OCEAN VS PEOPLE
OCEAN MOTION
OCEAN LIFE
LIFE IN THE TIDE POOLS
OCEAN CREATURES
100
What is the most consumed fish in the world.
Tuna or Tilapia
100
These are caused by water being pushed upon the shore.
What are waves?
100
These are tiny plants that produce food from sunlight.
What is phytoplankton?
100
These are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity and a occur every 12 hours.
What are tides?
100
What type of marine animal includes species like lobsters, crabs, and shrimp?
Crustaceans
200
Six U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush, served in the U.S. Navy during which major conflict?
WW2
200
What is the primary cause of surface ocean currents?
Wind
200
What waterfall is between Lake Eerie and Lake Ontario?
Niagara Falls
200
Name a common omnivore found in tide pools. (Snip Snap)
The Crab
200
What is the largest kind of shark?
Whale Shark
300
Which ancient civilization is believed to have developed the first sailing vessels around 4000 B.C.
Egyptians
300
This happens when the water hits the shallow beaches and wind and the water builds up and falls over.
What is erosion?
300
Where are the coldest waters located?
The coldest water on Earth is found around Antarctica, while the coldest water can reach temperatures around -2°C (28°F), the coldest recorded seawater was measured at -2.6°C (−2.6°C or 27.3°F) under an Antarctic glacier.
300
How do seagulls get to the food inside a sea urchin?
Drop them onto rocks
300
How many brains does an octopus have?
9
400
Scientists predict that by the year 2050, there will be more of what in the ocean than fish?
Plastic
400
A wave created by a disturbance that displaces a large amount of water, like an earthquake or landslide, and they often occur in clusters or sets.
What are tsunamis?
400
Which ocean has the warmest waters?
Indian Ocean generally has the warmest surface waters in the world, with temperatures in its tropical regions averaging around 28°C (82°F)
400
Some tide pool creatures, like octopuses, have special ways to escape predators. Name two of these defense mechanisms.
Changing skin color and texture to camouflage, or squirting black ink to confuse predators.
400
Moray Eel
500
This massive accumulation of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean is roughly twice the size of Texas. What is its common name?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
500
The discovery of a lost cargo container full of rubber ducks in 1992 helped oceanographers do what?
establish Ocean Currents
500
What is the primary diet of a manta ray?
Plankton
500
What are "two" common predators that call the tide pools home?
Eel or Octopus or Leopard Sharks
500
Abalone
600
According to Social Diving, what is the most common reason given by people for not wanting to go scuba diving?
Sharks
600
The phrase "three sheets to the wind" is a nautical term referring to a lack of control over the sails. What does it mean when referring to a person today?
Being intoxicated
600
What do sea cucumbers do to defend themselves from predators?
They expel some of their internal organs, which are later regenerated.
600
What survival strategy do creatures like mussels and anemones use during low tide to avoid drying out?
They close up their shells or bodies to trap water inside.
600
What animal can attach themselves to surfaces by secreting a cement that hardens quickly?
A Barnacle