Fish
This fish has huge wing like fins that make it appear to fly through the ocean
Manta Ray
Whales and dolphins breath through what on top of their head?
Blowholes
What do invertebrates NOT have?
backbones
ocean currents are moved primarily by winds: True or False
True
The top level that runs along the coast and has the most plant life because it is the most lit up by the sun. It is the Continental .
Shelf
This fish is a man eater
White Shark
List two characteristics of mammals
hair/blubber, care for young, provide milk for young, give birth to live young (except platypus and echidna)
How many tentacles do squid have?
10
Ocean currents carry only warm water
FAlse
This level is made up of mostly sand and mud deposited by rivers as they empty into the ocean
Continental Shelf
The largest fish
Whale shark
List three mammals of the ocean
Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, Sea Lions, Walruses, and Narwhal
This invertebrate has the largest brain
Octopus
The people of England enjoy a moderate climate due to the warm water brought by the Humboldt Current:
True or False?
False
Humboldt Current is cold
Has deep trenches at its base, and is the area between the top and bottom
Slope
Grenadiers and viper fish have what strange feature about their face?
Huge mouths and sharp teeth
Largest animal ever to live
Blue Whale
List 5 Invertebrates of the ocean
Coral, octopus, squid, jellyfish, sponges, clams, crustaceans, oysters, etc.
Churning waves help to make minerals and rocks into particles of what?
Sand
Contains rich oil fields
Shelf
This fish leaves the ocean and returns to the stream where it was born to lay its eggs
Salmon
This whale is hunted for its oil and ambergris
Sperm Whale
Describe the three methods an octopus or squid have that help them evade a predator.
Camouflage, squirt ink, and jet propulsion.
Matthew Maury who made many important discoveries about the paths of the sea used messages in bottles to help perform his experiments
True
Contains long mountain ridges and underwater volcanoes
Floor