Mr. Carey Facts
Water Chemistry
Formation of the Earth
Groups of Marine Animals
Marine Ecosystems
100

What is Mr. Carey's Degree in?

Marine Biology 

100

There are three major parts of an atom. Name them

Proton

Neutron

Electron

100

What is the following the definition of?

A sudden release of energy inside the Earth that creates seismic waves

Earthquake

100

What is the most specific term when describing taxonomy?

Species

100

How Many Oceans are there? 

Can you name them?

5

Atlantic

Pacific 

Indian

Arctic 

Southern

200

Where is Mr. Carey From? 

Hint its a Country

Double Points for the Island

Eleuthera, The Bahamas

200

Define Salinity

Double points if you can state the unit of measure

A measure of the quantity of dissolved solids in ocean water, represented by parts per thousand (ppt)

200

There are 3 layers of the Earth. What are they?

Core

Mantle 

Crust

200

What is the following a definition for?

An organism that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions. 

Keystone Species 

200

The Mangrove Ecosystem is best known as a ______ for species of fish

Nursery 

300

Which College did Mr. Carey attend?

New College of Florida

300

Define Covalent Bond 

Chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms 

300

There are 3 types of Tectonic Plate Boundaries. What are they

Convergent

Divergent

Transform 

300

Shrimp, Crabs and Lobsters are all examples of which group of Marine Organisms 

Crustaceans 

300

In Florida there are plenty of _____________ ecosystems that are considered some of the most biodiverse on Earth. This ecosystem is loved by locals for great diving and fishing.

Coral Reef

400

Where did Mr. Carey go to High School?

Pennsylvania 

400

Define Ionic Bond

Chemical Bond that involves the attraction between two oppositely charged ions

400

The pattern of magnetic stripes on the ocean floor due to reversals in the Earth's magnetic field and seafloor spreading

Paleomagnetic Stripes

400

Define plankton

State the 2 types of plankton and how they are different

Microscopic free floating Marine Organism 

Zooplankton and Phytoplankton

Zooplankton are consumers and Phytoplankton are producers 

400

The following is the definition of what?

Marine animals that capture food using stinging cells

Double Points if you can spell it.

Cnidarians 

500

What is Mr. Carey's Favourite Marine Animal?

Points for Correct Group

Double Points for Correct Species 

Sharks 

Tiger or Hammerhead

500

Define Hydrogen Bond

A weak bond between two molecules due to the electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and an oxygen atom in the other molecule 

500

Alfred Wegner produced a theory that was later disproven what was this theory, and what is the modern theory that replaced it

Continental Drift --> Plate Tectonics 

500

Starfish, Sea Cucumbers and Sea Urchins are all examples of which group of Marine Organisms 

Echinoderms 

500

Name any zone of the ocean 

Epipelagic

Mesopelagic

Bathypelagic

Abyssopelagic

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