What is the highest and lowest part of a wave called?
highest - crest
lowest - trough
100
Which animal depends on the current to bring it food?
Coral
100
The fine mud on the ocean floor
ooze
200
What is an ice burg?
Mass of ice floating in the oceans that broke off of a glacier.
200
Which ocean zone is no more than 200 meters deep?
Shallow Ocean Zone
200
How often to Spring and Neap tides occur?
Twice a month
200
Which animal is the top of the food chain?
Killer Whale
200
The slope that drops off to the ocean floor?
Continental Slope
300
Why is most of an ice burg hidden under the water?
The sun melts the ice on above the water and the cold water acts as a blanket to the ice underneath.
300
Which ocean zone includes the drop off?
Open Ocean Zone
300
Describe the position of the sun and moon during a Spring Tide? Is this a high or low tide?
The sun and moon are aligned, pulling in the same direction. This is a high tide.
300
What animal has teeth that resembles a beak?
Parrot fish
300
Underwater edge of the continent
Continental Shelf
400
What is an tsunami?
An underwater earthquake
400
What is a current?
A stream of water moving through the ocean.
400
Describe the position of the sun and moon during Neap Tide? Is this a high or low tide?
The Moon and Sun are at a right angle. This is a low tide.
400
What animal lives on land but hunts in the water?
Seal
400
Flat area of the ocean floor
plain
500
Why is the ocean salty?
Rain, wind, and erosion washes the salt from rocks into rivers. Then, the river empties it into the ocean. Also, many underwater rocks already contain salt that then devolves into the water.
500
Where does the Gulf Stream take water to and from? Why is it important?
It takes it from the Gulf of Mexico to the area around Great Britain. It brings the warm water north, giving Great Britain a warmer climate.
500
List four ways the ocean provides for "life" on earth
food
water
minerals
transportation
500
What is the biggest predator to the Man of War? Why?
Sea Turtle, because it has a thick shell to protect it against the tentacles