General Facts
The study of the ocean, AKA marine science
What is oceanography?
Stars typically form from which original element?
Hydrogen
Accretion occurs when
small particles clump together in large masses
Okeanos is derived from this Latin root word
oceanus
This person improved Eratosthenes's longitude and latitude grid.
Hipparchus
Name at least five different types of marine scientists
Marine biologist, marine geologist, oceanographer, meteorologist, climatologist, marine engineers, etc
Stars usually form in
nebulae
Density stratification occurred in Earth's history when
gravity caused all of the heavier elements to sink toward the core and the lighter elements rose to the surface
Chart and map makers are called
cartographers
These were the first people to colonize Hawaii.
The Polynesians
Why is it called "One World Ocean?"
They are all connected
The Big Bang is believed to have occurred
13.8 billion years ago
Main elements that make up Earth's core are
iron and nickel
This group of people engineered a system of inland waterways to make long-distance transport of goods more convenient.
The Chinese
This group of people built remarkable fast, strong, and stable ships and discovered Greenland and Iceland when their ships were blown off course.
The Vikings.
Scientific laws
describe repeated patterns in nature
Gravity's role in the formation of the galaxy...
Holds everything together
Main elements that make up Earth's crust are
silicon, magnesium, aluminum, and oxygen
This place contained history's greatest accumulation of ancient writings.
The Library of Alexandria
This group of people invented the compass, central rudder, watertight compartments, and sophisticated sails.
The Chinese.
Scientific theories
are highly reliable explanations of events
Protostars are
contracting masses of gas that represent the early stage of the formation of stars
These people noticed a current running North to South in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Greeks
This person was the FIRST to calculate the circumference of the Earth.
Eratosthenes
This person was not the first to visit the New World, but made it famous by his exaggerated stories, inaccurate charts, and promises of vast wealth.
Christopher Columbus