Exam 2: A History of Marine Science

A(n)____ is a graphic representation that depicts information about the ocean and ocean features.

Which statement is true about Christopher Columbus and his explorations?

Longitude can be determined with the use of a(n)____.

Which individual would be most likely to receive the title of "first marine scientist"?

Which island group was originally colonized by the Polynesians?

Who is considered to be the father of physical oceanography?

What device bounces sound waves off the ocean bottom to study the depth and contours of the seafloor?

Modern technologies enable scientists to acquire information about the ocean relatively rapidly. How have satellites changed the way we perceive, navigate, and study the ocean?

Eratosthenes was a scientist who was interested in the size of Earth and used methods of geometry to determine the circumference of our planet.

How do echo sounders work and what kind of information can they provide about the ocean floor?

Edward Forbes was an Edinburgh professor who thought that ____.

The Hawaiian Islands were one of the last of the Pacific Islands to be colonized by the Polynesians because they are the farthest away, some 2,000 miles from other islands.

Which individual was the first to publish a reasonably accurate chart of an ocean current, specifically, the Gulf Stream?

Describe the contributions made by Matthew Maury that improved our understanding of ocean science.

How are clocks used to determine longitude and why does a pendulum clock fail to produce accurate estimates of longitude at sea? Why was the invention of the chronometer so important for explorers?

Which statement is true with regard to latitude and longitude?

Which is a recent technology currently used in modern marine science?

What type of information about the ocean are satellites most likely to provide to scientists?

The word "oceanography" was first coined in association with ____.

Latitude is a measurement that uses the prime meridian (Greenwich, England)as a reference point for determining the exact location of a specific point on Earth.