What is the biggest animal in the ocean?
Blue whale
Water pressure increases with _______
Depth
What is the chemical name of water
H2O
Name the 5 Oceans
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
Arctic
Indian
Why did the whale cross the ocean?
to get to the other tide
What is the heaviest bony fish in the world?
Ocean Sunfish
Why does oil float on top of water?
Oil is less dense than water
This gas, produced by cars and factories, dissolves into the ocean and causes a process called ocean acidification. What is this gas?
Carbon Dioxide, CO2
Which ocean is the smallest and coldest?
Arctic Ocean
This mysterious part of the Atlantic Ocean is famous for the unexplained disappearance of ships and airplanes. What is this area called?
The Bermuda Triangle
what factor determines if leatherback turtle eggs develop into males or females
Temperature
Males = below 29.25 degrees
Females = above 29.75 degrees
What is the name of the continuous force applied to an object by its surroundings?
Pressure
What is the process caused by climate change where the pH of the ocean is lowered globally
Ocean acidification
How old is the earth?
approximately 4.5 billion years
How many bones does the average shark have inside their body?
0
Sharks do not have any bones, instead they have a skeleton made of cartilage
How many tentacles do squids have?
squids have 2 tentacles and 8 arms
What temperature does salt water freeze?
When ocean temperatures rise or the water becomes too acidic, corals expel the tiny algae that live inside them, causing them to lose their color. What is this process called?
Coral Bleaching
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
+500 if you can guess the approximate depth of the deepest part of the ocean (+ or - 500m)
Mariana trench
10971m (bonus +500)
I never touch the ocean’s face,
Yet move its tides with silent grace.
I vanish daily from your sight,
But guide the sea with borrowed light
what am I?
the moon
What is the name of the photosynthetic algae which coral have a symbiotic relationship with?
Zooxanthelle
Why is the ocean blue?
Because water absorbs shorter wavelengths of light like red first then blue light is scattered by water and reflected back into our eyes
what is the name for a type of wave that occurs below the ocean's surface, between layers of water that have different densities.
Internal Wave
Which ocean is currently shrinking?
Pacific Ocean
What is the common name of the compound sodium chloride?
salt