Ring of Fire
Animals/food chain
why it's unique
Facts
How it effects earth
100
What is the Ring of Fire?
A ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
100
What is known as the base of the food chain?
Producers
100
True or false; This ocean is the largest/deepest body of water on the planet.
True
100
Why did the giant squid adapt to be larger?
To hunt larger prey.
100
What is the name of the main hurricane the Pacific ocean feeds?
El Nino
200
What does the Ring of Fire do?
Cause tsunamis and earthquakes.
200
What is one adaptation of a life-form in the Pacific?
Answers may vary
200
What reef is the Pacific Ocean home to?
The Great Barrier Reef.
200
Why do cockles have shells?
To protect themselves from predators, waves and rocks.,
200
Why is there a large amount of heat stored in the Pacific ocean?
It covers a large surface area as well as being quite deep.
300
What country got affected by the 2011 tsunami
Japan
300
What do consumers do?
They eat producers or other consumers
300
How much of earth does the Pacific Ocean occupy.
1/3
300
What is the average temperature of the Pacific ocean?
50-60 degrees Fahrenheit (accept answers that are close.)
300
What happens when seawater evaporates?
Warm air rises and creates "low-pressure zones."
400
How long is the ring of fire
40,000 km
400
List 5 animals in the Pacific
Sea lion, different types of whales, dolphins, hammerhead shark, giant squid, octopi.
Answers may vary
400
True or false: the Pacific Ocean has 55,000 islands
False
400
What is the ring of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean called?
Ring of Fire
400
What are some of the effects of El Nino?
It causes mass flooding, droughts in the West Pacific, and is often associated with brush fires in Australia.(answers may vary or include other effects.)
500
True or false: The Ring of Fire borders Mexico
True
500
What are an example of decomposers of the Pacific Ocean?
Echinoderms: starfish, sea cucumber, sea urchin
500
True or False: The pacific ocean has 50,000 volcanoes
False
500
Where did this ocean get it's name/what is the meaning of it's name?
Ferdinand Magellan, and it mean "peaceful sea."
500
IN what places does El Nino cause increased rainfall?
Southern United States and Peru.