Marine Biology
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
Unlike many ocean animals, sharks do not have any bones to support their body, what do they have intead of bones?
cartilage
what factors determines if leatherback turtle eggs develop into males or females
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 hearts does an earthworm have?
5 hearts
How many tentacles do squids have?
squids have 2 tentacles and 8 arms
What is the name of the process where light is absorbed and scattered by water
Light Attenuation
When ocean temperatures rise or the water becomes too acidic, corals expel the tiny algae that live inside them, causing this harmful event. 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)
Marianas 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 bacteria 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
Is water wet?
No, water is not wet
-"Wet" is a description of a condition, not a property.
-being wet means being covered or saturated with a liquid — usually water.