OCEAN
How long can a sea turtle live?
Up to 50 years
These are caused by water being pushed upon the shore.
These are tiny plants that produce food from sunlight.
What is phytoplankton?
This part of the ocean is shallow on the edges of the continents.
What is the continental shelf?
What percentage of the earth is taken up by ocean?
71%
What is the largest kind of shark?
Whale Shark
These are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity and a occur every 12 hours.
What are tides?
What waterfall is between Lake Eerie and Lake Ontario?
Niagara Falls
What percentage of ocean water is salt?
3.5%
An estimate of how many species exist in the ocean
between 700,000 and 1 million
How many brains does an octopus have?
9
Are tides set paths or do they vary?
They are set paths.
What species has blood that is worth lots of money?
Horse shoe crab
What percent of the ocean has been explored?
5%
Name the world's largest and most diverse coral reef system
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean?
Challenger Deep
What three things impact ocean motion?
Water density, winds, and tides.
In the ocean food web, these organisms are eaten by the fish.
What are zooplankton?
This is the deepest part of the ocean similar canyons on the land.
What is the oceanic trench?
How does the ocean stabilize the climate?
It absorbs heat and influences weather patterns.
This place this place near Mexico runs along the east coast of the U.S. bringing warmer water up from the tropics.
What is the Gulf Stream?
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?
This mammal is at the top of the ocean food web.
What is a whale?
These are underwater mountains caused by plate movements.
What are the mid ocean ridges?
Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific