Marine BiologyChap 1- Oceans and Seas - 12/09/11

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What describes why some objects will float and who some object sink

Archimenes principle

The northernmost ocean is the ________ while the _____________is the southernmost ocean

Arctic Ocean; Antarctic Ocean

second largest body of water

Atlantic Ocean

a cold body of water located between North America and Eastern Russia

Bering Sea

What American naval officer published one of the first books on physical oceanography

Charles Thompson

Whose ship was the HMS Beagle

Darwin

an ocean named after a country

Indian Ocean

Who was the first person to attempt to circumnavigate the Earth

Magellan

A European sea that is almost enclosed by land is the ____________ Sea

Meditteranean

separates Europe from Africa

Meditteranean Sea

The _______ ______ is located between the island continent of _____________ and the islands of New Zealand

Tasman Sea; Australia

Why were the Vikings such successful seafarers

Their boats were flat and go in shallow waters and they used oars and sails

a "colorful" sea between Korea and China

Yellow Sea

What did Ben Franklin discover concerning the ocean

gulf stream

The _______ Ocean is the largest of the ______ oceans.

largest; five

What disease did Cook find a cure for

scurvey

Ocean waters found near the equater are usually ______; ocean waters found near the ______ are usually cold.

warm; poles

Why is it easier to swim in an ocean or sea than in a lake?

you float more easily because of the salt water


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