Invertebrates Fish Ocean Mammals Currents Miscellaneous
100
Octopus
What animal has 8 arms and a beak for a mouth?
100
Manta Ray
This fish has huge winglike fins.
100
Blue Whale
The largest animal that has ever lived.
100
By wind
How are ocean currents primarily moved?
100
Sand is formed.
What happens when waves hit against rocks and minerals over time?
200
Jellyfish
What animal is shaped like a bell or bowl and can sting?
200
Salmon
This fish leaves the ocean and swims upstream to lay its eggs.
200
Beluga Whale
The only white whale.
200
The Gulf Stream
What current brings warm water to England?
200
Oceanography
What is the study of the sea or ocean called?
300
It squirts a blob of ink.
How does a squid distract its enemies?
300
Cod
This fish is caught for its meat and for the oil that is in its liver.
300
Dolphins have pointed noses and porpoises have blunt heads.
The main difference between dolphins and porpoises.
300
False
True or False:
Ocean currents carry only warm water.
300
It contains salt.
Why is seawater denser than fresh water?
400
Portuguese Man of War
A common but deadly jellyfish.
400
They have huge mouths and sharp teeth.
What is unique about fish that live deep in the ocean?
400
Sperm Whale
This whale was hunted for its oil and ambergis.
400
True
True or False:
A knowledge of ocean currents helps make sea travel quicker.
400
28.5 degrees F
What temperature does seawater freeze at?
500
Jet propulsion
The process by which an octopus or squid moves throughout the water is called __________ ____________________.
500
Gills
Fish are able to get oxygen from the water with their ____________________.
500
Baleen
A hard but flexible substance like fingernails that some whales have in their mouths.
500
True
True or False:
Matthew Maury, who made many important discoveries about currents, used messages in a bottle to perform his experiments.
500
The Pacific.
The Mariana trench is the deepest known spot in the ocean. Which ocean is it located in?






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