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Octopus
What animal has 8 arms and a beak for a mouth?
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Manta Ray
This fish has huge winglike fins.
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Blue Whale
The largest animal that has ever lived.
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By wind
How are ocean currents primarily moved?
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Sand is formed.
What happens when waves hit against rocks and minerals over time?
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Jellyfish
What animal is shaped like a bell or bowl and can sting?
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Salmon
This fish leaves the ocean and swims upstream to lay its eggs.
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Beluga Whale
The only white whale.
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The Gulf Stream
What current brings warm water to England?
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Oceanography
What is the study of the sea or ocean called?
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It squirts a blob of ink.
How does a squid distract its enemies?
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Cod
This fish is caught for its meat and for the oil that is in its liver.
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Dolphins have pointed noses and porpoises have blunt heads.
The main difference between dolphins and porpoises.
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False
True or False:
Ocean currents carry only warm water. |
It contains salt.
Why is seawater denser than fresh water?
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Portuguese Man of War
A common but deadly jellyfish.
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They have huge mouths and sharp teeth.
What is unique about fish that live deep in the ocean?
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Sperm Whale
This whale was hunted for its oil and ambergis.
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True
True or False:
A knowledge of ocean currents helps make sea travel quicker. |
28.5 degrees F
What temperature does seawater freeze at?
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Jet propulsion
The process by which an octopus or squid moves throughout the water is called __________ ____________________.
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Gills
Fish are able to get oxygen from the water with their ____________________.
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Baleen
A hard but flexible substance like fingernails that some whales have in their mouths.
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True
True or False:
Matthew Maury, who made many important discoveries about currents, used messages in a bottle to perform his experiments. |
The Pacific.
The Mariana trench is the deepest known spot in the ocean. Which ocean is it located in?
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