Science test Flashcards
if a scuba diver ascends to the surface too quckly afer a deep dive oxygen bubbls can form in his blood cause the bends
false
the remanians of he odes known boat were found on the desert in kuwait
true
the bible teaches that no one explored oceans before the Flood
true
early cartographers often used pcitures of sea monster to hid the fact that they did not know what wa in certain parts o fhte ocean
true
which of these inventions idthe most to make ocean navigation more accurate lead lines the nasne bottle seagoing clocks the secchi disk
seagoing clocks
only Europeans did any singifcant occean exploration proior to 1800
false
accoridn to the text what was a signficant movitvator fo rthe age of exploration
the thrill of discorery and vision of getting rich
who was the first to circumnavigate the world
ferdinand magellan
the challenger expedition covred three oceans and lasted foru years
true
the first ture oceanraphic expedition a model for future studies was conductied by which vessel
HMS Challendger
who was insiperd by the Psamlsm to make accurate wind adn current charts earning hims himsledl th enickname pathfinder of the seas
matthew fantane maruey
locations of ocean current would more effectivly be studied through larege area smaplig
true
a sounding will reveal the water’s what
depth
what measures ocean depth through echolocation
sonar
what replaced the sued of lead lines to determine water depth
sounding or