Rivers
Ocean Animals
Creepy Critters
History
The Beach
100
These tiny fish live in NC rivers and are food for bigger fish.
What are minnows
100
These scary-looking fish have many rows of teeth.
What are sharks?
100
You wouldn't want this kind of jelly on your toast.
What is jellyfish
100
Because many ships have sunk off the banks of NC, its waters are called this.
What is the graveyard of the atlantic.
100
These hills of sand protect the beaches.
What are sand dunes?
200
The grains of sand on the beach may have traveled from here.
What are the mountains.
200
These are the largest fish in the ocean.
What are whale sharks?
200
These toothy reptiles live in NC coastal areas and should never be fed by people.
What are alligators?
200
The ocean near the aquarium is named:
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
200
Live Oak trees are part of this forest between the dunes and the marshes.
What is the maritime forest?
300
These cold water fish live in mountain streams and are named for something you might see after it rains.
What are rainbow trout?
300
They hold onto grasses to stay in place, and the males hatch eggs from their pouches.
What are seahorses?
300
These small crustaceans that live in the marsh are named for a musical instrument.
What are fiddler crabs?
300
True or false: Germans came near our coast during WWII
What is true.
300
This dangerous current occurs when a sandbar is washed away and water rushes outward toward the ocean.
What is a rip current?
400
Where do all rivers end?
What is at the ocean
400
Beautiful to look at but don't touch, these fish don't roar but are called:
What is lionfish
400
This creature has a shell, but isn't a shellfish. It lays eggs on the beach.
What is a sea turtle
400
This fort is at the end of Bogue Banks, the island where the Aquarium is located.
What is Fort Macon.
400
This area of the sound is a nursery for fish.
What is the marsh?
500
Neuse, Pungo and Eno are named for North Carolina Rivers. What kind of animals are they?
What are River Otters
500
These eggs will hatch females at warmer temperatures and males at lower temperatures. What kind of animal lays these eggs?
What is a sea turtle.
500
This sea animal has blue blood.
What is a horseshoe crab.
500
This "boat" was sunk by the US in WWII and lies in the graveyard of the Atlantic.
What is U-352
500
The warm water current off the NC Coast is called this
What is the Gulf Stream
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