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What lobster Isaac newton has been used to develop the method of predicting tides
The law of gravitational pull
The law of gravitation
The theory of an Study a physics
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The study of physical features of the oceans water, such as temperature density waves currents tides
Chemical oceanography
Marine, geology, and physics
Physical oceanography
3
Name two things that provide half of our atmosphere oxygen
Clouds and plants
Mangroves and clams
Plants and tiny ocean organisms
4
What what is was the 53rd Ben Franklin designed to do
Float
Sink
To literally drift in the gulf stream
5
What keeps popularity, low for power plants using tidal power?
It’s too expensive
Marine plants and animals are affected causing concern
Wind does more effective
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What is the most important tool of the oceanographer
A boat
Underwater radar
The oceanographic research ship
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The devastating power of waves typically has more than. A force per square foot.
7000
5000
6000
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Can doing a local scale in helping them appreciate the intensity of. Cataclysm
Energy
Cataclysm
Worldwide
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What is an ROV?
A drifting device
Rover on Venus
Remotely operated vehicle
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How much of the water in the surface of the Earth is seawater?
85%
27%
97%
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What is the fastest growing source of the worlds energy
Wind
Petroleum
Oil
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What percent of mass of an iceberg lies below the waterline
70%
3%
90%
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What percent of water found on earth is fresh liquid and available for use
Less than 1/10 of one percent
3%
13%
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What inspired at Maury to find in chart currents in the ocean waters
Christopher Columbus
Psalms 8:8- paths of the sea
Curiosity
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List a reason people cannot drink seawater
High salt content would lead to dehydration
It’s only meant for Marines life
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What do oceans help regulate?
The Mariana trench
Atmosphere climate and weather of the world
Plants in tiny ocean organisms
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What are the five distinct oceans that scientist recognize in order of size?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, southern, Arctic Oceans
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, southern, Pacific Ocean
Indian ocean, Atlantic, ocean, Pacific Ocean, southern ocean, Arctic Ocean
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The application of the scientific method to the oceans, animal and plant life
Atlantic ocean
Marine, geology, and physics
Marine biology
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What is a hydrographic service ship designed to do
To float
To conduct descriptions and measurements
To literally drift
20
Blank of the worlds, greatest mountain ranges, show evidence of earlier higher blank levels water
All Mountain
All water
All sea
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How many species do scientist estimate inhabit coral reefs?
5000
More than 1 million
100
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what provides the force in a hurricane?
The Coriolis effect
Air pressure
Humidity
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What temperature phenomenon produces colder than normal episodes?
La Niña
Icebergs Sparks
El Toro
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The original eruption of Mount Saint Helens in May 1980 enabled Flood do y’all just to see what an enormous amount of
Wind
Energy
Lava
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The study of chemical composition of seawater and mineral suspension
The Pacific Ocean
Chemical oceanography
Marine biology
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What do nine out of every 10 people who died in hurricane die from?
Storm surge and flooding
Starvation
Strong winds
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What is the most diverse group of algae?
Red
Green
Brown
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How long did the flood last?
Over a year
45 days
10 years
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Who discovered Cuba ,Haiti and other west Indian islands
Christopher Columbus
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was one of the first people to conduct a scientific study of currents?
Benjamin Franklin
Edmond Gaston
Thomas Edison
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What did sailors used to navigate the oceans before modern not a navigational tools were invented
The Sun and stars
Echolocation
Compass
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What are four things that influence the shaping of shorelines of the world
Vegetation, whales , natural disaster
Wave actions, tides, action of oysters, or other sea creatures, vegetation
Volcanoes hurricanes, vegetation
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What is the extent of the world shoreline?
225,000 miles
275,000 miles
500,000 miles
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What caused the death of mini seemingly healthy squid in 2002
La Niña
El Niño
Starvation
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What do toothed whales use to search food for
The great barrier reef
Echolocation
The sun and stars
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Ship captains are careful to follow what types of chart as their vessels leave a seaport
Tidal charts
Weather charts
Current charts
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How long ago was the genesis Flood?
2000 years
Over 4500 years
100 years
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What type of plankton make up more than 3/5 of plankton in the sea?
Photo plankton
Zoo plankton
Diatoms
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What is Bykill
Fish caught unintentionally
Marine life dying from lack of oxygen
Dolphins accidentally caught in nets
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What famous trench is found near the island of Guam?
The trench of the deep sea
Mariana Trench
Anastasia trench
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Who was the inventor of a device that received a patent in 1849
Ferdinand Magellan
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
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What animals use various reef islands as breeding grounds
Seabirds and green turtles
Eels and squid
Dolphins and whales
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What is the best known, and most intensively study current
The Gulf Stream
Subtropical
Gyre current
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The study of nature and physics of the oceans solid structure
Marine geology and physics
Physical oceanography
Southern ocean
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What are some sea creatures found in the intertidal zone?
Dolphins, Manatee,
Whales, mackerel
Periwinkle, acorn, barnacles, hermit, crabs, algae
46
How many people in the world today are involved in commercial fishing
560,000
2 billion
15 million
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Who is the leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magallan
Christopher Columbus
Abraham Lincoln
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What is said to be the largest biological construction on the planet?
The great barrier reef
The gulf stream
Columbus
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Why does the island of Surtsey present a challenge to uniformitarianism.
There are no fish within 200 yards
Formed suddenly and violently, and includes mature, looking beaches
No sea creatures exist here
