WorksheetsHistory of Marine Science
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
The first Western society (started with Mediterranean trade routes) known to sail across oceans was:
the Huns
the Athenians
the Phoenicians
the Macedonians
What element do all ancient seafaring societies have in common?
They used the stars for navigation.
They were all located near the Pacific Ocean.
They conquered every new location they found.
They developed their own version of the compass.
What is exceptional about the role of early Polynesian cultures (ancient Pacific islanders) in exploration?
They sailed to the Americas in canoes.
They traveled over 2000 miles by sea in canoes.
They sailed around the continent of Africa.
They were the first to move from one island to the next.
The first Europeans to cross the Atlantic Ocean (during the Dark ages) were the:
Greeks
Italians
Vikings
Spanish
The Chinese contributed which of the following to medieval marine science?
the compass
improved sails
motorized engines
the first maps of the Atlantic
In 1400, the most advanced naval fleet could be found in:
China
Egypt
Ireland
Polynesia
Who is the Greek mathematician who calculated the Earth's circumference and invented the first latitude and longitude system?
Pytheas
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Euclid
Which culture is credited with inventing the compass, water-tight compartments and central rudders?
Vikings
Greeks
Chinese
Polynesians
Which civilizations were actively exploring and inventing during the Middle Ages?
Greeks, Romans & Phoenicians
Chinese, Arabs & Vikings
Vikings, Arabs & Greeks
Europeans, Americans & Chinese
Which explorer is credited with being the first expedition to travel around the world?
Charles Darwin
Charles Wyville Thompson
Edward Forbes
Ferdinand Magellan
British navigator/naturalist who discovered the existence of islands in the South Pacific (including Hawaii). He also measured winds, currents and water temperature during the explorations.
James Cook
James Cameron
Richard Byrd
William Beebe
Sonar is the use of _____________ to "see" in the ocean.
light
sound
cameras
lasers
What are the Four related Branches of Marine Science
chemistry, zoology, geology, physics
biology , anatomy, earth space , physics
Biology, chemistry, Geology, physics
marine science, oceanography, chemistry, botany
Define the word"Marine:
Refers to anything of , found in,or produced by the sea
Refers to all that has life and has gills
Refers to anything of benthic zone of the continental shelf
How much of the Earth is covered by oceans?
85%
70%
75%
90%
How much of the oceans have been explored?
5-10%
20-25%
10-15%
50%+
How many oceans are there?
4
3
6
5
They invented the latitude-longitude system
The deepest, largest ocean is the:
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Early explorations on the ocean was due to:
fighting wars and finding food
being bored, trade routes, and fighting wars
discovering new lands and being curious
trade routes, finding food, and discovering new lands
Evidence in hieroglyphics, shows that some of the earliest expeditions were done by;
Vikings
ancient Egyptians
ancient Greeks
ancient Polynesians
The first maps were created by the ____ and called _____.
Polynesian, stick charts
Romans, stick charts
Greek, globes
Vikings, pacing charts
____ created maps, but with mathematics.
Romans
Chinese
Greeks
Vikings
The two ancient civilizations that studied coastal organisms were the:
Vikings and Arabs
Greeks and Romans
Polynesians and Vikings
Egyptians and Chinese
The Greek ____ determined latitude using the North star during travels.
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Pytheas
Eratosthenes
The latitudinal/longitudinal system we use today was improved by:
Eratosthenes
Aristotle
Hipparchus
Magellan
The Southern Ocean is known to be the:
largest ocean
smallest ocean
warmest ocean
coldest ocean
The smallest ocean that is characterized by low salinity is the:
Arctic ocean
Indian ocean
Atlantic ocean
Southern Ocean
The first world map that included latitude and longitude was created by:
Eratosthenes
Cook
Ptolemy
Hipparchus
This piece of technology allow individuals to interact with and observe organisms under the water.
SCUBA
SONAR
ROV
Satellites
The naturalist that explored coastlines and collected numerous specimens on the H.M.S. Beagle; he later formed the Theory of Evolution - was
Cook
Darwin
Magellan
Rice
The U.S. Exploration Expedition was credited with the confirmation of:
New Zealand
Australia
Asia
Antarctica
____ is considered an elite marine biologist due to his discovery of new organisms and exploration of the ocean floor.
Forbes
Darwin
Cook
Rice
Two forms of technology that allow for discovery of the deeper areas of the ocean are:
SCUBA and buoys
buoys and satellites
satellites and SONAR
ROVs and SONAR
____ are the deepest and largest open water bodies.
Seas
Oceans
Bays
Straits
An body of water almost surrounded by land with a narrow mouth that juts toward the land is called:
a bay/gulf
a strait
a sea
an ocean
