Ocean Exploration

Who supplied the Challenger for the purpose of oceanic research?

• U.S. navy

• British navy

• French navy

• Spanish navy

What object is in the picture and what is it used for?

• an enclosed habitat for living and working underwater

• a remote control camera

• advanced scuba gear for diving longer

• a boat for hunting sharks

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A small easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations.

• Pizarro

• Capitalism

• Cortes

• Caravel

This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Quadrant

• Telescope

What is the purpose of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in ocean exploration?

• Transporting goods underwater

• Collecting high-resolution data

• Harvesting marine life

• Creating artificial reefs

Match each word or phrase with its description. (015A). The first true oceanographic expedition, beginning in 1872 and lasting four years. The expedition utilized a British warship, the HMS Challenger, modified for the voyage. The expedition set the standard for all future oceanographic voyages until well into the twentieth century.

• Challenger expedition

• Large-area sampling

• satellite monitoring of oceans

• sea surface salinity (SSS)

• Small-area sampling

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass

• Compass Rose

• Astrolabe

• Quadrant

What year did HMS Challenger set sail?

• 1831

• 1852

• 1872

• 1901

Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world?

• Christopher Columbus's

• Vasco de Gama's

• Ferdinand Magellan's

• Amerigo Vespucci's

Charles Darwin set sail in 1831 on the _________________________; this ship's purpose was to map coastlines.

• USS Constitution

• HMS Challenger

• HMS Beagle

• USS Salem