MARINE SCIENCE QUESTIONS EXAM TEST 1
Which of the following statements about our worlds oceans is NOT true? - Answers
:The Mediterranean Sea is only freshwater sea on earth
Which impressive ship was used by Fritjof Nansen as he searched for landmass and
the North Pole mind the Arctic Ocean? - Answers :Fram
Which of the following is NOT a parameter that can be measured by satellites? -
Answers :seismic activity
T/F: The Phoenicians were very accomplished oceanic explorers and are noted for their
development of the magnetic compass - Answers :F
Auvs are tethered to a ship and therefore have limited maneuverability - Answers :F
The nebular hypothesis suggests that - Answers :all bodies in the solar system formed
from an enormous gas cloud
Which of the following was a gas responsible for the formula of acid rain that increased
the salinity in the early ocean? - Answers :carbon dioxide
Which of the following is the correct order of development of life on Earth? - Answers
:anaerobic heterotroph photosynthetic autotroph aerobic heterotroph
T/F: The Big Band occurred 4.6 billion years ago - Answers :F
T/F: The process of endosymbiosis and the creation of advanced organelles led to the
development of the first prokaryotic organisms - Answers :F
Which of the following is the deepest ocean? - Answers :Pacific
What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit? -
Answers :Mouna Kea
Which of the following cultures created the first common alphabet on order to better
communicate with other civilizations? - Answers :Phoenicians
Which explorer landed in Panama and was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean
from the east? - Answers :Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who was the first explorer to lead and expedition that circumnavigated the globe? -
Answers :Ferdinand Magellan
Which of the following statements about our worlds oceans is NOT true? - Answers
:The Mediterranean Sea is only freshwater sea on earth
Which impressive ship was used by Fritjof Nansen as he searched for landmass and
the North Pole mind the Arctic Ocean? - Answers :Fram
Which of the following is NOT a parameter that can be measured by satellites? -
Answers :seismic activity
T/F: The Phoenicians were very accomplished oceanic explorers and are noted for their
development of the magnetic compass - Answers :F
Auvs are tethered to a ship and therefore have limited maneuverability - Answers :F
The nebular hypothesis suggests that - Answers :all bodies in the solar system formed
from an enormous gas cloud
Which of the following was a gas responsible for the formula of acid rain that increased
the salinity in the early ocean? - Answers :carbon dioxide
Which of the following is the correct order of development of life on Earth? - Answers
:anaerobic heterotroph photosynthetic autotroph aerobic heterotroph
T/F: The Big Band occurred 4.6 billion years ago - Answers :F
T/F: The process of endosymbiosis and the creation of advanced organelles led to the
development of the first prokaryotic organisms - Answers :F
Which of the following is the deepest ocean? - Answers :Pacific
What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit? -
Answers :Mouna Kea
Which of the following cultures created the first common alphabet on order to better
communicate with other civilizations? - Answers :Phoenicians
Which explorer landed in Panama and was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean
from the east? - Answers :Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who was the first explorer to lead and expedition that circumnavigated the globe? -
Answers :Ferdinand Magellan
