Introduction to Marine Science
Ancient Ocean Exploration
Age of Discovery
Tools and Technology in Ocean Exploration
Modern Tools and Technology
100
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
71%
100
Who is the "Father of Marine Biology"?
Aristotle
100
Who founded a school of navigation, funded voyages along the West African coast?
Prince Henry the Navigator
100
What is the name of this ocean exploration tool?
Sextant
100
What portable breathing device that allows the divers to breath underwater to directly study the ocean ecosystem?
SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
200
What is the study of the ocean, its ecosystems, and life forms?
Marine Science
200
What tool that the Egyptians used for trade and transportation?
Boat
200
Who led the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
200
What is the name of this ocean exploration tool?
SONAR (Sound Navigation and Ranging)
200
What is the meaning of NASA?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
300
What microscopic organism is floating on the water and that contributes oxygen?
Phytoplankton
300
Who are the skilled seafarers and traders sailed across the Mediterranean during early civilization navigation? (1200-800 BCE)
Phoenicians
300
Who reached the Caribbean while seeking a western route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
300
What tool is used to accurately measure the time of a known fixed location to determine longitude?
Chronometer
300
What tool is can operate without human control for extended periods?
AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)
400
What is Marine Science and which scientific disciplines does it integrate?
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Meteorology.
400
Who calculated the Earth’s circumference?
Eratosthenes
400
First to round the Cape of Good Hope (Africa).
Bartolomeu Dias
400
What type of SONAR that only listens to the sounds of the surrounding environment?
Passive Sonar
400
What unmanned robots controlled from the surface?
ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles)
500
What oceanography that studies life in the oceans and how marine organisms interact with their environment?
Biological Oceanography
500
What techniques did Polynesians use to navigate across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean?
stars, wave patterns, and bird flight to navigate.
500
Who expanded geographical knowledge of the Atlantic and Arctic regions.
a. Bartolomeu Dias, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan
b. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson
c. Vasco Da Gama, Prince Henry, and Captain James Cook
d. None of the above
b. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson
500
- Which of the following tools is used for collecting water samples?
a. Sediment Corer
b. Niskin Bottle
c. AUV
d. SONAR
b. Niskin Bottle
500
- What is the main difference between ROVs and AUVs?
a. ROVs are used for shallow water only.
b. AUVs are manned vehicles.
c. ROVs are tethered and controlled from the surface, AUVs are autonomous.
d. ROVs are satellites.
c. ROVs are tethered and controlled from the surface, AUVs are autonomous.