Marine Specialties
What do Ornithologists study?
Marine birds
What percent of the earth is covered in water?
70%
What did Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan invent?
Aqua lung
Which submersible discovered a hydrogen bomb in the 60's?
Alvin
What day (month/day/year) did the Titanic sink?
April 14th, 1912
What category fish is Salmon and tuna?
Bony fish
What is the force that supports floating objects?
Buoyancy
Who invented the first diving chamber?
Edmond Halley
What are at least 3 of the 4 parts of the first diving suit?
Weighted boots, watertight canvas suit, heavy metal helmet, air tube
About how many people died from Titanic?
1500
What specialty studies animals like crab, octupus and jellyfish?
Invertabrate Zoologist
What percent of the water on Earth is ocean and ice?
98%
Who researched the Titanic wreckage and made a movie from it using special effects technology?
James Cameron
Which submersible robot is not connected by a cable?
Deep Drone
What part of the ship actually caused the sinking by breaking off?
Rivets
What branch of Marine science studies movement of waves and currents?
Physical Oceanography
What is the average depth of the ocean?
2 miles
Who first discovered the Titanic wreckage in the 80's?
Robert Ballard
What is the Jason Robot controlled by?
Computers
What is the name of the agency that was created because of the mass casualties of the Titanic?
International Ice Patrol
What specialty is mainly concerned with conservation of marine habitats?
Marine Ecologist
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Mariana's Trench- 36,000 ft
Who broke the record for the deepest solo dive in the 70's using the Jim Suit?
Dr. Sylvia Earle
When was the Bathysphere invented?
1930's
How deep was the Titanic when it was found?
3,600 ft