanted to explore
When did the technology of nets and fishhooks come about?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Phoenician
15th Century
Who was considered the earliest sea explorers?
Egyptians
Vikings
Modern explorers
Greeks
Who took the first recorded sea voyage?
Pharoh Snefru
Juan Ponce
Matthew Maury
Charles Thomas
During the BC and early AD era, what allowed most empires to grow and caused much of the early sea exploration?
Trade Routes
Recreational Routes
Marine life discoveries
Ptolemy was best known for creating the ....
first world atlas
first successful trip around the world
chart for the stars
first trade route
During the Middle Ages and early 15t Century, what trade routes were well developed that everyone was trying to get to and control?
The Atlantic
The Pacific
The Antarctic
The Indian
Where were the Vikings and Columbus trying to get to?
The New World
China
Italy
Central America
What group of people is credited with discovering the Florida Current and Florida?
Italians, Juan Ponce
Greeks, Aristotle
Greeks, Alexander the Great
Vikings, Portolamos
Who was believed to find North America 500 years before Columbus?
Vikings
Ferdinand Magellan
Charles Darwin
Greeks
Celestial navigation is ...
navigation based off of moon, stars, and planets
navigation based off of tides and currents
navigation based off of trade routes
navigation based off of weather patterns
Who is responsible for inventing the lateen sails?
Islamic and Arab merchants
Greeks and Alexander the Great
Aristotle and Eratosthenes
Vikings and Portolamos
What is Ferdinand Magellan and his crew known for?
led the first European expedition
establishing trade routes
mapping the ocean currents
celestial navigation
Who founded the Navel Depot of Charts?
Matthew Maury
Ferdinand Magellan
Alexander the Great
Christopher Columbus
What book did Matthew Maury help publish?
"The Physical Geography of the Sea"
"The Origins of Life"
"The Oceans"
Why was the voyage of the Challenger so important to oceanography?
helped identify elements of seawater, deep water motion, and temperature measurements at different ocean depths
discovered that the Arctic Ocean is a deep ocean basin
explained how gravity is determined by the pull of the sun and the moon
predicted tides
Who led the exploration of the Challenger?
Charles Thomas
Charles Darwin
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
What are the two major oceanography education ad research programs located at major universities? (Choose both institutes)
Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution
SCRIPPS Institute of Oceanography
The Challenger Institute of Oceanography
The Nansen Institute of Oceanography
Why was WWII so beneficial to oceanography?
ability to utilize new oceanographic technologies
ability to utilize new oceanographic routes
ability to utilize celestial navigation
ability to utilize new land discoveries
Why was the fishing industry so important to the ocean community in the 1800s?
encouraged cooperation in marine science
encouraged new trade routes
encouraged new trade with other countries
discovered new war technologies
Why was the Albatross expedition so important to oceanography?
designed sampling equipment that increased specimen collection
designed the Nansen water bottle, still used today
designed patterns to survey the ocean floor
helped identify the elements in seawater
What was the first major oceanographic research vessel in space that was able to scan levels of biological productivity?
NASA's NIMBUS Satellite
GOOS Observing Vessel
GEOSAT
NASA's SeaStar Satellite
What did the SeaStar Satellite help with?
ocean primary productivity, plant biomass, and plant diversity
water cycle
ocean circulation and sea level
cycling of Carbon
What did the JGOFS study help us understand?
carbon cycle
water cycle
ocean's color shedding
ocean circulation
Charles Darwin was a scientist on the HMS Beagle. His main contribution to science was....
the theory of Evolution
the explanation of the Carbon Cycle
the discovery of the New World
the mapping of the seafloor
The Eratosthenes' main contribution to science was that they....
calculated the circumference of the Earth
discovered the ocean trenches
mapped the first trade routes
mapped the seafloor
Hipparchus' main contribution to science was the development of....
latitude and longitude
the ocean atlas
trade routes
seafloor map
John Harrison was a Yorkshire clockmaker that built the first _____.
chronometer
clock
compass
sonar
Which scientist improved net technology and collected samples to provide qualitative evidence to prove Muller and Ehrenberg's work?
Victor Hensen
Charles Darwin
James Cook
John Harrison
Which scientist explained the Law of Gravity and how the tides are governed by the pull of the sun and moon on Earth?
Sir Isaac Newton
Alexander Agassiz
Lord Kelvin
James Cook
Scientist responsible for exploring the Arctic Ocean and creating the Nansen water bottle - used for deep sea water samples.
Fridtjof Nansen
Alexander Agassiz
John Murray
James Cook
Lord Kelvin's main contribution to science was that he created....
a machine that could predict tides
the echo sounder
steam boats
the Nansen Water Bottle
Organization that provides timely and reliable information based on sound science to communities and businesses every day.
NOAA
SeaWiFS
NASA
GOOS
Choose all that apply.
Freshwater Ecosystems:
lakes
rivers
streams
seas
Choose all that apply.
Marine Ecosystems:
seas
oceans
lakes
streams
The Phoenicians were the first to sail around which continent?
North America
Australia
Europe
Africa
Ferdinand Magellan's European Expedition started with _____ men but only ended with _____.
237; 18
257; 200
180; 10
287; 18
Captain James Cook discovered the _____ in 1778.
Hawaiian Islands
Arctic Ocean
Americas
New World
Ehrenberg and Muller discovered ______ that nourished the ocean floor.
tiny organisms
carbon
animal life
plant life
