rov
What does ROV stand for?
Remotely operated vehicle
What is the name of the zone that is at the top of the ocean?
Epipelagic zone
How do you tell a crabs gender?
Male crabs have a "lighthouse" shape on their stomach
what is ocean drilling?
Taking a sample of the ocean floor to collect data
What animals eat marine snow?
Small animals.
What part of the ROV connects all the wires together?
Control box/the brain
What is the second layer of the ocean?
Mesopelogic zone
What body parts can lobsters regrow?
Arms/claw and eyes
What is sonar exploration?
Uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
How are mid ocean ridges formed?
Tectonic plates move apart and magma rises up into the ocean floor
Why were rovs created?
To explore parts of the ocean that are too deep/dangurous for humans
what layer of the ocean is constantly dark?
The bathypeligic zone or the midnight zone
Which gender sea horses get pregnant?
Male
Why is it so difficult to explore the ocean?
Extreme pressure, darkness, and cost
What is a whale fall?
when a whale carcas has reached the ocean fall.
What are 3 tasks ROVs can perform under water?
1. use camera to see things
2. Grab things
3. pick up liquid sample
How many main ocean layers are there?
5
Why can dolphins swim while they sleep?
They use half their brain and keep one eye open
How do submarines work?
Flood the ballast tanks with water, submarine sink.
Pump air into the ballast tanks, submarine rises.
Biodivercity
What is the name of the first Rov created?
POODLE
What ocean zone is home to 90% of life?
The epipelagic zone
Why are sharks dark on top and light on the bottom?
So that they blend in with the bright sun from the bottom and blend in with the water from the top
What percent of the ocean has been explored?
Less than 10%
What is a abyssal plain?
A large flat section of the sea floor