WorksheetsOceans
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Is there more land on water on the Earth?
Land
Water
They are equal
How much of the Earth's water is ocean?
1/100 or 1%
97/100 or 97%
2/100 or 2%
How much of the Earth's water is frozen?
1/100 or 1%
97/100 or 97%
2/100 or 2%
How much of the Earth's water can we drink?
1/100 or 1%
97/100 or 97%
2/100 or 2%
What makes the ocean salty (two answers)?
Oxygen
sodium
chloride
Nitrogen
What is the largest ocean?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Southern
What is an oceanographer?
Someone who studies animals in the ocean
Someone who studies animals in the zoo
Someone who studies oceans
Someone who cleans pools
Are seas smaller or larger than oceans?
Smaller
Larger
They are the same size
Does what happens to one ocean effect what happens to anther?
No, they are different
Yes, they are all connected
What makes winds (there are two answers)?
Wind
Heat
Sun
Playing in the ocean
What makes waves?
wind
sun
heat
playing in the ocean
What is a current?
electric
moving water
a type of whale
the name of an ocean
Where is the strongest current?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What is the name of the strongest current?
Gulf Stream
Ridley Stream
Atlantic Steam
What does a current distribute (two answers)?
warmth
coolness
water
salt
What are tides?
salt in the water
movement in the water
a current
What makes the tides (two answers)?
Moon
The Current
Heat
Sun
How many high tides are there every day?
1
2
3
4
How many low tides are there every day?
1
2
3
4
What happens during high tide?
water pushes onto land
water pulls away from land
waves are bigger
waves are smaller
What happens during low tide?
water pushes onto land
water pulls away from land
waves are bigger
waves are smaller
What is the coast?
The boardwalk
The middle of the ocean
Where the sand and ocean meet
What does the coast look like?a
A beach
A Park
A Boat
What is the temperature of the water on the coast?
Warm
Cold
What is an animal you may see on the coast?
Whale
Crab
Shark
What is an estuary?
The beach
Where the river meets the ocean
A bay
What is brackish water?
A mix of salty and fresh water
The water that comes from the sink
Black water
What is an animal you may see in an Estuary.
Ducks
Whales
Crabs
Where are coral reefs?
Between the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn
In the Atlantic ocean
At the Jersey Shore
Is coral alive?
yes
no
What is an animal you could see on a coral reef?
Shark
Duck
Clown fish
I change color to blend in with my surroundings. I also shoot a cloud of ink to confuse my enemies.
Octopus
Butterfly Fish
Sea Turtle
Puffer fish
The eye spot near my tail makes my enemies think the back of me is the front.
Octopus
Butterfly Fish
Sea Turtle
Puffer fish
You might find me sleeping under a ledge. But I need to come up for air.
Octopus
Butterfly Fish
Sea Turtle
Puffer fish
When I need to defend myself, I puff up so my spines stick out.
Octopus
Butterfly Fish
Sea Turtle
Puffer fish
I have poisonous tentacles for capturing food . Clownfish come near me because I cannot harm them.
Sea Anemone
Sea Cucumber
Parrotfish
Moray Eels
I crawl along the reef gathering food with my sticky tentacles. I look like a vegetable.
Sea Anemone
Sea Cucumber
Parrotfish
Moray Eels
I use my strong teeth to eat coral. My teeth are like a parrot's beak.
Sea Anemone
Sea Cucumber
Parrotfish
Moray Eels
I hide my long body in caves. If a fish swims by, I lunge out and grab it with my sharp teeth.
Sea Anemone
Sea Cucumber
Parrotfish
Moray Eels
Where is the kelp forrest?
On the continental shelf
In the mountains
In Ridley Creek State Park
Does the kelp forest need warm or cool water?
Warm
Cool
What is an animal you may see in the kelp forest?
Crab
Seal
Birds
Where is the open ocean?
From one continental shelf to the other
The beach
In the bottom of the ocean
How deep can the ocean get?
1.5 miles
1.5 feel
1.5 inches
1.5 yards
Is there a lot of color in the open ocean?
Yes
No
Where is the Abyss?
At the beach
The very bottom of the ocean
It is a ride at the boardwalk
Is there a lot of pressure in the Abyss?
Yes
No
What is an animal you would see in the Abyss?
Cookie Cutter Sharks
Whales
Birds
Guppies
Will you ever be able to visit the Abyss?
No
Yes
What part of a whale is like nostrils?
Blowholes
Baleen
Flukes
This is a comb like plates that some whales use to eat.
Blowholes
Baleen
Flukes
This is another name for a whales tail.
Blowholes
Baleen
Flukes
This is what it is called when a whale slaps its tail on the water.
Lobtailing
Breaching
Spouting
This is when the whale jumps, head first, out of the water.
Lobtailing
Breaching
Spouting
This is when a whale breathes and water shoots of its blowhole.
Lobtailing
Breaching
Spouting
Are whales mammals?
yes
no
Are whales fish?
yes
no
What is blubber?
a layer of fat
a flipper
fins to help a whale swim
What comes out of the whales blowhole?
water
air
food
Where are the whales dorsal fins?
on the sides of the whale
on their belly
on their back
Do all whales have dorsal fins?
yes
no
What do baleen whales eat?
fish
cheese steaks
plankton
How many blowholes do whales have?
1
2
3
4
How does a humpback whale get its food?
with teeth
they order from a menu
a bubble net
Do baleen whales have teeth?
yes
no
What does a toothed whale eat?
squid
sharks
mac and cheese
How do toothed whales find their food?
with their eyes
echolocation
an under water food store
with a fishing rod
What is ecolocation
it is a place to live
it is a map
when sound echo off of objects
Where do whales land when they breech?
Their bellies
Their sides
Their backs
Which humpback whales sing?
Males
Females
What does it mean to migrate?
move together in a group
to be great at something
to live together
Do whales travel alone?
Yes
No
What is a group of whales called?
A group
A School
A Pod
A Family
Why do whales travel together
To protect each other
So no one gets lost
So they aren't bored
Are bottlenosed dolphins and harbor porpoises considered whales?
Yes
No
