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(B) Differences between the Gulf Stream and other ocean currents
(D) The use of thermometers that could withstand deep ocean pressures
(A) correct
(B) published
(C) detailed
(D) accepted
4. According to the passage, Edward Forbes held which of the following opinions? B
(A) The Gulf Stream did not extend below 300 fathoms.
(A) boat
(B) evidence
(C) voyage
(D) route
(A) tested
(B) understood
(C) popularized
(D) developed
7. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the discoveries of the HMS
Challenger? D
(A) They led zoologists to argue that there were no measurable currents below 300
fathoms.
(A) routes
(B) oceanographers
(C) winds
(D) currents
9. According to the passage, which of the following is true about Matthew F. Maury? C
(C) His studies of wind patterns enabled sailors to shorten their travel times.
(D) He believed that currents flowed only form warmer regions to cooler ones.
10. The passage suggests which of the following about the visit of the Fram to the North Pole?
B
(B) During the Fram s visit to the North Pole, Matthew F. Maurys belief about the North
Poles sea was tested.
(C) The discoveries of The Fram were later refuted by Matthew F. Maurys discoveries.
(D) The Fram found that the water surrounding the North Pole was ice free.
11. What did the voyages of HMS Challenger (line10) and The Fram (line 21) have in
common? B
(A) Both provided new scientific data about the Gulf Stream.