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Deep Blue Sea

Total questions: 166

Worksheet time: 6hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a valley between two waves?

a)

Current

b)

Wavelength

c)

tide

d)

trough

2.

Which answer is the meaning of a steady flow (usually from natural causes)?

a)

The oceans

b)

Trough

c)

current

d)

wavelength

e)

tide

3.

What is the meaning of salinity?

a)

Amount of salt in the ocean

b)

Lable the light forms

c)

water pressure

d)

deepest trench and bottom lightzone

4.

What is a system to detect objects?

a)

tide

b)

sonar

c)

current

d)

trough

5.

What is the definition of water pressure?

a)

amount of salt in the ocean

b)

pressure that increases with depth

c)

the rise and fall of the sea level

d)

mariana trench and midnight zone

6.

What is the definition of a tide?

a)

pressure that increases with depth

b)

marina trench and midnight zone

c)

amount of salt in the ocean

d)

the rise and fall of the sea level

e)

the difference between crests of a wave

7.

What means the difference between crests of a wave?

a)

tide

b)

current

c)

sonar

d)

wavelength

e)

trough

8.

Which answer states the names of the oceans?

a)

Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans

b)

deep, shallow, bright,and cool oceans

c)

California, Texas, New York, Washington, and Florida

d)

Blue, red, green, purple, white, or black

9.

What is the name of the deepest trench in the ocean?

a)

Bottom of the ocean

b)

Mariana trench

c)

dark valley

d)

Indian trench

10.

Which answer states the light forms in the ocean

a)

bright, hot, cool, warm

b)

Flashlight, light bulb

c)

continental slope, continental shelf, abyssal plain, mountain, and trench

d)

solid, liquid, gas

11.

Which answer means pressure that increases with depth?

a)

light forms

b)

tide

c)

current

d)

Water pressure

12.

What is the definition of salinity?

a)

current

b)

sonar

c)

the oceans

d)

amount of salt in the ocean

e)

tide

13.

What are artifacts

a)

candy

b)

objects in the past

c)

Things you draw

14.

What is a shipwreck?

a)

A ship that was destroyed

b)

a car crash

c)

tide

d)

amount of salt in the ocean

15.

What does a sonar do?

a)

tracks down animals

b)

tells you where you are

c)

is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

d)

find animals

16.

What is silt?

a)

tide

b)

current

c)

Dirt/sand in the water

d)

ocean

17.

What is a submarine?

a)

amazing sea animal

b)

A boat that could go in the ocean

c)

a ship

18.

Jellyfish have poisonous______.

a)

body

b)

tentacles

c)

bell

d)

top

19.

What is a hatch?

a)

place to rest

b)

lock

c)

a baby sea animal hatching

d)

a door on a submarine

20.

What is the scientific name for a sea squirt?

a)

coral

b)

squid

c)

Urochordata

d)

plankton

21.

What do you call a group of fish?

a)

flock

b)

school

c)

herd

d)

group

22.

Fish in the no light zone __________

a)

float

b)

sink

c)

are hot

d)

glow

23.

. Why do anglerfish have have a light?

a)

to float

b)

to use as a bait

c)

to grow

d)

to fight

24.

How are bats similar to anglerfish?

a)

both have good eyesight

b)

they only come out at night

c)

they both have fangs

d)

they can both fly

25.

What does the electric catfish do to protect itself?

a)

camouflages

b)

scares away enemies

c)

gives out an electric shot

d)

glows

26.

Scientists divide the ocean into zones. Where do 90% of all sea creatures live?

a)

sunlit zone

b)

moonlit zone

c)

New moon zone

d)

the dark zone

27.

What does the parrot fish do before going to sleep to protect itself?

a)

Covers itself in spikes

b)

Hides in a cave

c)

Uses spit to make a sleeping bag

d)

Hides in an anemone

28.

What does the light on an anglerfish do?

a)

Attracts prey

b)

Confuses predators

c)

Lets it see to find its way

d)

It goes on and off

29.

