Think Like A Scientist
Water Pollution
Ocean Life
Currents
Bonus Vocab
100
The act of noticing or paying attention; the act of recording a measurement
Observation
100
Waste materials that damage us or the environment are called _____________.
pollutants
100
What are tiny floating photsynthetic organisms that form the base of oceanic food chains called?
Plankton
100
What are continuous, directed large stream of cold or warm water through an ocean called?
Currents
100
The amount of various salts dissolved in a given volume of water
salinity
200
The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment based on evidence and prior knowledge.
Inference
200
List three examples of pollutants.
trash, plastic, chemicals, sewage, oil, fertilizer runoff
200
What is the process of adjusting to one's environment, or specialized structure that help an organism live in a particular environment?
Adaptations
200
Which is heavier, cold water or hot water?
cold water
200
The regular rise and fall of sea level due to gravitation pull of the moon and sun
tide
300
The fact that this pencil is 5 centimeters is an ___________.
Observation
300
What is the large area in the pacific ocean full of trash called?
The Pacific Garbage Patch
300
Give an example of a real adaptation found in an animal in nature?
answers may vary.
300
What are two (or three) things that create currents in the ocean?
Wind, ice melting, dense salty water
300
A series of huge ocean waves caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
Tsunami
400
The assumption that I bought this pencil from Staples is an ____________.
Inference
400
What is the cause of the pacific garbage patch?
Litter and trash for humans traveling to the ocean then being swept into currents (pacific ocean gyre).
400
What are the two types of plankton?
Zooplankton and phytoplankton
400
Which is more dense, salty water or fresh water?
Salty water.
400
Tropical ocean ridge made up of these skeletal remains of tiny sea animals
Coral Reef
500
What is a scientist's job?
To answer questions and solve problems by experimenting and using the scientific method.
500
How could pollution on land (litter) end up in the ocean?
trash on land could be taken to a river or stream via wind, water or an animal. Rivers and streams then empty out into the ocean.
500
What are the two types of fish we caught on our fishing trip?
Bluefish and Striped Bass
500
The teacher sets up two containers with the same amount of water in each. One has fresh water in it and blue food coloring. The second has salty water and red food coloring. She is planning to slowly and carefully pour the fresh water into the container with the salty water in it. What do think will happen after the container sits for awhile?
The top will be primarily blue (fresh water) and the bottom will be primarily red (salty water).
500
What are the seven steps of the scientific method?
1. identify a problem 2. state observations 3. form a hypothesis 4. design an experiment to test the hypothesis 5. collect data 6. form a conclusion 7. retest
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