Mammals
Unda da Sea
Oceanography
Whale of a time!
Tidal Zones
100

What is one way you can tell porpoises and dolphins apart?

Triangle dorsal fin vs recurved one, spatula teeth vs conical ones, porpoises are generally smaller than dolphins. 

100

Who voices Dory? 

Ellen DeGeneres

100

What devastating phenomenon is caused by the displacement of water and big earthquakes along subduction zones?

TSUNAMI

100

What is the name of a whales tail?

A fluke!

100

What are ultra high tides called?

KING TIDES!

200

What is the deepest depth recorded of a marine mammal dive? 

3000 meters

200

How many sisters does Ariel have?

6

200

Nearly all marine organisms need dissolved gasses, in particular ___ and ___ to survive. 

CO2 AND O2

200

What is the name of the filter-feeding system found in the mouths of some whales that allows them to strain seawater for food

Baleen! 

200

What kind of tides do we have in the Narragansett Bay?

DIURNAL!

300

Name at least TWO pinnipeds you may see in the Gulf of Maine.

Harbor seal, grey seal, harp seal, hooded seal, ringed seal, Atlantic walrus, etc..

300

Who directed the movie JAWS?

STEVEN SPIELBERG!

300

What is the most common pico plankton (meaning they are <3 μm in size)? They are known for their blue-green hue..... 

CYANOBACTERIA 

300

What is the term for the action of a whale propelling itself out of the water?

Breaching!

300

What is the most common snail in Narragansett Bay?

COMMON PERIWINKLE!

400

Name the three reasons that marine mammals dive.

Expanded diet, predator avoidance and it's cheap in terms of energy.

400

What type of penguins are the "Amigos" from Happy Feet?

Adelie penguins! 

400

You might assume that the deepest parts of the ocean are also the coldest, but they can actually get pretty warm thanks to which geological phenomenon where magma meets water on the ocean floor?

HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

400

What is the order that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises? 

Cetacea!

400

Which ocean creature can regenerate its entire body from a single limb?

STARFISH!

500

A group of dolphins is called a pod what is the name for a group of sea otters?

Raft

500

What is the address on the Scuba Mask?

42 Wallaby Way, Sydney

500

What is the name of the region of rapid density change in the ocean?

PYCNOCLINE 

500

How much krill do Blue Whales eat in one day? (in tonnes) 

16 tonnes!

500

Where does the greatest tide difference in the world take place?

Bay of Fundy!