Marine Life
___ are the largest fish in the world.
What is shark?
Someone who studies animals and plants to understand how they live and grow.
What is a marine biologist?
This changes the level of the water in the tide pool.
What are the tides?
The deepest known area of the Earth's oceans is known as the
What is Mariana Trench?
A group of dolphins is called a ____.
What is a pod?
Someone who monitors beaches for riptides, surf conditions, and swimmer safety.
What is a lifeguard?
The intertidal can also be known as:
What is a tide pool?
The deepest part of the ocean is about ____ feet deep.
What is 36,000 feet?
Octopus have this many hearts:
What is 3?
Someone who drives large cargo ships, tugboats, or ferries. These people need years of training and special licenses.
What is a ship captain?
This fish survives swimming through anemone tentacles.
What are clown fish?
The ocean contains ___ % of all the Earth's water.
What is 96.5%?
A group of jellyfish is called a _____.
What is a bloom?
Someone who stays submerged for a long time. They could be scientists studying fish, commercial workers fixing oil pipes, or guides leading tourists.
What is a SCUBA diver?
This part of a clam helps to classify them as a mollusk.
What is its' shell?
The Pacific Ocean covers ____ % of the Earth's surface.
What is 30%?
The ocean is home to the world's largest living structure the
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Someone who studies the physics and chemistry of the ocean. This helps us learn about ocean waves, currents, and climate change.
What is an Oceanographer
This is what scientist call a receding tide.
The acronym SCUBA stands for ______.
What is Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?