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Oceanography
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Oceanography
What made it possible for human and animal remains to end up in submerged caves? correct answers - they fell or were thrown in
- They entered when sea levels were lower and the caves were dry.
Most modern ships are powered by gasoline fuel. True or False correct answers false
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Solutions.
What made it possible for human and animal remains to end up in submerged caves? correct
answers - they fell or were thrown in
- They entered when sea levels were lower and the caves were dry.
Most modern ships are powered by gasoline fuel. True or False correct answers false
Who was the New World named after? correct answers Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus proved the Earth was round. True or false correct answers false
Which of the following support the possibility that there was pre-Columbian contact between
Polynesia and South America? correct answers - The sweet potato was found in Polynesia before
European Contact
- Thor Heyerdahl showed that South Americans had the technology capable of crossing the
ocean.
- Polynesian chicken bones have been found in South America that are older than 1492.
What is a submersible? correct answers Small underwater vehicles that can carry people.
- or be remotely controlled.
What does AUV stand for? correct answers Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
What do satellites use to measure the depth of the seafloor? correct answers The height of the sea
surface.
The first truly (completely) oceanographic expedition was led by Captain James Cook. True or
false correct answers False
What was the name of the U.S. Navy submarine that traveled to Earth's north pole? correct
answers Nautilus
How many men and ships survived the first circumnavigation of the world? (after starting with 5
ships and 280 sailors) correct answers 1 ship and 18 men
Who demonstrated, using the raft, "Kon Tiki," that ancient peoples could have traveled from
South America to Polynesia? correct answers Thor Heyerdahl
Which ancient, pre-Columbian seafarers from the Old-World are thought to have reached the
Sargasso Sea? correct answers Carthaginians
, Underwater archaeology can include locations on land, such as old harbors, anchorages, coastal
inns, barrages built of poles, and coastal settlements. Ture or False correct answers true
Which civilization is most likely the source of the Atlantis legend? correct answers Minoans
Which submersibles have been to the deepest part of the ocean? correct answers - Deepsea
Challenger
- Trieste (bathyscaphe)
- limiting factor
A fathom is equal to 6 feet. True or false correct answers true
What was the name of the first, completely oceanographic expedition? correct answers HMS
Challenger
An underwater robot that collects data and transmits it to a surface ship by a cable is called...
correct answers ROV
What is the name of the submarine in photo 1 correct answers Turtle
A robot that can collect data on its own, without have to be connected to a surface ship is
called... correct answers AUV
The first known person to be lowered into the ocean in a diving bell was... correct answers
Alexander the Great
What instrument made it possible to calculate longitude? correct answers Chronometer
Who is the first known person to write about marine biology? correct answers Aristotle
Where have the world's best-preserved shipwrecks been found? correct answers The Black Sea
When did free-oxygen first appear on Earth? correct answers 3.8 billion years ago.
Match the phases of Earth's formation with the order of when they occurred. correct answers 1.
Early solar system consists mostly of dust, ice, and gas.
2.Under gravity, small pieces of rock and ice coalesced into larger masses.
3. Large quantities of rock and ice formed a planetesimal (beginning planet), with larger gravity
fields.
4.Heavy bombardment of the Earth by debris from space.
Approximately how old is the Earth? correct answers 4.5 billion years
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