Oceanography Extra C
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| AUV | Autonomous underwater vehicle- preprogrammed devices that are not tethered to surface vessels and can perform a wide variety of tasks on the ocean floor
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| Alvin | submersible that produced the first images of the wrecked Titanic
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| Bathysphere | a spherical chamber with windows that can be lowered into the sea so humans can observe marine life and ocean floor.
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| Columbus | rediscovers america in 1492
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| Cook | an English navigator and prolific explorer, went on three voyages of scientific discovery
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| Eratosthenes | determined Earths circumference and invented first latitude and longitude system
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| Leif Erikson | set sail from Greenland and and discovered Vinland and North America
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| Edward Forbes | dredged ocean floor and discovered new sea creatures. Father of modern oceanography
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| GPS | Global Positioning System; system of satellites that transmit microwave signals to Earth
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| HMS Challenger Expedition | Oceanography, as a scientific research began with this expedition in 1872
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| Latitude | Equator 0 degrees
Poles 90 degrees
distance north or south of equator
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| Longitude | Prime Meridian 0 degrees
opposite side 180 degrees
intersects at poles, east or west of prime meridian
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| Ferdinand Magellan | first person to sail around the world
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| Matthew Maury | father of physical oceanography, studied physical geography of the sea, among 1st to envision worldwide patterns for surface/ wind currents
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| Ptolmey | mapped the first sphere on flat paper, improved lat and long system
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| Pytheas | predicted tides by studying the moon, first person to figure out how far north or south you are by the North Star
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| ROV | Remotely operated vehicle; underwater vehicle that is operated remotely and not manned by humans
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| Scripps Institute | institute that contributes to ocean research
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| SCUBA | self contained underwater breathing apparatus. portable device that uses compressed air for breathing
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| Sonar | Sound navigation and ranging. method by which objects can be located in the ocean.
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| Submersibles | a vessel that can take humans beneath the ocean surface or an unmanned vehicle that can be remotely controlled from the surface
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| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | famous institute in Massachusetts
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