NS3 Naval Knowledge Unit 1 and 3 Exam

In what countries has tidal energy been harnessed? a) Germany, Great Britain, Japan. b) United States, Spain, France. c) Holland, France, Canada. d) Australia, China, Italy. - ANSWER-c) Holland, France, Canada. What percentage of manganese does the U.S. import? a) 46% b) 65% c) 85% d) 95% - ANSWER-c) 85% The Afro-Asian Ocean includes the a) South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. b) North and South Pacific Oceans. c) North and South Atlantic Oceans. d) South Pacific and Indian Oceans. - ANSWER-a) South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. ______ has a profound effect upon nearly every aspect of national security, commercial prosperity, and social warfare. a) Ocean research. b) A strong naval air power. c) An endless supply of raw materials. d) Sea power. - ANSWER-d) Sea power. Sea power enables a) geographic and political mobility by a nation. b) tactical and sustained mobility by a naval force. c) projection of power on, over, under, and from the seas. d) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER-d) All of the answers are correct. The Mediterranean Sea is a part of which main ocean area? a) Atlantic. b) Pacific. c) Arctic. d) Afro-Asian. - ANSWER-a) Atlantic. Aquaculture is defined as a) the science of mapping the oceans' floors. b) the study of the culture of seafaring nations. c) the science of farming the sea. d) the science of water and its properties. - ANSWER-c) the science of farming the sea. Which of the following is NOT a major political development that has increased the importance of the oceans since World War II? a) Rapid increase in the number of new nations since World War II b) Large number of treaty commitments the United States has to defend other nations c) The development of political organizations and alliances such as NATO and the United Nations d) All answers have increased the importance of the oceans - ANSWER-c) The development of political organizations and alliances such as NATO and the United Nations A littoral nation is a nation that a) obtains its natural resources from the sea. b) relies primarily on naval forces for its defense. c) has ready access to the seas. d) is surrounded by land and fresh water coastline only. - ANSWER-c) has ready access to the seas. What are the four main ocean areas that are of prime importance to the United States? a) Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Afro-Asian. b) Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Mediterranean. c) Atllantic, Pacific, European, Asian. d) North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific. - ANSWER-a) Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Afro-Asian. The Pacific Ocean extends from the Bering Strait to the a) Suez Canal. b) Strait of Malacca. c) Strait of Gibraltar. d) Cape of Good Hope. - ANSWER-b) Strait of Malacca. With regards to sea power, tactical mobility can be defined as the ability to a) turn and accelerate rapidly in the water. b) project power inland with naval gunfire and aviation assets. c) easily replenish fuel, stores, and ammunition at sea. d) move naval forces quickly and disperse whenever and however necessary. - ANSWER-d) move naval forces quickly and disperse whenever and however necessary. An international agreement at the 1958 Geneva Conference on the Seas gave littoral nations exclusive rights to a) expand their merchant fleets. b) develop the resources in the continental shelf adjacent to their own shores. c) engage in oceanographic research.