Ocean Noise and Upsweep Mysteries

Ocean Noise and Upsweep Mysteries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, Journalism

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video explores the mysterious upsweep sound detected in the Pacific Ocean. Despite various theories, including the existence of a massive sea creature like the megalodon, experts conclude that the sound is likely from a large unidentified marine mammal. The upsweep remains a mystery as it doesn't match known seismic or manmade sounds.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the ocean has been explored?

Around 20%

Less than 5%

About 10%

More than 50%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the upsweep?

A new species of fish

A mysterious sound detected in the ocean

A type of ocean current

A type of underwater volcano

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some potential sources of ocean noise?

Only sea life

Manmade machines, geological events, and sea life

Only geological events

Only manmade machines

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which prehistoric creature is considered a potential source of the upsweep?

Megalodon

Giant Squid

Loch Ness Monster

Kraken

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it unlikely that megalodons are still in our oceans?

They only lived in freshwater

They never existed

Their teeth are not found in current specimens

They are too small to make such sounds

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Dr. Conger suggest about the chewed-up mako shark?

It was bitten by a giant squid

It was damaged by underwater machinery

It was likely a victim of a feeding frenzy by other sharks

It was attacked by a megalodon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Dr. Ben Gottesman think about the upsweep's intensity?

It is a weak sound

It is likely a manmade sound

It is a sound from a small marine animal

It is a very large, intense seismic sound

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