Cause/Effect - Grade 12 (2)
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Ocean exploration is about making new discoveries, searching for things that are unusual and unexpected. Although it involves the search for things yet unknown, ocean exploration is disciplined and systematic. It includes rigorous observations and documentation of biological, chemical, physical, geological, and archaeological aspects of the ocean.
Findings made through ocean exploration expand our fundamental scientific knowledge and understanding, helping to lay the foundation for more detailed, hypothesis-based scientific investigations.
While new discoveries are always exciting to scientists, information from ocean exploration is important to everyone. Unlocking the mysteries of deep-sea ecosystems
can reveal new sources for medical drugs, food, energy resources, and other products.
Information from deep-ocean exploration can help predict earthquakes and tsunamis and help us understand how we are affecting and being affected by changes in Earth's climate and atmosphere. Expeditions to the unexplored ocean can help focus research into critical geographic and subject areas that are likely to produce tangible benefits.
Ocean exploration can improve ocean literacy and inspire new generations of youth to seek careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The challenges of exploring the deep ocean can provide the basis for problem-solving instruction in technology and engineering that can be applied in other situations.
Exploration leaves a legacy of new knowledge that can be used by those not yet born to answer questions not yet posed at the time of exploration.
(source: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/backmatter/whatisexploration.html)
Findings made through ocean exploration expand our fundamental scientific knowledge and understanding, helping to lay the foundation for more detailed, hypothesis-based scientific investigations.
While new discoveries are always exciting to scientists, information from ocean exploration is important to everyone. Unlocking the mysteries of deep-sea ecosystems
can reveal new sources for medical drugs, food, energy resources, and other products.
Information from deep-ocean exploration can help predict earthquakes and tsunamis and help us understand how we are affecting and being affected by changes in Earth's climate and atmosphere. Expeditions to the unexplored ocean can help focus research into critical geographic and subject areas that are likely to produce tangible benefits.
Ocean exploration can improve ocean literacy and inspire new generations of youth to seek careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The challenges of exploring the deep ocean can provide the basis for problem-solving instruction in technology and engineering that can be applied in other situations.
Exploration leaves a legacy of new knowledge that can be used by those not yet born to answer questions not yet posed at the time of exploration.
(source: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/backmatter/whatisexploration.html)
A.
According to the passage, how does sea exploration impact the typical person?
- By revealing resources for commonly utilized items.
- By providing problem-solving instruction in technology.
- By supporting multiple hypothesis-based scientific investigations.
- By posing new questions for future generations to explore further.
B.
How does sea exploration help keep the general public safer?
- By keeping scientists involved in oceanic discoveries
- By helping educate experts about potential natural disasters
- By showing researchers how to profit from new medical resources
- By inspiring future oceanographers to focus on additional sea exploration
C.
How does ocean literacy affect today's students?
- By showing them the way oceans are affected by climate change.
- By explaining how to search in a disciplined and systematic manner.
- By encouraging them to become tomorrow's scientists and explorers.
- By providing the financial support needed to fund future expeditions.