True or False!
TRUE OR FALSE?
The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.
False
why are oceans salty?
Salt in the ocean comes from rocks on land. The rain that falls on the land contains some dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding air.
What is coral made of?
made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps
How do deep sea animals eat?
They scavenge, attack, and feed on leftovers
What is a vertebrate?
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone
TRUE OR FALSE?
The Marianas Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
True
The world ocean covers how much of the earth’s surface?
71 percent
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
Commensalism
Mutalism
Parasitism
What is the mariana trench?
Deepest part of the ocean
What is in invertebrate?
Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column, derived from the notochord.
TRUE OR FALSE?
The average depth of the oceans is about 14,000 ft. (4,250 m).
True
Name the three parts of a wave
Crest
Trough
Peak
What is an example of a a symbiotic relationship?
Clown fish and anenome
tree frogs and plants
What do the epipelagic, mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones refer to?
The different sections and depths of the ocean
How do fish breathe?
Through the use of gills
TRUE OR FALSE?
We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean.
True
What is the Coriolis Effect?
how a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and left in the Southern hemisphere
Name 5 animals that live on a coral reef
clown fish
sea sponge
starfish
fish
The portion of light that is visible with the human eye
What is the largest animal in the sea?
Blue Whale
TRUE OR FALSE?
The majority of the world’s coral is found in the Indian Ocean.
False: The majority of the coral in the world is found in the Pacific Ocean.
What are the names of the world’s oceans?
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
Name the Taxonomic Categories of Life
What is the twilight zone?
The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters (about 650 to 3,300 feet) below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight.
Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms