Tide Pools Quiz

What forms tide pools?

• Rainwater collecting in holes

• Waves crashing on the beach

• The tide going out and trapping water in rocky hollows

• Fish digging holes in the sand

Why is it difficult for animals to live in high-level tide pools?

• The water is too deep

• The sun causes the water to evaporate

• There are too many predators

• The water is too cold

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What do barnacles use to attach themselves to rocks?

• Sticky feet

• Tentacles

• Hard shells

• Soft, slippery bodies

What helps starfish and sea urchins cling to rocks in mid-level tide pools?

• Their shells

• Their sticky feet

• Their tentacles

• Their fins

What type of seaweed is often found in low-level tide pools?

• Red seaweed

• Green seaweed

• Kelp

• Blue seaweed

What is this

• Starfish

• Crab

• Seaweed

• Seashell

Kelp, the brown seaweed, is used to make

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.3

What is this

• urchin

• fish

• anemone

• shore

What is this

• fish

• kelp

• seaweed

• urchin

• urchin

• kelp

• seaweed

• tube