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Oceanography: An Underwater Challenge

Do you really know about the mysteries of the ocean? Take this quiz, if so.
Noorafshan Pervez
Oceanography is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean. A lot of mysteries lurk in the dark corners of the oceans. Challenge yourself and test your knowledge!
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James Cameron was the first person to dive solo down the deepest point of the ocean 'Challenger Deep' located in the Mariana Trench in the submersible 'Deepsea Challenger' on 26th March, 2012.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Sea creatures living in the midnight zone are called Bathypelagic species. As there is stark darkness around, a few organisms have large eyes and are mostly blind. Because of lack of food, they have a slow metabolism, small muscles, and slow growth.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Biological oceanography also called 'marine ecology' involves the study of the underwater plants and animals, their life cycles and food production.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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The silver-colored Oarfish is the world's longest bony fish. Known as "King of Herrings", since it swam in front of the Herring shoals as if leading them. This creature is the culprit behind the legendary tales of sea monsters.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Research say that there is gold suspended in sea water. Mining gold from seawater is not possible as yet, but if it was, each person would be able to get 9 pounds of gold.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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The Giant Squid has a maximum length of about 43 feet. Its eyes are the size of a frizz bee and has water filled in them which leaks out when it dies. Its biggest enemy is the sperm whale.
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They're a rare and the deepest-living species. They derive their name from the famous Disney's elephant 'Dumbo'  because of their rounded ear-like fins. Their diet includes snails, worms and other creatures.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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The Gulf Stream as first studied by Benjamin Franklin is a fast moving current of warm surface water that sweeps up from Florida. The water they carry equals almost 100 million m3/s.
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The dragonfish is one of the most venomous fishes in the Mediterranean. It has teeth-like structures which protrude on it's mouth. Trachinus Draco is a notorious dragonfish inflicting serious injuries on humans.
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'Physical Geography of the Sea' by Matthew Fontaine Maury was the first textbook on Oceanography. A classic scientific book on currents and weather at sea. Matthew was also called 'Pathfinder of the Seas' and later 'Scientist of the seas'.
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It is called Vampire Squid because of its copper-rich blood and deep red skin. As red color is hard to detect when sunlight fades, these organisms can easily camoflauge themselves in the dark and disappear to avoid predators.
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