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Quiz for NOSB national ocean science bowl about social sciences.
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1
The voyage of the HMS Beagle is famous for what reason?
Discovered america
discovered tahiti
Led Darwin to being able to be create theory of evolution .
found a species of beetle and named it after himself
2
This word originates from the Norse word for piracy:
sailor
leif
knarr
viking
3
In 2006, which expedition led by the grandson of Thor Heyerdahl the 1947 Kon Tiki voyage?
Nordic Voyage
Tangaroa expedition
Thor Tiki
Equatorial expedition
4
How often have men descended to the Challenger Deep?
Never
Three times
Once
Twice
5
In 1933, the US tanker Ramapo encountered the highest wind waveever. How tall was this wave?
23 meters
34 meters
12 meters
45 meters
6
Which is NOT an example of human-made structuredesigned to stabilize the shoreline?
Pier
Breakwater
Jetty
Groin
