Water
What is controlled by the moon?
The ocean tides
What is the green plant that sometimes floats on top of the water?
Seaweed
What sealife with 4 fins and a hard shell can live up to 50 years?
Turtle
Do fish sleep?
Yes
Name three oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
What are the two types of tides?
High and Low tide
Which plant does NOT live in the ocean?
a) red algae,
b) kelp,
c) succulent,
d) seagrass
succulent
What sea animal uses ink to attack other animals?
Octopus
Shark, Dolpin, Whale
What is the largest world ocean?
The Pacific
What term is used to describe accidentally catching a species you weren't trying to fish for?
A) bycatch
B) unintentional catch
C) oopsy
A) bycatch
Is coral a plant or animal?
Animal
Some marine life have a thick layer of fat or blubber to keep them warm, why is that?
Because they live/swim in cold water
What is the largest animal/fish in the ocean?
Antarctic blue whale
What is a person called if they study ocean life?
What is a marine biologist?
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.
What is the name of the coral reef you can see from space?
The Great Barrier Reef.
A snake like creature that lives in the ocean is called a what?
Eel
Fish breath by letting the water wash through their what?
Gills
When describing an ocean wave we talk about crest and trough, what do these terms mean?
Crest = top of the ocean wave
Trough = bottom of the ocean wave.
How many different 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.
What is the main gas produced by ocean plants?
Oxygen
Do starfish have eyes?
Yes, starfish do have eyes. They have a small “eye spot” on the end of each arm that is able to sense light.
What does a blue whale mainly eat?
A) Fish
B) Krill
C) Squid
B) Krill, tiny crustaceans - hundreds of pounds per day.
How much of Earth's water is saltwater?
97% of Earth's water is saltwater.