Ocean Animals
What is the biggest ocean animal and how big is it?
The blue whale! Up to 120 ft, or as long as 8 cars parked end to end
What are two ways that humans explore the deep ocean?
Submarines, robots
How many oceans are there?
5
What is the Spanish word for ocean?
el mar - (or el oceano)
How many shipwrecks do scientists and historians estimate are underwater?
Over 3 million
How old is the oldest living thing in the ocean?
For plants, it's a type of sea grass called Neptune grass! One patch of it off the coast of Spain is over 12,000 years old. For animals, the bowhead whale, the Greenland shark, and the quahog (a type of clam) all live to be over 200 years old!
What is the pressure like in the Mariana Trench?
As much as 50 747 jets on top of you at once
What are the names of all the oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern
What is the deepest a human has dived without any special equipment?
702 feet! Most pools are 6-12 feet deep at the deepest.
Which would it be faster to travel across, the Pacific Ocean or the moon?
The moon! At it's widest point, the Pacific Ocean is more than 12,000 miles wide, which is even father than it talks to walk from one side of the moon to the other
Which ocean animal has no eyes, heart, lungs, brain, or mouth?
Sea sponges!
How much of the ocean remains unexplored?
90-95%!
Which ocean is the biggest? Which is the smallest?
Pacific - Arctic
What are some ways that oceans are useful to people?
Food, energy, pearls, etc
How much gold is in the ocean?
Enough for every person on earth to have 9 lbs each - but don't get too excited, the gold is in such tiny pieces and so dissolved in the water that no one is going to be able to collect it any time soon
How fast is the fastest fish in the ocean?
The sailfish can swim at almost 70 miles per hour - as fast as your car on the freeway!
How cold is it at the bottom of the ocean?
As low as 30 degrees! Salt water doesn't freeze the same way fresh water does, or else the deep ocean would always be frozen
Which continents does the Atlantic ocean touch?
North America, South America, Africa, Europe
Does the Ocean help us breathe?
It does! Plants and small animals called plankton in the ocean produce up to 80% of the oxygen in the air
Where is the world's only underwater art museum?
Mexico! Museo Subacuático de Arte (MUSA), Cancún, Mexico
Which came first, ocean animals or land animals?
Ocean animals evolved over 3 billion years ago, but land animals only did about 400 million years ago
What are some good reasons for exploring the ocean?
Examples: it helps us learn about the health of our planet/see how much pollution is affecting the ocean/maybe someday we could live in the ocean/etc
Which ocean do we live the closest to?
Pacific
What percentage of people in the world live near an ocean?
Almost 50%!
Are there oceans in outer space?
Yes! There are oceans on several other planet's moons, but they're not made of water. They're made of liquid gases, like methane