Oceanic Marvels

<p>Development of ocean salinity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fundamental to life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determining the age of Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Mediterranean Sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seas are smaller in size and are relatively shallow</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Pacific Ocean</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Christopher Columbus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Hawaiian Islands</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical oceanography</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The significant ocean-related events taking place in northern Europe during the Middle Ages when the Arabs dominated the Mediterranean region included the Viking explorations and settlements in the North Atlantic and the development of Hanseatic League's maritime trade network.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Challenger Deep region of the Mariana Trench is located near Guam in the Pacific Ocean. It is 11,022 meters (36,161 feet) below sea level. In comparison, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth at 8850 meters (29,035 feet), which is 2172 meters (7126 feet) shorter than the Mariana Trench is deep.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technically, seas are distinct from oceans in that they are smaller in size, relatively shallow, variably salty, and usually enclosed by land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the Age of Discovery, important events in oceanography included the exploration of North and South America, the first circumnavigation of Earth, the discovery of indigenous populations on other continents and islands, and the contributions of explorers such as Bartholomeu Diaz, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Ferdinand Magellan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the major achievements of Captain James Cook include exploring the southern oceans, charting the coasts of New Zealand and Australia, crossing the Antarctic Circle in search of a southern continent, discovering the Sandwich Islands and South George Island, finding a means of preventing scurvy, proving the value of John Harrison's chronometer, determining the outline of the Pacific Ocean, and leading the way in oceanographic data collection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The four main disciplines or subfields of study in oceanography are geological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, and biological oceanography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The steps involved in the process of science are: Step 1 - Observation: Ask questions and establish scientific facts. Step 2 - Hypothesis: Make generalizations. Step 3 - Test: Perform experiments. Step 4 - Theory: Draw conclusions based on evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers