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WorksheetsIntro to Marine Science
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
This famous scientist was the founding father of the theory of evolution and sailed on the H.M.S. Beagle?
Captain James Cook
Lt. Charles Wilkes
Charles Darwin
Edward Wegner
Remote sensing is best used to..
View the underwater world close up
View the ocean's surface and large areas at a distance
Access areas of the deep sea where people cannot go.
Give people a remote area to do their research closer to their subject.
What does SCUBA stands for?
Self Controlled Underwater Breaking Apparatus
Self Controlled Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Self Contained Underwater Breaking Apparatus
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
What does SONAR stand for?
SOund NAvigation and Ranging
SOuth NAtive and Ranging
SOuth NAtive and Ringing
SOund NAtive and Ranging
ROV stands for
remotely operated vehicle
remotely operated vesicle
road operated vehicle
remotely operation vehicle
How do satellites help marine scientists?
Satellites reveal how animals ‘see’ their own sea habitats.
Satellites depict ocean productivity in color.
Satellites can spot marine debris and oil spills.
All the above
Who were some of the earliest explorers
Phoenicians
Polynesians
Greeks
The British
What was something the Chinese discovered?
Tides based on moon phases
North america
Earth's circumference
magnetic compass
What was something that Greeks discovered?
Magnetic compass
1st latitude and longitude system
Rutters for boats
maps of ocean currents
What are the Four Branches of Oceanography
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 World's water supply is freshwater
97%
3%
1%
100%
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.
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
__________________ 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
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
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
