Tidal Time
The celestial body we see at night that has a direct impact on the tides
What is the moon?
Named for their timid nature, this crustacean loves to hide in its shell whenever frightened
What is a Hermit Crab?
A zone deeper than the Midnight Zone, this zone is reserved for the ocean's deepest trenches
What is the Hadal Zone?
Shark skin is made up of dermal denticles, which resemble miniature versions of what bone?
What are Teeth?
A celestial body seen during the day that has impact on the tides, but not as much, or as direct, as the moon
What is the Sun?
occurs when the water level rises, moving from low tide toward high tide
What is a Flood Tide?
Resembling a shark, this creature is very timid, and mostly native to the New England waters
What is a Dogfish?
The warmest oceanic layer, this layer is the most important for Ecology and Biodiversity
What is the Sunlight Zone?
The fastest swimming fish in the ocean, reaching speeds of up to 68mph, named after its glorious dorsal fin structure
What is a Sailfish?
What percentage of all of Earth's living space is found within the oceans?
99%
Occurs at a new or full moon, this type of tide sees larger variations between high and low tide heights
What is a Spring Tide?
An aggressive crab when adult, this crustacean is names for its brilliant shades of blue on it's underside
What is a Blue Crab?
Starting at the Twilight zone, marine creatures tend to take on this feature, making them able to produce their own light
What is Bioluminescence?
Based on a true story, this film sees a rescued Bottlenose Dolphin lose her tail to a crab trap, before receiving a custom-made prosthetic tail.
What is Dolphin Tale?
Deep in the Midnight Zone, creatures like the eyeless shrimp depend on what geographical feature to keep them warm, which can get waters to reach around 800F?
What are Hydrothermal Vents?
A tide that sees smaller than normal tidal ranges. Occurs when the moon and sun are perpendicular to each other
What is a Neap Tide?
A prehistoric creature, this crustacean has been on Earth for over 300 million years, making it older than the dinosaurs.
What is a Horseshoe Crab?
Another, more scientific-sounding name given to the Sunlight Zone.
What is the Euphotic/photic Zone?
The silly-sounding term used for the practice of catching fish with one's bare hands
What is Noodling?
Deep within the Midnight Zone, this mammal was recorded swimming at 9,816ft below the surface, the deepest any mammal has been recorded swimming
What is the Cuvier Beaked Whale?
occurs when the water level is falling, moving from high tide toward low tide
What is an Ebb Tide?
While resembling a different, venomous species (stonefish), this fish is virtually harmless, but will try to bite if provoked, and love to bury in the sand
What is an Oyster Toadfish
A famous movie director, he became the man to complete the 2nd deepest crewed mission, The Challenger Mission, reaching a staggering depth of 35,756 feet below the surface.
Who is James Cameron?
A cursed ghost ship doomed to sail forever, its phantom sightings were often believed to bring about curses and bad omens to sailors
What is the Flying Dutchman?
What causes tidal times to be different day-to-day?
The moon's orbit being longer than a 24hr day