What is the Ring of Fire?
A ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
What is known as the base of the food chain?
Producers
True or false; This ocean is the largest/deepest body of water on the planet.
True
Why did the giant squid adapt to be larger?
To hunt larger prey.
What is the name of the main hurricane the Pacific ocean feeds?
El Nino
What does the Ring of Fire do?
Cause tsunamis and earthquakes.
What is one adaptation of a life-form in the Pacific?
Answers may vary
What reef is the Pacific Ocean home to?
The Great Barrier Reef.
Why do cockles have shells?
To protect themselves from predators, waves and rocks.,
Why is there a large amount of heat stored in the Pacific ocean?
It covers a large surface area as well as being quite deep.
What country got affected by the 2011 tsunami
Japan
What do consumers do?
They eat producers or other consumers
How much of earth does the Pacific Ocean occupy.
1/3
What is the average temperature of the Pacific ocean?
50-60 degrees Fahrenheit (accept answers that are close.)
What happens when seawater evaporates?
Warm air rises and creates "low-pressure zones."
How long is the ring of fire
40,000 km
List 5 animals in the Pacific
Sea lion, different types of whales, dolphins, hammerhead shark, giant squid, octopi.
Answers may vary
True or false: the Pacific Ocean has 55,000 islands
False
What is the ring of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean called?
Ring of Fire
What are some of the effects of El Nino?
It causes mass flooding, droughts in the West Pacific, and is often associated with brush fires in Australia.(answers may vary or include other effects.)
True or false: The Ring of Fire borders Mexico
True
What are an example of decomposers of the Pacific Ocean?
Echinoderms: starfish, sea cucumber, sea urchin
True or False: The pacific ocean has 50,000 volcanoes
False
Where did this ocean get it's name/what is the meaning of it's name?
Ferdinand Magellan, and it mean "peaceful sea."
IN what places does El Nino cause increased rainfall?
Southern United States and Peru.