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Oceans
Currents and Waves
Levels of the Oceans
Ocean animals
Coral Reefs
100
What percent of the Earth is covered by water?
71%
100
What is a large wave that occurs when an earthquake erupts out to sea?
A Tsunami
100
Name the four (five) levels of the oceans
Shore, Coral reef, deep ocean, Arctic, Trenches
100
True or False: All sea animals get there oxygen from breathing in water through gills
False
100
True or False: Coral Reefs are alive
True!
200
List all 5 Oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic
200
What object in our solar system controls the Earth's currents and tides?
The moon
200
The tidal area receives A) Lots of sunlight B) Very little sunlight.
A.) Lots of sunlight
200
Name one of the largest animals in the deep ocean
Whale shark, whale, giant squid, etc.
200
How does coral often reproduce? A.) Pollen B.) Laying eggs C.) Shooting out spores D.) Budding
D.) Budding
300
Which is the largest Ocean?
The Pacific
300
How many times a day does any given area have a high tide?
Twice
300
Which area of the ocean can go to 33,000 meters deep in areas?
Ocean trenches
300
True or False: The Kracken could either be or have been real at some point in time.
True!
300
The largest coral reef in the world can be found off of the coast of which country?
Australia
400
Which is the "newest" Ocean?
The Antarctic
400
Two other types of tides that occur other than High and Low are...?
Spring and Neap Tides
400
The area of the ocean in which a gradual slope and change in depth can be clearly seen is the __________________.
Coral Reef
400
Name one bottom-feeding animal of the sea
Crabs, algae eaters, lobster, octopi
400
What is the name of the largest coral reef in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef
500
What element in the Oceans keeps bacteria from growing?
Salt
500
Most surface currents are a result of strong _______.
Winds
500
Name the primary cause of ocean trenches and rifts
Moving plates/plate techtonics
500
True or false: Hermit crabs always have a shell
False!
500
Daily Double!!! Often, Ring Reefs may form around what sort of violent natural structure to create a lagoon?
A Volcano