INTRO TO MARINE SCIENCE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE

INTRO TO MARINE SCIENCE UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE

●● What are the four types of marine science
Answer: Biological, chemical, geological, physical


●● 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.


●● Oceanography
Answer: Recording and describing the ocean's processes


●● Weather
Answer: The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and
place.


●● Climate
Answer: The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of
time

, ●● Salinity
Answer: the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water


●● Phoenicians and Greeks
Answer: Established Mediterranean trade routes


●● Polynesians
Answer: Colonized and settled in the pacific islands, used stars to
navigate


●● Vikings
Answer: Developed large open boars and explored North Atlantic


●● Portuguese
Answer: Columbus credited for discovering North America


●● Theory of Coral Reef Development
Answer: Coral reefs form from a gradual series of fringing reefs


●● Marine Biology
Answer: Study of the biological organisms in the ocean, involves
biodiversity and habitat study