QUIZ
1. What term is used for the zone of the ocean found over the continental shelf?
2. What is the area of the ocean known as where there is enough light to see, but not to photosynthesize?
3. What are organisms called that can make their own food?
4. By what other term is the litoral zone known?
5. How many degrees of longitude are there between a vessel and London if it is noon on the vessel and 14:00 hours (2 p.m.) in London?
6. Which ship is involved with the expedition that is seen as the beginning of modern oceanography?
7. What term is used for organisms that can swim against a current?
8. What invention allowed mariners to find there location more accurately then ded. reckoning?
9. What evidence is there that shows the continents were once connected and drifted apart over time?
10. What is the lowest point in the ocean known as?
ANSWERS TO THE LAST QUIZ
1. What is the only matter that exists naturally in all three phases on Earth?ANSWER: water
2. Between what two degrees of latitude will he sun appear directly overhead at some time of the year?
ANSWER: "23.5"
3. What percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water?
ANSWER: 71"
4. If the North Star (Polaris) is located on the horizon, what would your latitude be?
"0 degrees"
5. What happens When any object (like a boat) displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight? ANSWER: it floats
6. What term is used for the days when days and nights are of equal length?
ANSWER: equinox
7. Which of the two popularly used thermometer scales has the larger degree?
ANSWER: Celsius
8. What kind of definition is used by scientists in discussing scientific matters?
ANSWER: technical
9. In which direction do the ocean's level go during an ice ages?
ANSWER: lower or down
10. What is the land mass that lies between Russia and Alaska known as when it appeared from beneath the water during the last ice age?.
Beringia