Blue whales eat this many pounds of food every day.

a)

90 tons

b)

2,000 pounds

c)

8,000 pounds

d)

150 tons

30.
The gulper eel has a really large mouth that it can use just like some snakes.  What can it do with its jaw?
a)
crush things
b)
snap it
c)
unhinge it
d)
open it wide
31.
What do some fish living in the midnight zone have?
a)
Big fins
b)
No teeth
c)
No friends
d)
Tiny or no eyes at all
32.
If a fish can't see, how does it find its prey?
a)
The movement or motion of the fish
b)
Sounds the fish make
c)
It bumps into its prey
d)
It uses a fishing rog
33.
How do tubeworms eat?
a)
They chew their food
b)
Using bacteria in their bodies
c)
They filter out the food 
d)
They don't eat
34.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
35.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
36.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
37.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm 
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
38.
What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
It continues over the continent
b)
It stops
c)
It changes direction
d)
It is absorbed by the land
39.

How do Sea Squirts consume food?

a)

By Bottom Feeding

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Predation

d)

By Filter Feeding

40.

What is their outer skin called?

a)

Tunic

b)

Shield

c)

Skin

d)

Larvacea

41.

What are they main thing sea squirts feed on?

a)

Plankton

b)

Fish

c)

Kelp

d)

sunlight

42.

What do sea squirts do at a very young age that exposes them to predators?

a)

Float around and wait to be eaten

b)

Attach themselves to large exposing rocks

c)

Try and group up to eat other predators

43.

Where do sea squirts release their eggs into?

a)

Deep holes to sit and wait for another sea squirt

b)

The surface so they sink down to the floor

c)

Into the water to wait for fertizarion

44.
What does propulsion mean?
a)
A jet engine
b)
To eject or vomit
c)
A fan
d)
To move forward
45.
What does Intrepid mean?
a)
brave or fearless
b)
Lost in the forest
c)
A mountain climber
d)
helping a friend
46.
What does EGO mean?
a)
When someone looks at themselves in a mirror
b)
A person's sense of self esteem or importance.
c)
A young man
d)
When someone is shy.
47.

Why do small fish swim close to the whale shark?

a)

To get eaten by the whale shark

b)

To protect themselves from predators

c)

They are friends

d)

They are blind and can't see

48.

What "sense" do sharks use to detect food?

a)

Hearing

b)

Sight

c)

Touch

d)

Smell

49.

In the segment showing the dolphins eating small fish, what other non-fish organism was eating the fish as well?

a)

Sharks

b)

Humans

c)

Turtles

d)

Birds

50.

What natural defense does the vampire squid use to keep other fish away?

a)

Glowing parts of its body

b)

Sharp teeth

c)

Poison darts

d)

Ink

51.

Gravity creates tides?

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Salt in the sea is made by rocks eroding by water.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Bio luminescence is produced by all animals.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

A dry suit is a suit to keep out the water in cold waters.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

When you are diving how many air tanks should you have? Choose Two

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

56.

What does Pacific Ocean mean?

a)

Peaceful sea

b)

Raging sea

c)

Deep sea

d)

Big sea

57.

The Pacific Ocean covers 30% of the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

There are seven seas and five oceans?

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Can you drink ocean water?

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The Mariana trench can hold Mount Everest?

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Is the first zone of the ocean called Epipelagic zone?

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The second zone in the ocean is the Mesopelgic zone?

a)

True

b)

False

63.

All fish a very colorful.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Goliath groupers are the biggest grouper fish.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Hammerhead sharks can rest to breath.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The Atlantic Ocean is the biggest ocean?

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Cora reefs are alive?

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What color does coral become when it is dead?

a)

Gray

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

Brown

69.

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

What fish breaths through gills?

a)

Clown fish

b)

Grouper fish

c)

Great White Shark

d)

All of the above

71.

