WorksheetsHistory of Marine Science
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who explored all the oceans in three voyages between 1768 and 1779?
Edward Forbes
James Cook
Charles Darwin
Claudius Ptolemy
Who developed the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
Edward Forbes
The Greek Pytheas
James Cook
Who developed one of the first world maps?
The Greek Pytheas
Claudius Ptolemy
Eratosthenes
James Cook
Who established the first latitude/longitude system?
Eratosthenes
The Greek Pytheas
Edward Forbes
Claudius Ptolemy
___________________________ used the North Star to navigate.
The Greek Pytheas
James Cook
Charles Darwin
Eratosthenes
_______________________ discovered many unknown organisms and explored the seafloor.
James Cook
Edward Forbes
Charles Darwin
Ferdinand Magellan
Why is it important to learn about the ocean?
It offers food.
It offers recreation.
It offers a way to travel.
It offers medicine.
What was the flaw in using the North Star as a means of navigation?
It could only tack longitude, not latitude.
It could only track latitude, not longitude.
It couldn't track longitude or latitude.
There were no flaws, it is still an effective way to navigate.
Who was the first to have a sea voyage recorded in history?
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Polynesians
Greek
What was the mission of the H.M.S. Beagle?
To discover new species.
To explore the seafloor.
To map coastlines.
To collect water samples from different oceans.
What is the purpose of SCUBA?
To allow for scientists to dive underwater.
To detect sound underwater.
To identify chemicals in seawater.
To observe organisms living by the shoreline.
The Vikings explored the ____________ ocean during the Middle Ages.
Indian
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
The Polynesians developed ________________ to navigate to small islands.
Chronometers
Stick charts
Compass
Latitude/longitude system
Who developed the first compass?
The Chinese
The Greeks
The Romans
The Vikings
Charles Darwin sailed on a ship called the __________________________.
H.M.S. Challenger
The United States Explorer Expedition
H.M.S. Beagle
H.M.S. Aquarius
The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 led to the confirmation of _______________ as a continent.
Asia
South America
Africa
Antarctica
___________________ was developed to detect sound underwater.
Satellite
SCUBA
Sonar
Submarine
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
Christopher Columbus
Edward Forbes
Charles Darwin
Ferdinand Magellan
___________________ improved the latitude/longitude system that Eratosthenes established.
Hipparchus
The Greek Pytheas
Claudius Ptolemy
James Cook
__________________ is the only underwater laboratory.
Beagle
Aquarius
Atlantis
Challenger
Exploration of the ocean increased because of which of the following?
Trade
Discover new lands
Food
All of the above
Who established the first trade routes throughout the Mediterranean?
Polynesians
Vikings
Arabs
Phoenicians
The _____________________ used mathematics principles to develop maps for seafaring.
Greeks
Romans
Egyptians
Chinese
Edward Forbes was known for his discovery of
The North Star
The latitude/longitude system
Unknown organisms and exploration of the seafloor.
The Theory of Evolution
New technologies in marine science allow for scientists to do all of the following except
Track biological activity
Measure currents
Explore the entire ocean
Test water chemistry
