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LAKE GEOGRAPHY
H.O.M.E.S.
LAKE HISTORY
LAKE ORGANISMS
RACINE WATER
100
Wisconsin is bordered by Lake Michigan and Lake ________.
What is Lake Superior.
100
This lake is named after a state that it boarders.
Lake Michigan
100
True/False: The glaciers helped to carve out the Great Lakes.
What is true.
100
This invasive species is being kept out of the Great Lakes by an underwater, electric fence.
What is the Asian Carp.
100
This river runs through Racine and empties into Lake Michigan.
What is the Root River.
200
The Great Lakes connect to this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
200
The acronym, HOMES, stands for this.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
200
True/False: There are many shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
What is true.
200
ALL PLAY - Which of the following species of fish does NOT live in the Great Lakes: rainbow trout, yellow perch, tuna, bluegill
What is tuna.
200
This beach in Racine has been called one of the best beaches in America.
What is North Beach.
300
All of the following states border the Great Lakes (Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, Michigan, Montana, Minnesota) except ____________.
What is Montana.
300
This is the smallest of the Great Lakes.
What is Lake Erie.
300
True/False: Many Native American tribes can be found in the Great Lakes region.
What is true.
300
True/False: Sharks can survive in the Great Lakes.
What is false.
300
True/False: Racine was recently voted "Best Tasting Tap Water in America"
What is true.
400
This waterway connects the Great Lakes to the ocean.
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway.
400
ALL PLAY - This is the largest of the Great Lakes.
What is Lake Superior.
400
True/False: The Great Lakes were once inhabited by species of dinosaurs.
What is false.
400
ALL PLAY - This invasive species causes damage by attaching itself to the bottom of boats and docks.
What is the zebra mussel.
400
Racine's water drains to Lake Michigan, but Waukesha's water drains into this body of water.
What is the Mississippi River.
500
This state has more Great Lakes' coast than any other state.
What is Michigan.
500
This is the deepest Great Lake.
What is Lake Superior.
500
True/False: The Great Lakes were once salt water.
What is false.
500
This ancient, bony fish can be found on the bottom of the Great Lakes. It is the biggest species of fish in the lakes.
What is the Sturgeon.
500
One bacteria that can contaminate Racine's water and close its beaches is ________________.
What is Cryptosporidium or E. Coli