The Indian Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

All sharks have four gills.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

How much trash is in the ocean?

a)

10 billion pounds

b)

11 billion pound

c)

13 billion pounds

d)

14 billion pounds

74.

How many percent does the Pacific ocean cover?

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

75.

Jellyfish are mostly made of water.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Blue whales are endangered?

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Polar bears are endangered animals?

a)

True

b)

False

79.

African Penguins are not endangered

a)

Tue

b)

False

80.

Sea turtles are endangered.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

What of the following animals are endangered?

a)

Green sea turtle

b)

Goliath Grouper

c)

Clown fish

d)

Puffer fish

82.

What of the following animals are not endangered?

a)

Porpoise

b)

Vaquita

c)

Beluga whale

d)

Hump back whale

83.

Porpoise are endangered?

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Matinees are not endangered.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Humpback whales are endangered.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Marine iguanas are endangered.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Loggerhead sea turtles are not endangered.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Humphead wrasses are considered a delicacy.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Kemp's ridley sea turtle's are extinct.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

How many present of the ocean covers the Earth?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

91.

How many known marine life forms are there?

a)

Thousands

b)

Hundred thousands

c)

Scientists don't know

92.

What is the biggest ocean in the world?

a)

Pacific

b)

Antlantic

c)

Arctic

93.

Were is the Bermuda triangle located?

a)

Pacific ocean

b)

Atlantic ocean

c)

Indian ocean

94.

How much percent of Earths life is in ocean?

a)

30%

b)

60%

c)

73%

d)

94%

95.

How much percent of the ocean have we explored?

a)

10%

b)

5%

c)

50%

d)

20%

96.

How much oxygen do we breath that is produced by the ocean?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

70%

97.

How many ship wrecks are on the sea floor?

a)

1 billion

b)

3 billion

c)

5 billion

98.

How much trash is dumped into the ocean every year?

a)

1 billion kg

b)

4.5 billion kg

c)

6 billion kg

99.

Basking sharks are the biggest fish in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

Great white sharks are the most deadly shark in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

Select one plant that is in the ocean.

a)

Red algae

b)

Kelp

c)

Sea grass

d)

All of the above

102.

How many centimeters can kelp grow?

a)

45

b)

20

c)

80

d)

50

103.

Who holds the baby seahorses?

a)

Male

b)

Female

104.

When is the arctic ocean almost completely cover in ice?

a)

Winter

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Spring

105.

Where is the Bermuda Triangle Located?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

106.

How much percent of Earths surface does the Indian Ocean cover?

a)

20%

b)

14%

c)

16%

d)

13%

107.

What does the Atlantic ocean's name refer to?

a)

Greek myths

b)

Roman myths

108.

How much of the Earth's surface does the Atlantic Ocean cover?

a)

20%

b)

21%

c)

22%

d)

23%

109.

How many islands are in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

23000

b)

24000

c)

25000

d)

26000

110.

The Pacific rim of fire is a bunch of active volcanoes.

a)

True

b)

False

111.

How deep is the Mariana Trench in meters?

a)

9000

b)

10000

c)

110000

d)

120000

112.

What are Earth's tides caused by?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Moon

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

All of the above

113.

How many miles in length can our ocean fit?

a)

631

b)

621

c)

611

d)

601

114.

How many life forms are in the sea?

a)

Millions

b)

Trillions

c)

Quadrillians

d)

Thousands

115.

hat percentage of Earth's surface does the Pacific Ocean cover?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

116.

How do angler fish lure prey?

a)

With sound

b)

With light

c)

With food

d)

With touch

117.

Were is most of life found.

a)

On Land

b)

In the ocean

118.

The worlds longest mountain chain is in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

119.

There are more historical artifacts in museums then oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

120.

How long does the ocean mountain range overstretch to?

a)

55,000 km

b)

56,000 km

c)

57,000 km

d)

58,000 km

121.

About how much oxygen does the ocean produce?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

122.

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen when in the moon?

a)

True

b)

False

123.

