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100

What is the name for the area where land meets the ocean?

What is the shoreline?

100

This famous Miami beach is known for its nightlife and Art Deco district.

What is South Beach?

100

Which fish is known for its sharp teeth and scary reputation?

What is a shark?

100

Which 2000 movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio discovering a secret island beach?

What is "The Beach"?

100

What causes waves in the ocean?

What is wind?

200

What do you call a small crustacean that scuttles sideways on the sand?

What is a crab?

200

Which Australian beach is popular for surfing and located near Sydney?

What is Bondi Beach?

200

What marine animal has eight arms and is very intelligent?

What is an octopus?

200

This 1975 Steven Spielberg film made people afraid to swim.

What is "Jaws"?

200

What is the name of the cycle where water evaporates, forms clouds, and returns as rain?

What is the water cycle?

300

Which item is essential for protecting your skin at the beach?

What is sunscreen?

300

What Hawaiian beach is famous for its surfing competitions?

What is Waimea Bay?

300

What do you call the large mammals that often breach and spout water from their blowholes?

What are whales?

300

What long-running TV show featured lifeguards in red swimsuits running in slow motion?

What is "Baywatch"?

300

What kind of tide occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned?

What is a spring tide?

400

What’s a common name for the large waves caused by underwater earthquakes?

What is a tsunami?

400

Which beach in Rio de Janeiro is known for its wide sands and lively atmosphere?

What is Copacabana?

400

Which stinging creature drifts in the waves and is sometimes found in beach waters?

What is a jellyfish?

400

In what animated movie do a clownfish and a blue tang travel across the ocean?

What is "Finding Nemo"?

400

Which mineral is most commonly found in beach sand?

What is quartz?

500

What is the name of the strong ocean current that flows away from shore?

What is a rip current?

500

This remote pink sand beach is located on Harbour Island in which Caribbean country?

What is the Bahamas?

500

What ocean animal can regenerate limbs and has a star-shaped body?

What is a starfish?

500

This band made a hit with the song “Kokomo” which mentions beach locations.

Who are The Beach Boys?

500

What is the process called when sand is carried away from the beach by waves or wind?

What is erosion?