Snorkelling
What is the correct breathing technique used while snorkelling?
Slow, relaxed breaths through the snorkel.
What is Turbidity?
Murky water (not clear)
Risk as cant seen hazards
Why is lightning dangerous during any aquatic activity?
Water conducts electricity.
What is the legal requirement for measuring fish in QLD? (where does it start and end on the fish)
Measure from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail.
What is the world’s largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
Name two reasons why snorkellers must stay relaxed in the water.
Reduces energy use & helps maintain buoyancy.
or other correct answers
When is QLD stinger season?
Nov - May
What weather tool measures wind speed?
An anemometer
What should you always check before keeping a fish?
The size and bag limit.
What colour penetrates water the least, disappearing first as you dive?
Red
What is the signal for 'HELP" distress?
Students demonstrate waving straight arm up and down 'slapping water'
You are snorkelling near a reef and the water suddenly becomes choppy and visibility drops. Identify two hazards and one immediate action.
Hazards: Waves, low visibility.
Action: Relocate to safer, calmer water.
Or other reasonable answers
What is swell height?
The vertical size of ocean waves from trough to crest.
•There are five main types of commercial fishing activities that take part in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Name 2 of them .....
•Trawling
•Line Fisheries
•Net Fisheries
•Trap Fisheries
•Dive-based Harvest Fisheries
What marine animal has the strongest bite force on Earth?
The saltwater crocodile.
You’re snorkelling and begin to feel tired fighting a current. What is the safest action to take?
Float on your back, signal your buddy, and swim diagonally out of the current or rest.
A friend gets a bluebottle sting. What is the recommended first aid treatment?
Rinse with seawater, remove tentacles, and immerse in hot water for pain relief.
List 5 weather conditions you could look up prior to going out for the day?
temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation (rain), cloud cover, swells, tides etc.
What is bycatch?
Non-target species caught unintentionally.
What fish is known for changing from female to male during its life cycle?
The Clownfish
You are scuba diving underwater with your friend and see a Tiger shark - what signal of 'danger' do you send your friend
Student demonstrates arms crossed in 'X' over chest
Over a 12month period, how many Australians die from drowning?
In the most recent report (covering July 2024–June 2025), 357 people died from drowning in Australia.
Accept range from 330-370
•There are (1)_____ high and (2)_____ low tides approximately every 24 hours
•This means there is approximately (3)______ hours between any given high and low tides
•There are two high and two low tides approximately every 24 hours
•This means there is approximately 6 hours between any given high and low tides
In 2020–21, the commercial fishing industry in Queensland contributed A$________million in gross value of production.
A$279.3 million
Accept range of 250-300million
Which male animal which carries the developing babies in a brood pouch until birth?
Seahorse