What percent of the Earth is covered by the ocean?
75%
100
Ocean water is always ______________.
MOVING!
100
What causes waves in the ocean?
The wind
100
What are the three types of ocean life?
Plankton
Nekton
Bottom Dweller
100
Ocean water tastes ___________.
salty
200
What are the three layers of the ocean called?
Surface Layer
Thermocline Layer
Deep-water layer
200
What is a surface current?
The movement of water in the surface layer.
200
When the wind is blowing harder, the wave will be ___________.
bigger
200
All plants and animals are a part of an ecosystem. Ecosystem is a community of organisms, which includes which three categories of animals:
P
C
D
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
200
Does air pressure increase as you go down further into the ocean?
YES!
300
What three gases are found in saltwater?
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide & Nitrogen
300
What causes surface currents?
Surface currents are powered by the wind!
300
What is a breaker?
A collapsing wave
300
List 2 examples of a producer, consumer and decomposers
Mrs. Salyards will check your answers.
300
Name three of the five oceans
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Artic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Antartic Ocean
400
List three reasons why it is important to study about the ocean.
There are many correct answers for this question. Mrs. Salyards will check your answer.
400
What is an upwelling?
A current in the ocean that brings deep water and fish to the surface.
400
What is a tide?
The rise and fall in sea level.
400
Draw an example of a food chain.
Mrs. Salyards will check your answer!
400
We watched a movie about Mrs. Batura's husband and son in the ocean. What were they doing?
Scuba Diving
500
How did the ocean form?
Active volcanoes erupted and released water vapor that formed clouds. The clouds then released rain into the valleys of the Earth and formed the oceans.
500
If you are walking on a beach and there is a sign that says "Strong Currents Today!" What should you do?
Avoid going in the water!
500
Give me the definition for these words:
crest
trough
wave length
wave height
crest = top of the wave
trough = bottom of the wave
wave length = distance between two crests or two troughs
wave height = distance between the crest and trough
500
List 10 examples of a Nekton
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500
There was a famous ship that traveled from Europe in 1912 that sank. Many people died on the ship. What was the name of the ship?