How much percent have we discover of the ocean?

a)

2%

b)

3%

c)

4%

d)

5%

124.

Humans have mapped planets better then they have mapped the ocean floor.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

The ocean have an average depth of...

a)

2 miles

b)

3miles

c)

4 miles

d)

5 miles

126.

Light can not penetrate 300 feet in the water

a)

True

b)

False

127.

How many tons of important metal can be in the ocean.

a)

10 million tons

b)

20 million tons

c)

30 million tons

d)

40 million tons

128.

How many feet can kelp grow in a day?

a)

2 feet

b)

3 feet

c)

4 feet

d)

5 feet

129.

Can rivers and lakes be in the ocean?

a)

True

b)

False

130.

90% of volcanic eruptions happen in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

131.

In the ocean you can find lost cities.

a)

True

b)

False

132.

How many Empire State buildings can the Mariana Trench hold?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

133.

When did ocean life begin?

a)

1 Billion years ago

b)

2 Billion years ago

c)

3 billion years ago

d)

4 Billion years ago

134.

In a mouthful of there are millions of bacteria.

a)

True

b)

False

135.

How many atms can it reach at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

a)

500

b)

1000

c)

1500

d)

2000

136.

Whats the deepest a human can go under water?

a)

500 feet

b)

1000 feet

c)

1500 feet

d)

2000 feet

137.

Humans touched the moon first before they touched the mid ocean mountain ridge.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

How fast does sound go underwater?

a)

1435 mp

b)

1423 mp

c)

1456 mp

d)

1324 mp

139.

Sound travels almost 5 times as fast as air.

a)

True

b)

False

140.

There can be underwater hot springs.

a)

True

b)

False

141.

Can earthquakes in the ocean create tsunamis?

a)

True

b)

False

142.

Earth is the only planet with an ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

143.

The Indian ocean is the hottest ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

144.

Up to date information about the ocean is collected by satellites.

a)

True

b)

False

145.

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

146.

Whales are the biggest fish in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

147.

The Atlantic ocean is the second biggest ocean in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

148.

The mass of the ocean is the mass of the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

149.

A group of fish is called a pod.

a)

True

b)

False

150.

All sharks have 4 gills.

a)

True

b)

False

151.

What ocean holds the Great Garbage Patch?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Arctic Ocean

152.

If a Hammerhead shark is sleeping part of its brain is still active.

a)

True

b)

False

153.

What is the smartest ocean animal?

a)

Sea otter

b)

Seal

c)

Crab

d)

Parrot fish

154.

What is the average depth of the ocean?

a)

3.5 kilometers

b)

4.5 kilometers

c)

5.5 kilometers

d)

6.5 kilometers

155.

How many feet can light penetrate the ocean?

a)

200 feet

b)

300 feet

c)

400 feet

d)

500 feet

156.

How many meters below can a fang tooth fish live?

a)

2,000 meters

b)

3,000 meters

c)

4,000 meters

d)

5,000 meters

157.

Tube worms can be 8 feet long just so they can eat.

a)

True

b)

False

158.

What do Blob fish have to protect themselves?

a)

Spikes

b)

A bad smell

c)

Scary face

d)

Ugly face

159.

The deep sea viper fish can curl its teeth in its head.

a)

True

b)

False

160.

The knife tooth saw fish has saw like teeth to kill prey.

a)

True

b)

False

161.

Where are the hatchet fishes eyes almost always positioned?

a)

Forward

b)

backward

c)

downward

d)

upward

162.

How many percent of the ocean does the Indian ocean cover?

a)

10%

b)

11%

c)

12%

d)

14%

163.

How long can a sarcastic fringe-head live?

a)

5 years

b)

6 years

c)

7 years

d)

8 years

164.

The ocean produces more then half of the air we breath.

a)

True

b)

False

165.

Sharks will eat you camera because the camera sends out electrical input.

a)

True

b)

False

166.

Baby sharks eat each other.

a)

True

b)

False