1.1 Matching Questions

1 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.Essentials of Oceanography, 12e (Trujillo) Chapter 1 Introduction to Planet "Earth"

1.1 Matching Questions

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. Not all answers will be used.

• led voyage that first circumnavigated the globe
• established impermanent settlement in North America and the first Europeans to explore

Iceland and Greenland

• first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean
• first determination of Earth's circumference
• mapped world with Roman knowledge showing latitude and longitude

1) Balboa

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

OSLP: 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

2) Eratosthenes

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

OSLP: 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

3) Magellan

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

OSLP: 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

4) Ptolemy

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

OSLP: 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

(Essentials of Oceanography 12e Alan Trujillo, Harold Thurman) (Test Bank all Chapters) 1 / 4

2 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.5) Vikings

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved?

Essent'l Concept: 1.2 Discuss how early exploration of the oceans was achieved

OSLP: 7 The ocean is largely unexplored.

Answers: 1) C 2) D 3) A 4) E 5) B

• / 4

3 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.Match the term with the appropriate phrase. Not all answers will be used.

• composed mostly of iron and nickel with a liquefied metallic outer layer
• contains minerals rich in iron and magnesium, between the crust and the core, and has the

second largest volume according to the chemical classification

• the Sun and the eight major planets revolving around it
• gaseous and dusty space cloud (precursor to a solar system)
• outermost portion of the Earth composed largely of the igneous rocks basalt and granite

6) core

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

7) crust

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

8) mantle

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

9) nebula

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

10) solar system

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

Answers: 6) A 7) E 8) B 9) D 10) C

• / 4

4 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.Match the term with the appropriate phrase. Not all answers will be used.

• continental crust
• crust and the uppermost mantle consisting of a solid rock layer
• oceanic crust
• plastic (capable of flow) portion of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere
• lower portion of the mantle that is rigid

11) asthenosphere

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

12) basalt

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

13) granite

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

14) lithosphere

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

15) mesosphere

Diff: 1

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

Section: 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed?

Essent'l Concept: 1.5 Explain how Earth and the solar system were formed

Answers: 11) D 12) C 13) A 14) B 15) E

• / 4