Science 1
Pinniped means ___-footed animal.
Wing
The largest of all pinnipeds is the?
Elephant Seal
Sea mammals have a layer of ____ to keep them warm.
Blubber
Seals that have small outer ears are ___ seals.
eared
The pinniped that has a set of tusks which he uses as a fifth leg is the?
Walrus
The tide that experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides is the ___ tide.
spring
The smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance is a ___?
molecule
The invertebrate produces pearls.
oysters
Baby whales are hatched under water.
True or False.
False/ born
The Walrus lives near the south pole.
True or False.
False/ North
Whales are cold-blooded animals.
True or False.
False/ warm-blooded
One of the few animals clever enough to use tools is the?
Sea Otter
The largest of all flying birds is the laughing gull.
True or False.
False/ wandering albatross
The tide that occurs when the water has reached its highest point before it starts falling again is the ___ tide.
high
Underground places where water collects are called ___?
Aquifers
Carnivorous crustacean with two large pincers is the?
lobster
Most penguins live near the continent of Australia.
True or False.
False/ Antarctica
The tallest of all penguins is the ____ penguin.
Emperor
The most poisonous fish is the?
stonefish
The fish that helps larger fish by eating bothersome parasites is the?
Wrasse
The fish that looks like a snake is the?
Moray eel
All living things must contain some ___ in their body tissue.
water
single shell invertebrates are called?
univalves
crustacean that runs sideways is the?
Crab
The fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook is the?
Parrotfish
The cleaner mimic that will bite the large fish is the?
blenny
sea stars or starfish have ___ feet.
hint: Not how many legs, but how do they walk?
tube
Give me two examples of crustaceans.
shrimp, lobster, crab
Give me two examples of a mollusk.
cowrie, conch, sea snail, oyster, clam, mussel, whelk
The regions between low-tide and high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live are called the ____ zones.
Intertidal
small crustacean; known for being a scavenger is the?
shrimp
Although more than 80% of the water vapor in the air has been evaporated from the ocean, water vapor is not salty as the ocean is. Why not?
When the water evaporates from the ocean, most of the minerals dissolved in the water remain behind.
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of?
Australia
Coral reefs are made up of?
polyp skeletons
Tell me the steps in the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
The tides that occur when the sun and the moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions are ___ tides.
neap
The tide that occurs when the water has reached its lowest point before rising again is the ___ tide.
The ocean covers almost ___ of the earth's surface.
3/4 or three fourths
two shell invertebrates are called?
bivalves
How does the ocean moderate the climate of the earth?
the temperature of the ocean does not change as quickly as that of land. Therefore the ocean warms the land in the winter and cools it in the summer.