the physical ocean
marine animals
deep sea
marine conservation
misc.
100
How much of the Earth does the ocean cover?
More than 70%
100
A whale's heart is comparable to what?
A car!
100
Name a type of organism that lives in the deep sea
Squid, krill, jellies, and fish
100
What is the melting of ice sheets and glaciers causing?
the sea level to rise - increased intensity of storm surges, flooding, and damage to coastal areas
100
Eating what well-known fish can kill you?
the pufferfish
200
Does El Niño tend to be warm or cool?
Warm
200
Did sponges or dinosaurs come first?
Sponges
200
What famous mountain could fit into the Mariana Trench?
Mount Everest - with a mile to spare
200
What are 3 things you do to help the ocean?
shop mindfully/support good companies, use less energy/energy efficient appliances, reduce food and water waste, eat suststainablly (foods that use less energy and less harm on the environment), use the least amount of physical waste as possible, vote and sign petitions, etc.
200
What can overfishing lead to?
It can change the size of fish remaining, as well as how they reproduce and the speed at which they mature. When too many fish are taken out of the ocean it creates an imbalance that can erode the food web and lead to a loss of other important marine life, including vulnerable species like sea turtles and corals.
300
What is a major gas the ocean regulates?
carbon dioxide
300
What is the only animal the male gives birth?
Seahorses
300
What is the action of organisms producing their own light called?
Bio-luminescence!
300
How much plastic is dumped into the ocean every year?
Eight metric tons - every year!! - 17.6 billion pounds
If this continues, it’s been said that by 2050, ocean plastic will outweigh all of the ocean’s fish
300
Where do crabs have taste buds?
On their feet!
400
What is the average depth of the ocean?
3,688 meters/12,100 feet
400
How many hearts do octopi have?
3
when they swim only 1 works so octopi prefer to crawl along the sea bed!
400
When and who explored the Challenger Deep?
The first time humans descended into the Challenger Deep was more than 50 years ago. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Navy Lt. Don Walsh reached this goal in a U.S. Navy submersible, a bathyscaphe called the Trieste.
400
What is the Great Pacific Garbage patch and what state/country is it comparable to?
A mass of garbage in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas
400
What squid has elbows?
the bigfin squid
500
How far can a whale whistle travel?
500 miles!
500
How many eyes do starfish have and where are they located?
5 eyes located at the end of each arm
500
What was the Puerto Rico Trench?
a pharmaceutical waste disposal site - the figures are astonishing: in just five years, more than 387,000 tons of waste material was discarded in the trench
500
What has become the most common element in the ocean today?
plastic
500
How do starfish eat?
They digest prey outside of their bodies by extruding their stomach out through their mouth and enveloping their meal