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Which ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude and is the fourth largest of the world's five oceans?
Which ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude and is the fourth largest of the world's five oceans?
- Atlantic Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Indian Ocean (correct)
Who is considered one of the first seafarers to conquer the Antarctic?
Who is considered one of the first seafarers to conquer the Antarctic?
- Vasco da Gama
- Ernest Shackleton
- James Cook (correct)
- Christopher Columbus
What disease is caused by a lack of vitamin C, in which the skin cracks and opens around the mouth and other areas of the body?
What disease is caused by a lack of vitamin C, in which the skin cracks and opens around the mouth and other areas of the body?
- Rickets
- Beriberi
- Scurvy (correct)
- Pellagra
What did Captain Cook unknowingly serve to his officers and enlisted men to cure scurvy?
What did Captain Cook unknowingly serve to his officers and enlisted men to cure scurvy?
Where is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, which opened in 1930, located?
Where is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, which opened in 1930, located?
What type of technology is used to study the Earth and its oceans from far away?
What type of technology is used to study the Earth and its oceans from far away?
Which branch of oceanography is the study of the structure of the sea floor and how the sea floor has changed through time?
Which branch of oceanography is the study of the structure of the sea floor and how the sea floor has changed through time?
What does chemical oceanography study?
What does chemical oceanography study?
What does physical oceanography study?
What does physical oceanography study?
What does biological oceanography study?
What does biological oceanography study?
How many major oceans are there in the world?
How many major oceans are there in the world?
Which ocean is the largest and deepest?
Which ocean is the largest and deepest?
