Ocean Basics
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This type of pollution involves plastic waste harming marine life.
What is plastic pollution?
This is the largest animal on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
This everyday item is a major source of ocean plastic waste.
What are plastic bottles?
Reducing single-use plastics helps achieve this SDG goal.
What is Life Below Water?
Oceans cover about this percentage of Earth’s surface.
What is about 70%?
This process makes oceans more acidic due to CO₂ absorption.
What is ocean acidification?
These ecosystems are known as the “rainforests of the sea.”
What are coral reefs?
Oil spills mainly harm this type of ocean life.
What are marine animals and birds?
The global goal focused on oceans is called this.
What is SDG 14: Life Below Water?
This layer of the ocean receives sunlight and supports most marine life.
What is the Sunlight Zone (Epipelagic Zone)?
Catching too many fish at once is called this.
What is overfishing?
This marine mammal uses echolocation to hunt.
What are dolphins?
Fishing methods that damage the ocean floor are called this.
What is bottom trawling?
This action helps fish populations recover.
What is sustainable fishing?
This current helps regulate global climate by moving warm water.
What is an ocean current?
Large floating masses of garbage in oceans are called this.
What are garbage patches?
Fish that glow in the deep sea use this ability.
What is bioluminescence?
Climate change causes coral reefs to turn white in this process.
What is coral bleaching?
Protected ocean areas are called this.
What are Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)?
This is the deepest part of the ocean.
What is the Mariana Trench?
This invisible pollution comes from fertilizers and causes dead zones.
What is nutrient pollution (eutrophication)?
These animals build coral reefs and are very sensitive to temperature.
What are coral polyps?
This industry contributes heavily to ocean pollution through waste dumping.
What is the fishing or industrial industry?
Planting these coastal ecosystems helps protect marine life.
What are mangroves?