Types of knots
Sailing terms
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Water and Ocean Facts
100
This knot resembles a number
Figure 8 knot
100
This is the word for the left side of the boat
Port
100
This is a small yellow creature with a zig zaggy tail
Pikachu
100
This is what ROV stands for
Remotely Operated Vehicle
100
The part of the Hudson River where we sail flows into the Atlantic Ocean, but its source is a freshwater location upstate. What is this mix of freshwater and saltwater called?
Brackish water is found in the estuary of the Hudson River!
200
This knot is created by binding two different lines, or two opposite ends of the same line, together
Square knot!
200
This is the word for the right side of the boat
Starboard
200
This is a movie about an ogre whose property is taken over by creatures because a king conquers the creatures' territory.
Shrek!
200
Name one of the purposes of an ROV.
Underwater exploration that's too deep for human divers, inspecting underwater pipelines, aquaculture operations (fishing)
200
This is the largest ocean in the world
The Pacific Ocean! It is the largest and deepest ocean in the world.
300
This knot can be used to fasted a mooring line to a post. Its name contains two different words.
Bowline knot!
300
This is the word for when the boat tips over to one side
Heeling
300
These are the pets that Clio has
A cat and dog!
300
In the movie Spare Parts, this is the state where the students lived.
They lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and competed at the University of California!
300
This is the number of oceans in the world.
400
This knot is also called a dock line, because it is used to secure a line to a dock.
Cleat hitch!
400
This is the word for when the front of the boat passes through the wind
Tacking!
400
The country that Joel recently visited and showed us a sailing video of
Tanzania!
400
This is the deepest part of the ocean
The Mariana Trench
400
What happens to light underwater?
Light can't reach very deep into the water, so different wavelengths will not be visible many feet under.
500
The name of this knot is similar to a band name, and involves two interlocking overhand knots.
500
This is the word for when a boat turns its back through the wind
Jibing (or gybing)
500
This is the biggest fish in the world
Whale shark!
500
This deep water ocean explorer also directed the movie Titanic
James Cameron
500
How much of Earth is water?
71% of Earth is water! 97% of this water is found in the oceans, which means only 3% of Earth's total water is drinkable.