Why do ocean matter? (Year 5 )

The Great Barrier Reef is loacted in ....

• Australia

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

Why are coral reefs important?

• They look pretty and make attractive jewerly.

• They provide food and shelter for a quarter of marine species.

• They give us energy

• They turn white when they are bleached.

Why are oceans important to humans?

• They are beautiful to look at.

• We use them as our habitat

• They gives us carbon dioxide to breathe

• We use them to trade goods between countries.

What is coral bleaching?

• When coral moves to another location

• When the coral is cleaned with bleach

• When the algae, which gives the coral its colour and food, leaves

• When the animals , who live in the coral, start to eat it.

Biodegradable means....

• when something naturally breaks down and returns to nature

• an item to be made to then throw away after use

• the home of a plant or animal

• something likely to cause damage

What happens if global warming continues?

• More coral reefs will continue

• Corals will become brighter

• Oceans will have more tropical fish

• Sea levels will rise as glaciers melt.

A healthy marine environment means...

• the water is too cold to swim in

• you are allowed to walk your dog there

• the water is extremely clean and safe to swim there.

• there are no sharks in the water.

How could we help keep our marine environment clean?

• Sell more plastic water bottles

• Add more bins to area

• Put in an extra car park

• Collect all the shells from the shore

Is overfishing positive or negative for our environment?

• positive

• negative