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Sharks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whale sharks have approx. how many teeth in their mouth?

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

3500

2.

Which is the largest of all sharks?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Whale Shark

c)

Bull Shark

d)

Tiger Shark

3.

Sharks have existed for approximately how long?

a)

5 Years

b)

10,000 Years

c)

350 Million Years

d)

10 Million Years

4.

What unusual thing can the bull shark do?

a)

Talk

b)

Eat Seaweed

c)

Live out of water

d)

Survive in Freshwater

5.

After eating a seal or a sea lion, how long can a great white shark go without another big meal?

a)

A Few Hours

b)

A Day

c)

A Week

d)

A Month

6.

When a fish or seal struggling, the next step is usually

for a shark to _____.

a)

sense the electrical signals

b)

swim away from its prey

c)

attack the fish with its teeth

d)

drag the fish toward it

7.

What will blue sharks do if they smell blood?

a)

Circle around

b)

Attack

c)

Nothing

d)

Swim away

8.

What will happen to a shark if it stops swimming?

a)

It will sink

b)

It will float

c)

It will explode

d)

It will be caught by fish

9.

What happens when a shark loses a tooth?

a)

They grow a new tooth

b)

A new tooth moves forward

c)

Nothing

d)

They do not lose teeth

10.

What is a baby shark called?

a)

cub

b)

pup

c)

Kit

d)

Calf

11.

What shark is the most dangerous shark in the sea?

a)

Great white shark

b)

Black-tipped reef shark

c)

Tiger shark

d)

Angel shark

12.

A shark's skin is covered in tiny bumps like teeth. What are they called?

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Cartilage

c)

Denticles

d)

Gills

13.

What is the smallest shark?

a)

Pygmy

b)

Miniature

c)

Nurse

d)

Blue

14.

What is NOT true about shark's teeth?

a)

They grow constantly

b)

They fall out to make room for new teeth

c)

There are several rows of teeth

d)

They never lose their teeth

15.

How fast can some sharks swim?

a)

up to 40 miles per hour

b)

up to 60 miles per hour

c)

up to 80 miles per hour

d)

up to 100 miles per hour

16.

What species of shark is the oldest known species?

a)

Blue shark

b)

Goblin shark

c)

Cookie Cutter shark

d)

Bull shark

17.

How big was the average length of the Megalodon shark?

a)

50 feet

b)

21 feet

c)

70 feet

d)

85 feet

18.

How does the black tip reef shark get its name?

a)

The dark spots on its stomach.

b)

The dark spots on its tail.

c)

It lives in reefs.

d)

It has a black spot on its nose.

19.

Which of the following fish has a skeleton most like a shark?

a)

a. Stingray

b)

b. Goldfish

c)

c. Marlin

d)

d. Barracuda

20.
Shark attacks are common along which 2 United States coasts?
a)
Texas and Florida
b)
North Carolina and South Carolina
c)
Georgia and Louisiana
d)
California and Oregon