OCEAN
How long can a sea turtle live?
Up to 50 years
These are caused by water being pushed upon the shore.
These are tiny plants that produce food from sunlight.
What is phytoplankton?
This part of the ocean is shallow on the edges of the continents.
What is the continental shelf?
What country's capital is Buenos Aires?
Argentina
What is the largest kind of shark?
Whale Shark
These are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity and a occur every 12 hours.
What are tides?
What waterfall is between Lake Eerie and Lake Ontario?
Niagara Falls
This is a steep drop off of the continental shelf.
What is the continental slope?
This is the reason why organisms needing warmer water often live near the equator.
What is temperature?
How many brains does an octopus have?
9
This happens when the water hits the shallow beaches and wind and the water builds up and falls over.
What is erosion?
What species has blood that is worth lots of money?
Horse shoe crab
This is the gently sloping area that connects the steep walls of the continental slope to the ocean floor.
What is a continental rise?
Sheldon
What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean?
Challenger Deep
Rock paper scissors vs the other team
-400
In the ocean food web, these organisms are eaten by the fish.
What are zooplankton?
This is the deepest part of the ocean similar canyons on the land.
What is the oceanic trench?
The french name for the shore
Rivage
This place this place near Mexico runs along the east coast of the U.S. bringing warmer water up from the tropics.
What is the Gulf Stream?
A wave created by a disturbance that displaces a large amount of water, like an earthquake or landslide, and they often occur in clusters or sets.
What are tsunamis?
This mammal is at the top of the ocean food web.
What is a whale?
These are underwater mountains caused by plate movements.
What are the mid ocean ridges?
These organisms have a thick layer of fat or blubber to keep them warm.
What are cold water animals?