Mammals
Unda da Sea
Oceanography
Whale of a time!
Tidal Zones
100
What is one way you can tell porpoises and dolphins apart?
Triangle dorsal fin vs recurved one, spatula teeth vs conical ones, porpoises are generally smaller than dolphins.
100
Who voices Dory?
Ellen DeGeneres
100
What devastating phenomenon is caused by the displacement of water and big earthquakes along subduction zones?
TSUNAMI
100
What is the name of a whales tail?
A fluke!
100
What are ultra high tides called?
KING TIDES!
200
What is the deepest depth recorded of a marine mammal dive?
3000 meters
200
How many sisters does Ariel have?
6
200
Nearly all marine organisms need dissolved gasses, in particular ___ and ___ to survive.
CO2 AND O2
200
What is the name of the filter-feeding system found in the mouths of some whales that allows them to strain seawater for food
Baleen!
200
What kind of tides do we have in the Narragansett Bay?
DIURNAL!
300
Name at least TWO pinnipeds you may see in the Gulf of Maine.
Harbor seal, grey seal, harp seal, hooded seal, ringed seal, Atlantic walrus, etc..
300
Who directed the movie JAWS?
STEVEN SPIELBERG!
300
What is the most common pico plankton (meaning they are <3 μm in size)? They are known for their blue-green hue.....
CYANOBACTERIA 
300
What is the term for the action of a whale propelling itself out of the water?
Breaching!
300
What is the most common snail in Narragansett Bay?
COMMON PERIWINKLE!
400
Name the three reasons that marine mammals dive.
Expanded diet, predator avoidance and it's cheap in terms of energy.
400
What type of penguins are the "Amigos" from Happy Feet?
Adelie penguins!
400
You might assume that the deepest parts of the ocean are also the coldest, but they can actually get pretty warm thanks to which geological phenomenon where magma meets water on the ocean floor?
HYDROTHERMAL VENTS
400
What is the order that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises?
Cetacea!
400
Which ocean creature can regenerate its entire body from a single limb?
STARFISH!
500
A group of dolphins is called a pod what is the name for a group of sea otters?
Raft
500
What is the address on the Scuba Mask?
42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
500
What is the name of the region of rapid density change in the ocean?
PYCNOCLINE
500
How much krill do Blue Whales eat in one day? (in tonnes)
16 tonnes!
500
Where does the greatest tide difference in the world take place?
Bay of Fundy!