Marine Science Semester 1 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The world ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the dominant feature of Earth and most of it's
living organisms
About what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water? - CORRECT ANSWER -
71%
About what percentage of the water on or near our surface is contained in the ocean? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 97%
The average high of the continents above sea level is greater than the average depth of ocean.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
John Harrison's invention of the Chronometer was important because: - CORRECT
ANSWER - And allowed the calculation of longitude after weeks at sea
This man was the first to publish a reasonably accurate chart of an ocean current: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Benjamin Franklin
Polynesian navigators depended on _____for accurate navigation - CORRECT
ANSWER - Luck; stars, clouds, and the flight direction of birds; The appearance and taste
of sea water; and wave direction and shape
In the original Greek conception, Oceanus was: - CORRECT ANSWER - A great flowing
river
Establish a center at sagres for the study of Marine science and navigation - captains under his
patronage compiled detailed charts - CORRECT ANSWER - Prince Henry the navigator
, Invented a chronometer that was governed not by a pendulum but by a spring - allowed for the
much more accurate navigation - CORRECT ANSWER - John Harrison
Commanded the greatest fleet in the world - led seven missions to explore the Indian Ocean,
Indonesia, and around the tip of Africa into the Atlantic to display the wealth and power of his
country - CORRECT ANSWER - Admiral Zheng
Ship board clock - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronometer
Discovered by the Chinese - thought to be of the devil by some Europeans - CORRECT
ANSWER - Compass
Ancient method used to find the depth of water - CORRECT ANSWER - Sounding
Measured north - south from the equator - CORRECT ANSWER - Longitude
Measured East - West from a selected point - CORRECT ANSWER - Latitude
Electronic method of studying the depth and contour of the seafloor - CORRECT
ANSWER - Echo sounder
Map of the water - CORRECT ANSWER - Chart
The word oceanography was first coined in association with: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Challenger expedition
The voyages of James Cook differ from those of sea explorers before him because - CORRECT
ANSWER - They have science and exploration as their only goals
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The world ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the dominant feature of Earth and most of it's
living organisms
About what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water? - CORRECT ANSWER -
71%
About what percentage of the water on or near our surface is contained in the ocean? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 97%
The average high of the continents above sea level is greater than the average depth of ocean.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
John Harrison's invention of the Chronometer was important because: - CORRECT
ANSWER - And allowed the calculation of longitude after weeks at sea
This man was the first to publish a reasonably accurate chart of an ocean current: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Benjamin Franklin
Polynesian navigators depended on _____for accurate navigation - CORRECT
ANSWER - Luck; stars, clouds, and the flight direction of birds; The appearance and taste
of sea water; and wave direction and shape
In the original Greek conception, Oceanus was: - CORRECT ANSWER - A great flowing
river
Establish a center at sagres for the study of Marine science and navigation - captains under his
patronage compiled detailed charts - CORRECT ANSWER - Prince Henry the navigator
, Invented a chronometer that was governed not by a pendulum but by a spring - allowed for the
much more accurate navigation - CORRECT ANSWER - John Harrison
Commanded the greatest fleet in the world - led seven missions to explore the Indian Ocean,
Indonesia, and around the tip of Africa into the Atlantic to display the wealth and power of his
country - CORRECT ANSWER - Admiral Zheng
Ship board clock - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronometer
Discovered by the Chinese - thought to be of the devil by some Europeans - CORRECT
ANSWER - Compass
Ancient method used to find the depth of water - CORRECT ANSWER - Sounding
Measured north - south from the equator - CORRECT ANSWER - Longitude
Measured East - West from a selected point - CORRECT ANSWER - Latitude
Electronic method of studying the depth and contour of the seafloor - CORRECT
ANSWER - Echo sounder
Map of the water - CORRECT ANSWER - Chart
The word oceanography was first coined in association with: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Challenger expedition
The voyages of James Cook differ from those of sea explorers before him because - CORRECT
ANSWER - They have science and exploration as their only goals
