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MSC Meraviglia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the cruise ship in the video we wacthed?

a)

MSC Meraviglia

b)

MSC Mermaid

c)

MSC Mermaidlia

d)

MSC Mervamaid

2.

What is the weight of the MSC Meraviglia?

a)

80,000 tons

b)

8,000 tons

c)

800 tons

d)

800,000 tons

3.

How many steel sheets were required to build the MSC Meraviglia?

a)

300,000

b)

30,000

c)

3000

d)

3,000,000

4.

How many STABILIZERS are installed on the MSC Meraviglia to limit the rolling (pitch) motion of the boat while it is out to sea?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

None

5.

The 2 propellers installed on the MSC Meraviglia are called PODS and they are operated by....?

a)

Electrical Power

b)

A shaft connected to a diesel motor

c)

Steam Power

6.

In which country was the shipyard located that built
the MSC Meraviglia?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

7.

At the shipyard that built the MSC Meraviglia, which component of the shipyard ensures the largest ships can be built there?

a)

Gantry Crane

b)

Floating Dry Dock

c)

Steel Cutting Robots

d)

4000 Workers

8.

At the shipyard that built the MSC Meraviglia, which facts about the Gantry Crane are true? (Select all that apply)

a)

The crane's height is 100 meters.

b)

The crane's weight is 5000 tons.

c)

The crane's can lift 1400 tons.

d)

Mr Ely designed

the crane.

9.

According to the video, it took how many years to build the cruise ship?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

10.

According to the video, how many diesel engines provide power to the cruise ship?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

11.

According to the video, the max speed of the cruise ship is?

a)

30 Knots

b)

25 Knots

c)

15 Knots

d)

20 Knots

12.

According to the video, it took how many man-hours of work to build the cruise ship?

a)

3 million

b)

4 million

c)

5 million

d)

6 million

13.

According to the video, the MSC Meraviglia can make this much fresh water from sea water every day.

a)

1,400,000 Liters

b)

2,400,000 Liters

c)

400,000 Liters

d)

1,000,000 Liters

14.

According to the video, the distilling plants on the MSC Meraviglia
can make this much fresh water from 100 Liters of sea water.

a)

30 Liters

b)

40 Liters

c)

50 Liters

d)

20 Liters

15.

According to the video, engineers on this project worked to eliminate these issues (select all that apply).

a)

Sea Sickness

b)

Noise from the ship

c)

Vibrations from the ship

d)

Smoke from the engines

e)

Carrying excess fresh water

16.

TRUE or FALSE
Robots cut out the steel parts from the plates THEN welded them as required.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

TRUE or FALSE
The large bulb on the front of the MSC Meraviglia helped the ship
INCREASE speed and DECREASE fuel consumption

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

TRUE or FALSE
The large bulb on the front of the MSC Meraviglia

CANCELLED OUT the wave created by the bow of the ship.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

TRUE or FALSE
HYDRODYNAMIC ENGINEERS develop ways to make a ship move better through the water to save fuel & increase stability aka "Hull Optimization"

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The ship has numerous safety & security systems to protect the ship, the crew and the visitors.

According to the video, what is the MAIN RISK on board the ship?

a)

FIRE

b)

FLOODING

c)

LOSS OF POWER

d)

COVID