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Marine Science Semester 1 Exam Questions and Answers 2024
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Marine Science Semester 1 ExamQuestions and Answers
The world ocean - Answer -Is the dominant feature of Earth and most of it's living
organisms
About what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water? - Answer -71%
About what percentage of the water on or near our surface is contained in the ocean? -
Answer -97%
The average high of the continents above sea level is greater than the average depth of
ocean. (T/F) - Answer -False
John Harrison's invention of the Chronometer was important because: - Answer -And
allowed the calculation of longitude after weeks at sea
This man was the first to publish a reasonably accurate chart of an ocean current: -
Answer -Benjamin Franklin
Polynesian navigators depended on _____for accurate navigation - Answer -Luck;
stars, clouds, and the flight direction of birds; The appearance and taste of sea water;
and wave direction and shape
In the original Greek conception, Oceanus was: - Answer -A great flowing river
Establish a center at sagres for the study of Marine science and navigation - captains
under his patronage compiled detailed charts - Answer -Prince Henry the navigator
Invented a chronometer that was governed not by a pendulum but by a spring - allowed
for the much more accurate navigation - Answer -John Harrison
Commanded the greatest fleet in the world - led seven missions to explore the Indian
Ocean, Indonesia, and around the tip of Africa into the Atlantic to display the wealth and
power of his country - Answer -Admiral Zheng
Ship board clock - Answer -Chronometer
Discovered by the Chinese - thought to be of the devil by some Europeans - Answer -
Compass
, Ancient method used to find the depth of water - Answer -Sounding
Measured north - south from the equator - Answer -Longitude
Measured East - West from a selected point - Answer -Latitude
Electronic method of studying the depth and contour of the seafloor - Answer -Echo
sounder
Map of the water - Answer -Chart
The word oceanography was first coined in association with: - Answer -The Challenger
expedition
The voyages of James Cook differ from those of sea explorers before him because -
Answer -They have science and exploration as their only goals
The invention of the_____and 1735 was a major breakthrough for open ocean
navigation - Answer -Chronometer
Eratosthenes' two major contributions were - Answer -The latitude/Longitude system
and calculating the earth's circumference
The records and Artifacts returned by the United States exploring expedition formed the
nucleus of the scientific collection of: - Answer -The Smithsonian institution
About what percentage of errors surface is covered by water - Answer -71%
The main contribution of Chinese voyaging to Marine science was: - Answer -Indirect:
they contributed technological tools such as the compass, battened sails, and watertight
hull compartmentalization
In the original Greek conception, Oceanus was: - Answer -A great flowing river
By the year 1125, the Chinese had invented - Answer -The compass
The world ocean - Answer -Is the dominant feature of Earth and most of it's living
organisms
Who is the father of physical oceanography? - Answer -Matthew Maury
I parallel is another name for_____. The 0° parallel is called_____. - Answer -Latitude
line, the equator
Oceanography is the science of - Answer -Recording and describing the oceans
processes and contents
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