Marine Science Exam Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Marine Science - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of discovering facts, processes, &
unifying principles that explain nature of oceans & their associated life forms.; Involves
physical, life & earth/space science
How much of the oceans have humans seen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Very little of the
ocean; about the size of a period on a page
Who made the first recorded sea voyage? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Egyptians
What did the Phoenicians do for marine science? - CORRECT ANSWER - Established
first trade routes through mediterranean
earliest known regular open-seafaring beyond sight of land
Greek Pytheas - CORRECT ANSWER - Used North Star to determine how far north or
south sailor is on ocean
Eratosthenes - CORRECT ANSWER - Created first latitude/longitude system
Calculated Earth's circumference
Latitude and Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifies specific locations on Earth's
surface
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER - parallel
equator is 0 degrees parallel
Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Meridian
, 0 degrees meridian runs through Greenwich, England
Chinese ships in 1400s - CORRECT ANSWER - Central rudder
watertight compartments
Vespucci - CORRECT ANSWER - First European explorer to recognize South America as
new continent
Balboa - CORRECT ANSWER - Crossed Isthmus of Panama & found Pacific Ocean
Magellan - CORRECT ANSWER - Led first expedition around world in 1519-1522
James Cook - CORRECT ANSWER - voyages differ from other sea explores because he
had science and exploration as only goals
Darwin's hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - explains that coral reefs form though
process of coral growth as seafloor subsides/sinks
Challenger Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER - first expedition devoted entirely to
marine science
German Meteor Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER - Mapped Atlantic seafloor
Atlantis - CORRECT ANSWER - first ship constructed specifically for marine science
ROV - CORRECT ANSWER - Remotely operated vehicle
Small, unmanned, sub w/ propellers, video camera and umbilical to surface
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Marine Science - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of discovering facts, processes, &
unifying principles that explain nature of oceans & their associated life forms.; Involves
physical, life & earth/space science
How much of the oceans have humans seen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Very little of the
ocean; about the size of a period on a page
Who made the first recorded sea voyage? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Egyptians
What did the Phoenicians do for marine science? - CORRECT ANSWER - Established
first trade routes through mediterranean
earliest known regular open-seafaring beyond sight of land
Greek Pytheas - CORRECT ANSWER - Used North Star to determine how far north or
south sailor is on ocean
Eratosthenes - CORRECT ANSWER - Created first latitude/longitude system
Calculated Earth's circumference
Latitude and Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifies specific locations on Earth's
surface
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER - parallel
equator is 0 degrees parallel
Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER - Meridian
, 0 degrees meridian runs through Greenwich, England
Chinese ships in 1400s - CORRECT ANSWER - Central rudder
watertight compartments
Vespucci - CORRECT ANSWER - First European explorer to recognize South America as
new continent
Balboa - CORRECT ANSWER - Crossed Isthmus of Panama & found Pacific Ocean
Magellan - CORRECT ANSWER - Led first expedition around world in 1519-1522
James Cook - CORRECT ANSWER - voyages differ from other sea explores because he
had science and exploration as only goals
Darwin's hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - explains that coral reefs form though
process of coral growth as seafloor subsides/sinks
Challenger Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER - first expedition devoted entirely to
marine science
German Meteor Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER - Mapped Atlantic seafloor
Atlantis - CORRECT ANSWER - first ship constructed specifically for marine science
ROV - CORRECT ANSWER - Remotely operated vehicle
Small, unmanned, sub w/ propellers, video camera and umbilical to surface
