Ocean Facts
Name the 4 oceans on Earth
What are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic oceans?
This is the deepest point of any ocean
What is the Mariana Trench/Challenger Deep
This creature has 8 arms and 2 tentacles
What is a squid?
This oil spill happened in 2010
What was the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
Fish use these to breathe
What are gills?
How do fish see in the dark points of the deep ocean?
Fish create their own light
This is the strongest part of a squid
What is a beak?
What are sea birds and sea otters?
This material was used to represent fish gills
What is a coffee filter?
Describe challenges from living at the bottom of the ocean
Very cold, lack of food, lack of sunlight, dense, few prey
Squids use this substance as part of their self defense
What is ink?
Explain one way that animals can be affected by oil spills
Genetic mutations, loss of food, fur and coats lose their water repellent abilities, poisons their food source, etc.
Name 4 lab safety rules
Closed toed shoes
Pull hair back
Don’t have baggy clothes
Listen to instructions
Always ask questions
Ask for help
This is the material that a squid's beak is made out of
What is chitin?
This cleaning method breaks up the oil into little droplets
What is a dispersant?
Explain how oil gets to the bottom of the ocean/in marine snow
Oil droplets sink and collect with marine snow