Font size
WorksheetsOceanography: Unit 1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Know for their exploring the organisms close to the shore
Polynesians
Phoenicians
Greeks
Vikings
1st accomplished Western navigators, sailing around in the Mediteranean, Red Sea, and Indian Oceans as early as 2000 B.C.
Polynesians
Phoenicians
Greeks
Vikings
Had detailed knowledge of marine life and navigation that their descendants retain today
Polynesians
Phoenicians
Greeks
Vikings
Archaeologists are still working to understand ____ culture (seafaring warriors, raiders)
Polynesians
Phoenicians
Greeks
Vikings
Which of these explorers was successful?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Pedro Àlvares Cabral
John Cabot
Ben Franklin
Circumnavigation
(a)
Celestial Navigation
(a)
Why did they travel the sea and explore?
Spices/Resources
Desire for knowledge
Expand Christianity
Claim more land
What did the Earth look like early on in its formation?
Full of life
Very cold
Lots of oxygen
Very hot and not habitable
How old is the Earth?
(a)
Which of these are plate tectonic movements?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
How did the oceans initially form on Earth?
Condensation of water into rain which filled basins on Earth
A magical fairy
A water dragon
It just appeared one day
What is the oceanic crust?
The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
Found under the oceans
Formed at spreading centres on oceanic ridges
Occur at divergent plate boundaries
What is the continental crust?
Less dense than the oceanic crust
Made up of granite
Younger than the oceanic crust
Lighter colored than the oceanic crust
Where did life on Earth begin?
In the sky (bird like creatures)
On land (mammal like animals)
In the ocean (microorganisms near underwater vents)
Underground (mole)
What was the Electric Spark Theory?
Hypothesized by Oparin and Haladane
They tied a key to a kite and run with it while a storm was above them
Early atmosphere contained NH3, CO2, H20, H2, and CH4
Inclusion of lightning could combine to make organic compounds
Types of life forms that first formed on earth
(a)
What is bathymetry?
The study of the "floor" specifically the ocean floor
The study of bath bombs
The study of the level of salinity in certain bodies of water
Study of bath tubes
Passive Margin
(a)
Active Margin
(a)
Which of these are included in the Ocean Basin?
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
Abyssal Plain
Submarine Canyon
Which of these are included in the Ocean Basin?
Seamount
Island
Volcanic Arc
Trench
Guyot
