Marine Science chapter 3 Flashcards
Quantitative data
Expressing a certain quantity, amount or range. Data or numbers.
Qualitative data
Data that approximately or characteristics but doesn’t measure, 5 senses.
How do ROVs differ from submersible
ROVs you can control by land/boat and submersibles you have to go into and control from there.
What does SCUBA stand for
Self- contained, Underwater, Breathing, Apparatus
What does SONAR
Sound, Navigation, and Ranging
What is an advantage of a submersible over scuba gear
You can go deeper with a submersible than you can with scuba gear.
What was Sylvia Earles accomplishments
1st underwater explores to use SCUBA
What is the importance of National marine Sanctuaries Act
They designate and protect marine environment.
What is the importance of The Marine Mammal Protection Act
Protect Mammals, and 1st of its kind in the world, important step for the conservation of our marine ecosystems
What is the importance of REMUS
Remote, environmental, monitoring, unit, system. It monitors the environment.
When did the largest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occur
2010
Who discovered the remains of the titanic
Robert Ballard
When was the Panama Canal complete, what two bodies of water did it connect
1914 Atlantic and pacific oceans
What is the Savannah (1818)
Steamboat
Who studied and explored the Galapagos Islands in 1831
Charles DarwinP
Who is Vasco de Gama and what is he known for
He is the first to complete the voyage from Europe to India
When was the U.S. Coast Guard established
1789 in New York
Who invented the diving bell
Edmund Halley
The Northeast she route connectsthese two babies of water
Pacific and Atlantic
What is the triangular trade
A system of trade that emports slaves
Hms challenger
A 4 year voyage
What des NOAA stand for— what kind of work do they do
National, Oceanic, Amospheric administrative, it study’s the ocean and they track the weather
Discuss three reasons why man explores the ocean, give examples (hint use those categories we
went over at the start of the timeline project)
- To discover new species
- To gain knowledge
- To find new types of medicines
Discuss how technology has been used to explore the ocean floor.
They SONAR to find Navigation, the use SCUBA to go down into the ocean to explore it, they use submarines to find new types of animals.
