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Unit 1 Introduction to Oceanography

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I. Intro to Oceanography A. Branches of Oceanography – chemical, physical, geological, biological B. History of Oceanography - Challenger Expedition, Darwin, Magellan, Ben Franklin, Cousteau, Wegner, Treiste, Alvin C. Research Equipment Used
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Question 1

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Used to estimate the transparency of seawater, and can provide a relative measure of productivity or turbidity
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  • Secchi disk
  • Gravity core
  • Neuston net
  • Dredge

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Unoccupied, highly maneuverable underwater robots operated by a person aboard a surface vessel
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  • Nansen Bottle
  • Secchi Disk
  • Remotely operated underwater vehicle
  • SCUBA

Question 3

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Samples a wide variety of ocean and fresh water sediment. Designed to take samples in ooze, Clay, sand, gravel, and pebbles on flat or gently sloping bottoms
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  • Dredge
  • Trawl Net
  • Drip Net
  • Shipek Grab

Question 4

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A device used to measure the salinity of liquids and solutions
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  • Refractometer
  • Hydrometer
  • Drift Bottle
  • Dip Net

Question 5

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Used to analyze grain size composition
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  • Sediment Sieves
  • Current meter
  • Dredge
  • Nansen Bottle

Question 6

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Measures ocean currents
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  • Drift Bottle
  • Nansen Bottle
  • Winch
  • Dredge

Question 7

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Wire leads through an electro-magnetically metered wheel attached to a J-frame to track the amount of wire that has been used to lower equipment into the ocean
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  • Dredge
  • Winch
  • Trawl Net
  • Refractometer

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SCUBA
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  • SpongeBob continues underwater bullying attacks
  • A device used to measure the salinity of liquids and solutions
  • Unoccupied, highly maneuverable underwater robots operated by a person aboard a surface vessel
  • Self contained underwater breathing apparatus

Question 9

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A drill used to collect a long tube of sediment
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  • Dredge
  • Core
  • Trawl
  • Winch

Question 10

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Uses sound waves and computer imaging to get a picture of the ocean floor
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  • Dredge
  • Camera
  • Side Scan Sonar
  • Satellite

Question 11

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Uses gravity and microwave radio, timing the interval between transmitting a short pulse and receiving a reflection back from the sea surface, to map the ocean floor
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  • Side Scan Sonar
  • Satellite
  • Camera
  • Dredge

Question 12

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Alvin
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  • A battery-powered, giant radio
  • Side scan sonar
  • A small submersible submarine (and the name of one of The Chipmunks)
  • a satellite

Question 13

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Who built elaborate canoes to carry supplies and developed a navigation system based on the position of the stars?
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  • Charles Darwin
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Captain James Cook
  • Polynesians

Question 14

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This person noticed that ships travelling against water currents took longer to return and was the first person to map the Gulfstream
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  • Christopher Columbus
  • Captain James Cook
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Albert Einstein

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Developed the theory of coral reef formation and atolls (ring-shaped coral reefs) & origin of species while sailing on the HMS Beagle
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  • Charles Darwin
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Captain James Cook

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Inventor of diving devices and scuba devices such as the Aqua-Lung
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  • Captain James Cook
  • Jacques Cousteau
  • James Cameron
  • Charles Darwin

Question 17

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The ship that discovered the Mariana Trench in 1875
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  • HMS Beagle
  • Santa Maria
  • HMS Challenger
  • Titanic

Question 18

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Polynesian stick charts were used to:
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Stick Chart (binary/octet-stream)
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  • Map islands
  • Map ocean currents
  • Navigate the seas
  • All of these

Question 19

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Before the 1800's, Edward Forbes stated that the abundance and variety of marine life decreased with increasing depth. This theory was known as:
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  • Challenger Deep Theory
  • Theory of the Origin of the Species
  • Oceanography
  • Azoic Theory

Question 20

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Place a check next to each of the 5 principle oceans.
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  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Carribbean Ocean
  • Titanic Ocean
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Antarctic / Southern Ocean
  • European Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Chilean Ocean

Question 21

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How and why ocean currents flow and air-sea interactions such as the generation of waves by wind, is what type of Oceanography?
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  • Chemical
  • Geological
  • Biological
  • Physical

Question 22

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Study of rock structure in the ocean basin, properties of rocks such as magnetism and the occurrence of earthquakes is what type of Oceanography?
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  • Chemical
  • Geological
  • Biological
  • Physical

Question 23

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Studying organisms that live in the ocean and their relationship to the environment is what type of Oceanography?
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  • Physical
  • Geological
  • Chemical
  • Biological

Question 24

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Studying the composition of sea water and the processes controlling and altering its composition, including marine pollution, is what type of Oceanography?
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  • Biological
  • Physical
  • Chemical
  • Geological

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What is Oceanography?
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  • The study of all the organisms that live within the ocean
  • The application of science to the study of phenomena in the oceans
  • The study of fisheries and fishery-control techniques
  • The study of submarines and other underwater vessels

Question 26

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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
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  • 71%
  • 53%
  • 85%
  • 36%

Question 27

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Oceanography can be used to predict the weather and show weather patterns.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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The study of Oceanography is needed to maintain our food supply from fisheries.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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The Atlantic Ocean is the largest of the 5 oceans.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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The Challenger Deep is located near Chili in the Pacific Ocean.
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  • True
  • False
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