Marine Animals
This freshwater fish is a type of carp, and is native to China. For 100 points, name this common household pet, known for its vibrant color.
What is a goldfish?
This ocean is the third largest in the world, and is between Africa and Oceania.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This tree is native to east Asia and is known for its fan shaped leaves, and appeared ~290 mya.
What is Ginkgo?
This handheld tool is used to make things larger, and often used by children to fry insects using the sun's rays.
What is a magnifying glass?
This phenomenon is often called the Northern Lights.
What is Aurora Borealis?
This cartilaginous fish is closely related to sting rays, and began appearing in the fossil record during the Early Jurassic, although it is theorized that they may have emerged during the Permian. For 200 points, name this apex predator of the ocean.
What is a shark?
This shield volcano is 2.5 times higher than Mount Everest, and is the tallest volcano on its planet. It is around the size of Poland.
What is Olympus Mons?
This marine plant classification is very diverse and can be further divided into seaweed and plankton.
What is algae?
This common laboratory glassware is used to measure the volume of a liquid, and is characterized by its thin cylindrical shape, and usually has a capacity from 5mL to 100 mL.
What is a graduated cylinder?
This natural disaster often occurs after an earthquale or volcanic eruption, and is derived from Japanese, meaning harbour wave.
What is a tsunami?
This creature is considered the world's largest mollusk. It is believed to be ~1,091 pounds, and has hooks and suckers on its limbs. It serves as prey to the sperm whale.
What is the colossal squid?
This trench is located off the coasts of Japan and the Phillipines, and is considered the deepest oceanic trench on Earth with a maximum depth of ~7 miles.
What is the Mariana Trench?
This tree is a part of the rose family and is known for its bright red fruit, which is the origin of its name. This kind of tree is also the name of a professor in Pokemon from the Sinnoh region.
What is Rowan?
This laboratory tool is used to examine objects too small for the naked eye, and has multiple different types, such as electron, fluorescence and optical.
What is a microscope?
Ocean waves are primarily caused by this, which also drives ocean currents and is mostly caused by large scale atmospheric circulation.
What is wind?
This gastropod is found in tropical waters around the world, with most residing in the west Pacific Ocean and tropical parts of the Indian Ocean. It lives in shallow waters and is very venomous, even fatal to humans.
What is a cone snail?
This body of water is the largest inland body of water, lying on the border of Europe and Asia. Its name is derived from the ancient people who once dwelled there.
What is the Caspian Sea?
This phenomenon occurs when the water is too warm, causing corals to expel the algae living in its tissue and is a significant issue due to global warming.
What is coral bleaching?
This contraption is used to transport divers from the surface to the the bottom of the ocean in a pressurized and breathable environment, allowing them to enter and exit without significant pressure changes.
What is a diving bell?
Jellyfish and other marine plants such as algae have this feature, which often comes in blue and green, and is extremely visible at night on the shores of some places.
What is bioluminescence?
This species of marine animal is considered a lobe finned fish and are distantly related to humans. It is considered critically endangered, with two species totalling ~10,500 individuals, the West Indian and Indonesian variety of this creature.
What is a coelecanth?
This large forest is primarily located in Belgium and Luxembourg, but also extends into Germany and France. It is incredibly thick and dangerous, and was regarded as impenetrable by the Belgians during WW2.
What are the Ardennes?
This tree is commonly known as a wattle, and is part of the pea family. Its species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, and may be identified by its bright yellow flowers.
What is Acacia?
This scan is a medical imaging tool that uses X-rays to create detailed images of organs, bones, etc.
What is a CAT/CT scan?
This phenomenon occurs when water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets suspended in the air, and often occurs in the morning and in England.
What is fog?