Renewable Energy
What powered our turbines?
Wind!
Name two things that makes an animal a mammal?
warm blooded, live birth, milk, fur/hair, breathes air
What is the largest plankton?
Jellies!
What type of fish did we catch on the boat?
Porgy/scup
What type of tank do humans use when they dive?
Oxygen tank
What is the name of the machine we used to collect data for our turbines called?
multi-meter
seals
Where in the water column do phytoplankton live?
top
How does swimming in a school help fish protect themselves against predators?
scales that reflect the sun, strength in numbers
Ascend
Define fossil fuels
non-renewable, drawing on finite resources that we will eventually run out of, expensive, environmentally damaging
How long can sperm whales breathe under water?
90 minutes
How do plankton swim in the water?
they can't swim against the current
sense things, find food, taste buds
What can happen if a diver comes to the surface too fast?
decompression sickness (the bends), nitrogen does not have time to leave blood, can cause death, dissolved gasses turn to bubbles in the body
What does it mean if the number on the multi-meter was negative?
The wind was blowing in a different direction
What are the three types of marine mammals?
What kind of plankton is Plankton from Sponge-Bob based off of?
copepod
What are scutes? Name an animal with scutes
bony scales that provide protection and act as an armor
Turtles, sturgeons, crocodiles
What was the name of the diver who came to talk to us about diving yesterday?
Name four types of renewable energy?
solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, hydrogen energy, biomass
What three animals fall under pinniped?
Seals, Sea lions, & Walruses
What do zooplankton eat?
phytoplankton
What do fish use to sense the other fish around them since they can't their fins?
lateral line
What is the deepest depth someone has ever dived?
1090 feet