Ocean Exploration Timeline Quiz

Question 1

Which group of people were the first to explore the Mediterranean Sea and venture into Europe from the water?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 2

What accomplishment is Ferdinand Magellan known for?

Accepted Answer

circumnavigation of the world

Question 3

Which of the following were benefits from early exploration of the sea?

Accepted Answer

All of these answert

Question 4

Why is it use to know about lines of latitude and longitude?

Accepted Answer

You can find specific places on maps especially when there are no landmarks

Question 5

Why is the Gulf Stream Important?

Accepted Answer

It's currents directly impact sailing vessels

Question 6

Why did the Vikings want to sail?

Accepted Answer

to conquer and make their fortunes

Question 7

The sinking of the Titanic lead to the development of what?

Accepted Answer

acoustic means of discovering what lays underwater

Question 8

When did they first capture video of a live giant squid?

Accepted Answer

July 2012

Question 9

Darwins job aboard the HMS Beagle was as a Naturalist

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What was the first vessel built by any gov. for ocean research

Accepted Answer

The Albatross

Question 11

Did Ferdinand Magellan successfully sail around the entire world?

Accepted Answer

no, he was killed along the way

Question 12

Who was the first European explorer to land in North America?

Accepted Answer

Leif Erikson

Question 13

Who developed the first sailing vessels?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 14

The Rift Valley discovered in 1953 provides evidence for what theory?

Accepted Answer

plate tectonics

Question 15

Latitude lines run ______ but measure ______

Accepted Answer

west to east, north and south

Question 16

What is chemosynthesis and where do we find it occuring?

Accepted Answer

getting energy from chemicals, hydrothermal vents

Question 17

How deep is the Mariana Trench

Accepted Answer

a mile deeper than Mount Everest is tall

Question 18

What does SCUBA stand for?

Accepted Answer

self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Question 19

The TOPEX/Trident is a satellite that collects ocean data

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

When was the wreckage of the titanic found and by whom?

Accepted Answer

1985 by Robert Ballard and Jason

Question 21

What is 0 degrees longitude?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 22

How did the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes determine the circumference of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

by using angles and shadows, by using the distance between Alexandria and Syene

Question 23

Who went to the deep sea in a tethered sphere to 3000 feet near the coast of Bermuda?

Accepted Answer

William Beebe - Bathysphere, Otis Barton- Bathysphere

Question 24

What five-foot fish was discovered and is considered a living fossil?

Accepted Answer

Coelacanth

Question 25

The Earth is ....

Accepted Answer

round

Question 26

Why did the first waterproof suit have two hoses connected to it?

Accepted Answer

one for clean breathable air, the other to remove used air

Question 27

Longitude lines run in which direction?

Accepted Answer

North & South

Question 28

What is the basis of modern oceanography?

Accepted Answer

The Challenger Report

Question 29

Which describes the conditions in the deep ocean?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Question 30

What is 0 degrees latitude?

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 31

Where did Christopher Columbus actually first land in North America?

Accepted Answer

Bahamas, Caribbean

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