Seas of the world
What is the Ocean to the west of Canada? (Next to BC)
a) The Specific Ocean
b) The Mediterannean
c) The Pacific
a) The Pacific Ocean!
Name one ocean mammal!
Sea otter, dolphins, whales, seals, marine otter, polar bear, sea lion and walrus!
What is the deepest point of the ocean?
a) The Marinara Meatball
b) Mariana Trench
c) Martians Depth
Mariana Trench!
What is the most common form of ocean litter?
a) McDonalds
b) Cigarette butts
c) The tears of sad animals
Cigarette butts! In 2017, 2,412,151 cigarette butts were collected worldwide!
How much electricity does an eel produce?
a) Enough to power a car
b) Enough to light up to 10 electric bulbs
c) Enough to light all of West club
What is the ocean to the East of Canada?
a) The Gigantic Ocean
b) The Blue Ocean
c) The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean!
What is a "marine mammal"?
a) An animal soldier
b) Any animal that lives in the ocean, breathes air, gives live birth, nurses their young and is warm blooded
c) Any animal that is warm blooded and lives near a marina
Any animal that lives in the ocean, breathes air, gives live birth, nurses their young and is warm blooded!
How deep is the deepestpoint in the ocean?
a) 1 kilometre
b) 8 Kilometres
c) 11 Kilometres
11 Kilometres!
How many species live in the ocean?
a) 100 million
b) 300 thousand
c) Unknown
Unknown! We just don't know how many creatures are in the ocean, its just that big!
How many hearts does an Octopus have?
a) Eight!
b) Trick question, they have none.
c) Three!
Three! That's a lot of hearts, we only have one!
a) The Pacific ocean
b) The Atlantic Ocean
c) The Ocean in Hawrelak Park
What is the thick layer of fat that marine animals have to keep their bodies warm?
a) Blubber
b) Flubber
c) Tubber
Where is the longest mountain range found?
a) Underwater
b) The Rockies
c) The Pyrenees
Underwater! The longest Mountain range is called the Mid-Oceanic Ridge and is 56,000 Kilometres long!
What do "Port and Starboard refer to"?
a) Left and right
b) Ben's friends
c) up and down
Left and right!
What animal makes the loudest sound on the planet?
a) Mr. Davis when he's hungry
b) A hippo
c) A blue whale
A blue whale! They can make sounds that are 188 decibels! The average car is approximately 70 decibels!
What percent of creatures on earth live in the ocean?
a) 55%
b) 75%
c) 95%
95%! That's a whole lot of creatures!
What kind of predator is a Killer Whale?
a) A top predator
b) The one from the movie
c) Herbivore
A top predator! This means no others animals eat the killer whale - it has no predator!
How much of earths oxygen do the oceans produce?
a) 95%
b) 78
c) 70%
70% That's a whole lot of oxygen!
Where do fish go when lake temperatures get cold?
a) Back to their pineapple like Spongebob
b) Move to the bottom of the lake
c) Dig a hole in the sand
Where would you find a shrimp's heart?
a) In its chest
b) In its head
c) Spread evenly across their feet
How much surface (space) does the worlds largest ocean cover?
a) 6 (six) metres
b) 155 million square Kilometres
c) 225 million square Kilometres
155 million square kilometres (Canada is only 9.9 million square Kilometres)
What are some of the biggest threats to marine mammals?
Human impacts: Accidental capture in fishing gear, habitat destruction, poaching, pollution, harassment and ship strikes
How much of the ocean have we explored?
a) 100%
b) 50%
c) 5%
5%! The size of the ocean is enormous!
How long is Canada's shoreline?
a) 243,041 Km
b) 500, 000 Km
c) 341, 864 Km
243, 041 Km! That's a whole lotta ocean!
Which mammal sleeps with only half their brain and with one eye open to watch for predators?
a) sharks
b) Dolphins
c) Blue Whales