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
  1. 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
  1. 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.