Ocean Animals
People & the Ocean
Ocean Extremes
Florida's Ocean
Inland to Ocean
100
If you see a bear at the North Pole, what color will it be?
White, because it's a polar bear!
100
Name one type of animal that people fish for food.
Answer could include fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, octopus..
100
Can you name a small animal that lives in the ocean?
Answer could be fish, crab, snail, sea horse, sea star...plankton!
100
What kind of bird might you see at a Florida beach?
Sea gull, pelican, plovers...
100
Where do rivers flow?
The ocean!
200
What does a blue whale mainly eat?
A) Fish
B) Krill
C) Squid
B) Krill, which are tiny crustaceans! They eat many hundreds of pounds of them per day.
200
What side of a boat is the "port" side?
The left side.
200
True or False? More people have been to the moon than to the deepest parts of the ocean.
True! Only 3 people have explored the deepest parts of the ocean while more than 10 people have been to the moon!
200
What animal common in Florida waters is the Miami NFL team named after?
Dolphin!
200
Can you name one type of animal that spends part of it's life on land and part in the ocean?
Answer might include: penguins, seals, sea lions, many types of shorebirds, polar bears, walrus...
300
How many hearts does an octopus have?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) none!
C) 3... Octopuses have three hearts: one pumps blood around the body; the other two pump blood to the gills
300
True or False? The ocean is so big, our actions on land cannot impact or change it.
False. We have already changed our oceans. Adding carbon is a big one! The ocean absorbs a lot of carbon and heat we create. We are also polluting our ocean with oil, plastics and extra nutrients.
300
What is the largest ocean basin named?
Pacific Ocean
300
What body of water is off of the West Coast of Florida?
The Gulf of Mexico
300
True or False. Litter from a place very far from the coast like Kansas can reach the ocean.
True! Trash, particularly light-weight plastic items like wrappers and straws, have been proven to travel hundreds of miles down stream, rivers and watersheds that all eventually lead to an ocean.
400
Barnacles are most closely related to what?
A) crabs
B) mussels
C) sea stars
D) squid
A) Crabs.. Barnacles are crustaceans
400
What is an example of point source pollution?
A) cars
B) septic tanks
C) boats
D) an oil spill
D) An oil spill like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an example of point source pollution where you can trace the pollution back to the exact source.
400
True or False. Most of an iceberg's mass is found above the water's surface.
False. Most of an iceberg lies beneath the water.
400
True or False? The US National Hurricane Center is located near Houston, Texas.
False, it's located near here, near Miami FL!
400
The Amazon river flows to which major ocean?
A) Atlantic
B) Pacific
C) Indian
Bonus question- What country does the Amazon river originate in?
A) The Atlantic
Bonus Answer: Peru!
500
Many ocean animals have a feature where the upper side of their body is darker in color than the underside, to camouflage in the water. Looking up in the water, it's brighter because of sunlight at the surface and darker if you're looking down into the water. This let's animals avoid predators. What is this two-shaded coloring called?
Counter-shading
500
What term is used to describe accidentally catching a species you weren't trying to fish for?
A) bycatch
B) unintentional catch
C) oopsy
D) bad catch
A) bycatch
500
How many Inuit words are there for sea ice?
A) 4
B) 10
C) 12
D) 100
D) 100! Many dialects have over 100 terms for different kinds of ice, ice formations, etc.
500
Why are mangroves such important ecosystems?
A) They protect shorelines from wind and waves
B) They are a nursery (provide protection for) the young of many types of fish and other ocean animals
C) They help filter out pollutants
D) All of the above
D) All of the above!
500
Why are plastic microbeads in cosmetic products like facial wash a bad idea?
Because they escape traditional water treatment systems and pass through drains and sewer systems to eventually enter rivers or the ocean. Tiny plastics are nearly impossible to clean up from the ocean and animals ingest them!