Life of Pi: Ocean Facts

What's the record for the longest amount of time that someone has survived at sea?

• 484 days

• 1009 days

• 3201 days

• 9859 days

What percentage of the Earth's surface does the ocean cover?

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

How about the Earth's wildlife? What percentage of it is found in the ocean?

• 4%

• 34%

• 64%

• 94%

Coral creates its own “sunscreen” by producing coral fluoresce that protects the algae found in coral.

• True

• False

The largest mountain range in the world is underwater and is over 40,000 miles long.

• True

• False

Ice found in the ocean is safe to drink.

• True

• False

It is estimated there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor.

• True

• False

The largest animal ever found was a blue whale; it was as long as a hundred average-height men.

• True

• False

Some parts of the ocean are highly acidic, especially around volcanic vents that release carbon dioxide.

• True

• False

Some ocean plants, especially algae, can catch and eat fish.

• True

• False