Fish Facts
What is the fastest fish in the ocean
Sailfish
What is the term for the starting point of the river
Source
a river flows 5 miles per hour. how far does it travel in 2 hours
10 miles
what is the fear of water called
aquaphobia
I start small in the mountains, grow as I flow, and end in the sea. What am I?
A river
What type of fish is known for swimming upstream
Salmon
esturary
If a fish swims 3 miles per hour for 4 hours, how far does it travel?
12 hours
what animal is the engineer of rivers
beaver
The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
A hole
What organ allows fish to swim straight
swim bladder
What process causes rocks and soil to be carried downstream by water
erosion
a resevior holds 1,000 gallons of water and uses 250 gallons of water a day. How many days until it’s empty?
4 days
what percentage of the human body is made up of water?
60%
I can cut through mountains, but I have no hands. What am I?
A river
What fish is knon for producing electricity
electric eel
What is the largest river in the world
The Amazon River
A bridge spans 300 feet across a river. If each support thing beam is 50 ft away from eachother, how many support beams are needed?
7
what is the longest river in the united states?
The mississippi river
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps in water
What is the term for animals like fish that have a back bone?
Vertebrates
What is the term for watere that flows undergoound and feeds rivers
ground water
If a rivers depth it 20 feet and its width is 100 feet, what is its cross sectional area?
2,000 sqaure feet
What river flows backwards during certain times of the year?
The Amazon river
I can be liquid, solid, or gas. I shape landscapes over time and cover most of Earth. What am I?
Water