Geography
Where is the largest shipping port in the USA?
Los Angeles, California
Oceans cover what percentage of the earth?
71%
The only fish where the male gives birth is what creature?
Seahorse
What is the prettiest type of Sea flora?
Sea Anemone
True/False
There are underwater lakes, rivers, and waterfalls in our oceans.
True
EAC (East Australian Current)
About what percentage of the oceans have we explored?
5%
Known for their intelligence and social interactions, communicating through clicks, whistles, and body movements are what sea creature?
Dolphins
There is only one type of true plant in our oceans. What is it?
Seagrass
How do scientists map the ocean floor?
The longest mountain range in the world is found underwater. What is the name of these mountains?
Mid-Oceanic Ridge
The oceans hold what percentage of the Earth's water?
97%
Moray eels are not aggressive when they open and close their mouth, what are they actually doing?
They are breathing
What marine plant is actually algae?
Seaweed
Marine photosynthesis produces 50-80% of what that humans need to breath?
Oxygen
A string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean is called what?
Ring of Fire
The average temperature of the oceans is what?
39 degrees Fahrenheit
The animal with the strongest punch in the animal kingdom is the what?
Mantis Shrimp
Sea anemone has a symbiotic relationship with what fish?
Clownfish
Coral reefs produce their own what to protect the algae within them?
The deepest known point of the seabed of Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Trench is called?
Challenger Deep
Our oceans contain how many known marine species?
250,000
What sea creature's teeth continuously grow back their whole life?
Sharks
While not a true plant, these algae usually reach a height of 250 m, stretching from the sea floor to the ocean surface. What is it?
Kelp
What type of fish produces 85% of the sand that builds up reef islands like in the Maledives?
Parrot fish