MARINE SCIENCE CORRECT EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How do pesticides from agriculture get into waterway? - ✔✔Runoff
✔✔A very persistent pollutant would: - ✔✔Remain in the environment for a long time
✔✔How many small pieces of trash are estimated to be in each square mile of the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch? - ✔✔1.9 million
✔✔Is it true that there is always a clear, right answer to ethical dilemmas? - ✔✔No
✔✔The first Europeans to cross the Atlantic Ocean were the: - ✔✔The Vikings
✔✔Why might there be concerns about bias in the reports from BP regarding the
recovery of the ecosystem? - ✔✔As long as there is damage, BP will likely have to pay
for the clean-up.
✔✔What caused Cousteau to start advocating for the marine environment? -
✔✔Learning much more about the ocean and its challenges
, ✔✔Why did Dr. Sylvia Earle win the TED Prize? - ✔✔She had the best plan for saving
the earth.
✔✔What is exceptional about the role of early Polynesian cultures in exploration? -
✔✔They traveled over 2000 miles by sea.
✔✔Is it true that as of 2015, Dr. Sylvia Earle had not created any "Hope"? - ✔✔No
✔✔Using the research of another scientist without giving proper credit is: -
✔✔Plagiarism
✔✔Jacques Cousteau was all of the following EXCEPT a/an: - ✔✔- Musician!
He was a:
- filmmaker
- naval officer
- inventor
✔✔Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between science
and ethics? - ✔✔Science provides facts and ethics determines how to best use the
information.
✔✔In the case of farmed fishing, all of the following would be stakeholders EXCEPT: -
✔✔- A fish farm that specializes in a different fish:
Stakeholders are:
- The owner of the fish farm
- The store that sells the farmed fish
- The company that maintains the equipment on the fish farm
✔✔A "Hope Spot" is a: - ✔✔Protected marine environment
✔✔Is it true that Charles Darwin was interested in marine animals as well as those on
land? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔For ancient civilizations, the purpose of exploring the ocean was to further: - ✔✔The
military and trade
✔✔Is it true that commercial fishermen are responsible for 80 percent of global fishing?
- ✔✔Yes
✔✔Global positioning systems are used for all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔-
determining the depth of deep-sea trenches!
They are used for:
- Tracking sea life in the wild
- Helping ships negotiate crowded ports
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How do pesticides from agriculture get into waterway? - ✔✔Runoff
✔✔A very persistent pollutant would: - ✔✔Remain in the environment for a long time
✔✔How many small pieces of trash are estimated to be in each square mile of the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch? - ✔✔1.9 million
✔✔Is it true that there is always a clear, right answer to ethical dilemmas? - ✔✔No
✔✔The first Europeans to cross the Atlantic Ocean were the: - ✔✔The Vikings
✔✔Why might there be concerns about bias in the reports from BP regarding the
recovery of the ecosystem? - ✔✔As long as there is damage, BP will likely have to pay
for the clean-up.
✔✔What caused Cousteau to start advocating for the marine environment? -
✔✔Learning much more about the ocean and its challenges
, ✔✔Why did Dr. Sylvia Earle win the TED Prize? - ✔✔She had the best plan for saving
the earth.
✔✔What is exceptional about the role of early Polynesian cultures in exploration? -
✔✔They traveled over 2000 miles by sea.
✔✔Is it true that as of 2015, Dr. Sylvia Earle had not created any "Hope"? - ✔✔No
✔✔Using the research of another scientist without giving proper credit is: -
✔✔Plagiarism
✔✔Jacques Cousteau was all of the following EXCEPT a/an: - ✔✔- Musician!
He was a:
- filmmaker
- naval officer
- inventor
✔✔Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between science
and ethics? - ✔✔Science provides facts and ethics determines how to best use the
information.
✔✔In the case of farmed fishing, all of the following would be stakeholders EXCEPT: -
✔✔- A fish farm that specializes in a different fish:
Stakeholders are:
- The owner of the fish farm
- The store that sells the farmed fish
- The company that maintains the equipment on the fish farm
✔✔A "Hope Spot" is a: - ✔✔Protected marine environment
✔✔Is it true that Charles Darwin was interested in marine animals as well as those on
land? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔For ancient civilizations, the purpose of exploring the ocean was to further: - ✔✔The
military and trade
✔✔Is it true that commercial fishermen are responsible for 80 percent of global fishing?
- ✔✔Yes
✔✔Global positioning systems are used for all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔-
determining the depth of deep-sea trenches!
They are used for:
- Tracking sea life in the wild
- Helping ships negotiate crowded ports
