Explorers
Ancient Marine History
Modern Marine Expeditions
The Marianas Trench
Marine Technology
100
Portuguese explorer that was first to sail to India.
Vasco de Gama
100
3 reasons for early civilizations to interact with the oceans
Food, Trade, Discovery
100
Most famous for his later works on theories of evolution, was commissioned early in life as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle expeditions (1831-1836).
Charles Darwin
100
It was the first government funded, non-military ocean expedition and resulted in the discovery of a plethora of new species and the Marianas Trench
H.M.S Challenger Expedition
100
Used by marine scientists to profile the bottom of the ocean and outline organisms in the water column.
SONAR (Sound Navigation Ranging)
200
Portuguese explorer responsible for developing maritime trade with other continents via systematic exploration of Western Africa.
Prince Henry the Navigator
200
He constructed a map that showed Earth as a sphere on a flat map
Ptolemy
200
His voyages were the first to include a full-time naturalist.
Captain James Cook
200
The geological process that is responsible for the formation of the trench.
Subduction
200
Used with and without submersibles to view deep areas of the ocean without the dangers of sending humans down to these depths.
ROVS/AUVS
300
Portuguese explorer that was the first human to circumnavigate Earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
300
Country where the magnetic compass originated
China
300
In 1968, proved the theory of plate tectonics by developing the technology for deep-sea drilling.
GLOMAR Challenger
300
This shipped used SONAR to confirm that the Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the ocean.
GLOMAR Challenger
300
Placed on seals, sea lions, and whales in order to send information when the organism surfaces as to the depths of their dives, the temperature, and water chemistry.
Remote Sensing
400
Portuguese explorer that was first to round the Southern tip of Africa- modern Cape of Good Hope.
Bartolomeu Dias
400
He is the first known European to reach North America (Vinland)
Lief Erikson
400
He invented the chronometer that resulted in easier traversal and accurate calculation of longitude by modern explorers.
John Harrison
400
The name of the vessel and the person who accomplished the first solo dive to the deepest point on Earth.
Deepsea Challenger, James Cameron
400
The name of the submersibles that allowed for panoramic views, sampling of marine organisms via mechanical arms and suction devices, as well as videotaping the entire dive.
Johnson Sealink I & II
500
He discovered the Titanic utilizing the submersible ALVIN and ROVs.
Dr. Robert Ballard
500
He thought oceans occupied deepest part of earth's surface and began to catalog marine organisms in ancient Greece.
Aristotle
500
He is the English sailor that led the second circumnavigation of Earth.
Sir Francis Drake
500
They manned the Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960 and descended to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. DAILY DOUBLE
Jacques Piccard and Lieutenant Don Walsh
500
The name of the person who invented SCUBA gear and the meaning of the acronym. DAILY DOUBLE
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, Jacques Cousteau