Oceanography 10 Quiz 1 + 2(Correct answers)
What are the "traditional" four major branches of Oceanography? correct answersBiological,
chemical, geological, physical
What are two things associated with "The New Age of Oceanography"? correct answersHMS
Challenger and Wyville Thomson
When was the chronometer invented? By whom? correct answers1700s, John Harrison
Who dropped "underwater sails" to "power" their vessels out of the Mediterranean Sea? correct
answersThe Phoenicians
When did the Mesozoic Era begin? correct answers251 million years ago
*Which of the following is FALSE?*
A) The International Dateline runs along the 90 degree longitude line
B) Latitude lines are parallel to the equatorial plane and increase toward the poles
C) The Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude
D) Longitude lines are perpendicular to the equatorial plane and converge toward the poles
correct answersA (it's the 180 degree longitude line)
Approximately when was the "Great Age of Discovery"? correct answersLater 1400's / Early to
mid 1500's
Long Marine Lab is associated with __ and Hopkins Marine Station is associated with __. correct
answersUCSC, Stanford
*Which of the following is NOT a correct match?*
A) Fridtjof Nansen = The Fram
B) Eratosthenes = Calculated circumference of the earth
C) Vikings = First inventor of the compass
D) Polynesians = Early explorers of the Pacific Ocean correct answersC
The Chinese were led by Admiral Zheng He who commanded 317 ships and 37,000 men. Many
consider this to be the greatest fleet in human history. Approximately when was this? correct
answers1403-1433
The __Ocean extends to the farthest southern and northern latitudes and all major oceans
"connect" around __. correct answersAtlantic, Antarctica
Who were the first to publish a map of the Gulf Stream? correct answersBen Franklin and his
nephew Timothy Folger
MBARI is a nonprofit oceanographic research institute located in __ founded by __. correct
answersMoss Landing, David Packard
What are the "traditional" four major branches of Oceanography? correct answersBiological,
chemical, geological, physical
What are two things associated with "The New Age of Oceanography"? correct answersHMS
Challenger and Wyville Thomson
When was the chronometer invented? By whom? correct answers1700s, John Harrison
Who dropped "underwater sails" to "power" their vessels out of the Mediterranean Sea? correct
answersThe Phoenicians
When did the Mesozoic Era begin? correct answers251 million years ago
*Which of the following is FALSE?*
A) The International Dateline runs along the 90 degree longitude line
B) Latitude lines are parallel to the equatorial plane and increase toward the poles
C) The Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude
D) Longitude lines are perpendicular to the equatorial plane and converge toward the poles
correct answersA (it's the 180 degree longitude line)
Approximately when was the "Great Age of Discovery"? correct answersLater 1400's / Early to
mid 1500's
Long Marine Lab is associated with __ and Hopkins Marine Station is associated with __. correct
answersUCSC, Stanford
*Which of the following is NOT a correct match?*
A) Fridtjof Nansen = The Fram
B) Eratosthenes = Calculated circumference of the earth
C) Vikings = First inventor of the compass
D) Polynesians = Early explorers of the Pacific Ocean correct answersC
The Chinese were led by Admiral Zheng He who commanded 317 ships and 37,000 men. Many
consider this to be the greatest fleet in human history. Approximately when was this? correct
answers1403-1433
The __Ocean extends to the farthest southern and northern latitudes and all major oceans
"connect" around __. correct answersAtlantic, Antarctica
Who were the first to publish a map of the Gulf Stream? correct answersBen Franklin and his
nephew Timothy Folger
MBARI is a nonprofit oceanographic research institute located in __ founded by __. correct
answersMoss Landing, David Packard
