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1

Ancient Greeks were the first accomplished marine navigators.
A)T
B)F
2

Charles Darwin contributed to marine biology by showing for the first time that life exists on the deep-sea floor.
A)T
B)F
3

The Challenger expedition of the 1870s was the first systematic effort to gather data and samples of oceans around the globe.
A)T
B)F
4

The first permanent marine laboratory was built in 1872 in Naples, Italy.
A)T
B)F
5

Sonar uses pulses of radio waves to probe the depths of the oceans.
A)T
B)F
6

A scientist is using deduction if she proposes that "all fish have gills" after observing gills in three fish species.
A)T
B)F
7

A valid scientific hypothesis must be both testable and potentially falsifiable.
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B)F
8

A concept in science is called a "theory" only after it has been conclusively proven.
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B)F
9

In a controlled experiment involving two test groups, a scientist changes one variable while attempting to keep all other variables identical in the two groups.
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B)F





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