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Introduction to Aquatic Science 2020
Introduction to Aquatic Science 2020
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1
What electronic navigation system do we use today?
LoRAN
GIS
OnStar
GPS
2
What degrees do lines of longitude range from?
0-5
0-180
0-10
0-90
3
What direction can bathyscapes move?
Vertically only
Horizontally only
Vertically and partially horizontally
Static
4
What is considered the deepest spot in the ocean?
The Great Barrier Reef
The Mid Atlantic Ridge
The Marianas Trench
The Bermuda Triangle
5
An untethered vehicle piloted by an onboard computer and travels a preprogrammed path collecting data
ROV
AUV
satellite
bathyscape
6
Which hemisphere is majority of land on Earth located?
Northern
Southern
both
7
The division of the oceanfloor where the oceans and continents merge is the
continental rise
continental slope
continental margin
ocean basin
8
Small unmanned submarine with an umbilical cord connecting to another vessel or submersible
ROV
AUV
Satellite
Buoy
9
Which ocean is narrow and include the Gulf of Mexico?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
10
Where is most freshwater on Earth located?
glaciers
lakes
oceans
rivers
11
The _________ is one of the most valuable resources on Earth.
hydrocarbon
ocean
salt
coastline
12
The continental margin makes up what percent of the world's total ocean?
50%
100%
5%
21%
13
What was the first ship designed and built specifically for ocean studies?
German Meteor
United States Atlantis
Trieste
HSM Challenger
14
The application of scientific knowledge to help people is known as?
Technology
Oceanography
Biology
Science Information
15
What percent of water on Earth is saltwater?
100%
97%
5%
3%
16
How is velocity measured?
mph
psi
fathoms
knots
17
Which direction do lines of longitude run?
everywhere
East and West
nowhere
North and South
18
Where is the Mid Atlantic Ridge found?
continental rise
ocean basin
continental margin
continental slope
19
Which ocean has a perimeter surrounded wit volcanoes which is known as "The Ring of Fire"?
arctic
pacific
indian
atlantic
20
Which ocean is the deepest and largest?
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
21
The HMS Challenger found the deepest spot in the Marianas trench and that area was nicknamed what?
Challenger Deep
Deep Trench
HMS
Blackhole
22
Which type of oceanography is concerned with chemical reactions in the ocean and on the seafloor
geological oceanography
physical oceanography
biological ocenaography
chemical oceanography
23
Which expedition was the first to map the seafloor of the Atlantic using echosounding technology?
Mayflower
United States Atlantis
German Meteor
HMS Challenger
24
Who introduced the first workable SCUBA?
Augustus Siebe
Henry Fleuss
Charles Darwin
Jacques Costeua