WorksheetsBlue Planet II Episode 7 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which waters were the herring migrating to?
Swedish
Norwegian
Icelandic
German
What issue caused herring numbers to plummet in the 1960s?
Global warming
Oil spills
Disease outbreaks
Overfishing
Which two species of whale depend on the herring as a food source?
Orca
Blue
Humpback
Baleen
What fraction of Earth's global fishery areas are estimated to be over-exploited?
1/2
1/3
1/4
1/5
What is the major issue are boats causing for coral reef fish species?
pollution from the engines
they create a lot of noise underwater
they change the water currents
they kill fish when they hit them
How many million tonnes of plastic are estimated to be dumped in oceans each year?
5 million tonnes
6 million tonnes
7 million tonnes
8 million tonnes
Why are Albatross numbers in decline?
Too many get tangled in fishing nets and drown
Changes in global temperature are leading to the destruction of their habitats
Food brought back to the young contains plastics which fill their stomachs
Nesting sites are being disturbed by scientists, causing the birds to abandon their eggs
There is an estimated ________________ pieces of plastic in the sea per km2 of ocean at present
10,000
100,000
500,000
1,000,000
What is being done in Trinidad to help save the leatherback turtles?
A ban on hunting turtles has been introduced
Turtles are being moved to safer beaches by a team of turtle experts
A programme has been launched to educate the locals on the importance of the turtles and their protection
nothing is being done and the turtles are dying out as a result
How many sharks are being killed in fishing nets each year?
100,000 (One hundred thousand)
1,000,000 (One million)
5,000,000 (Five million)
10,000,000+ (Ten million or more)
What is the estimated total length of all the fishing lines discarded at sea?
As long as the Great Wall of China
Enough to wrap around the world twice
Enough to stretch from Earth to the moon
As long as the coastline of North America
What impact has the whale hunting ban had?
Whale species have been able to repopulate
The demand for whale meat has increased
There are now too many whales
What % of coral around the island of Lizard died off during the filming of Blue Planet II?
<50%
61-75 %
76-90%
>90%
What is causing the coral to bleach?
Damage from tourists taking souvenirs from the reefs
Boats snapping pieces of coral off as they pass over them
Increasing global sea temperatures
A disease that is spreading through coral reefs
In the last 3 years, how much of Earth's coral is thought to have suffered from increasing sea temperatures?
1/2
2/3
3/5
4/7
