INTRO TO MARINE SCIENCE TEST PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

INTRO TO MARINE SCIENCE TEST PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW SHEET

●● Scientist
Answer: Someone who uses the processes of science to find answers
about how and why things work.


●● Marine Science
Answer: The process of discovering the facts, processes, and unifying
principles that explain the nature of the oceans and their associated life
forms.


●● Marine Biology
Answer: The study of life in the oceans and other saltwater or brackish
environments.


●● Oceanography
Answer: The study of the oceans, which includes currents, waves, tides,
storms, ext.


●● Rip Current

, Answer: A strong, narrow flow, of water that moves away from shore to
form a concentrated current that flows back to sea.


●● What is the name of this class?
Answer: Marine SCIENCE not BIOLOGY


●● What are the three benefits to understanding the marine
environment?
Answer: (1. More than 1/2 of the worlds population lives near the ocean.
(2. To understand the consequences of human-environment interaction.
(3. To help preserve marine life.


●● What are the two main branches of marine science?
Answer: Life science and Space science


●● How much of the world's population lives within 60 miles of the
ocean?
Answer: Over 1/2


●● What percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
Answer: 71%


●● What percent of Earth's water resides in the ocean?