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The Ocean
Costa Rica
El océano
100
Where are your Directors and Mentors from?
Allan - Costa Rica, Marinella - New Zealand, Andrea- Ecuador Natalie- USA
100
What percentage of the ocean has been explored?
5% - Despite its size and impact on the lives of every organism on Earth, the ocean remains a mystery.
100
What's the currency in Costa Rica
Colón
100
True or False: There is more microplastic in the ocean than there are stars in the Milky Way.
True! As much as 50 trillion microplastic particles litter our ocean, while the milky way galaxy has about 100-400 billion stars.
200
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any American state name?
The letter Q!
200
The global ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth. It covers around __% of the Earth’s surface,
70%
200
What is the name of Costa Rica's highest volcano?
Irazú
200
Every ___ a garbage truck full of plastic is dumped into the ocean
a. Minute
b. Hour
c. Day
d. Week
Every Minute. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean every year.
300
What type of food is an avocado?
Fruit
300
What's the biggest animal in the ocean?
The Antarctic blue whale
300
Which two countries border Costa Rica?
Panama and Nicaragua
300
Where is the heart of the shrimp located?
In its head! They also have an open circulatory system, which means they have no arteries and their organs float directly in blood.
400
How are baby rabbits called?
Kits!
400
What is the fastest fish in the ocean?
- Bonita
- Wahoo
- Sailfish
- Swordfish
Sailfish – they have been clocked at speeds over 68 mph
400
Roughly, how much of Costa Rica is composed of protected natural territory and conservation?
25%
400
___ of our breathable oxygen comes from the ocean.
a. 1/6
b. 2/6
c. 1/2
The ocean provides just over half our breathable oxygen, and most of that is provided by microscopic marine plants called phytoplankton
500
What is/are the only part of the body that cannot heal itself/ themselves
Teeth! they are coated in enamel which is not a living tissue
500
How many brains does an octopus have?
Octopuses have 9 brains because, in addition to the central brain, each of 8 arms has a mini-brain that allows it to act independently while staying in communication with the central brain.
500
Costa Rica hasn’t had an army since which year?
1948
500
What's the biggest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean