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Shark Week

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest of all sharks?

a)

Bull Shark

b)

Whale Shark

c)

Great White Shark

d)

Tiger Shark

2.

Sharks have existed for approximately how long?

a)

350 million years

b)

10,000 years

c)

1 million years

d)

10 million years

3.

What unusual thing can the bull shark do?

a)

Talk

b)

Survive out of water

c)

Survive in freshwater

d)

Eat Seaweed

4.

What are baby sharks called?

a)

Cubs

b)

Sharklings

c)

Fry

d)

Pups

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.

Which organ helps sharks to float?

a)

Heart

b)

Spleen

c)

Liver

d)

Stomach

7.

How many shark species are there?

a)

170

b)

500

c)

70

d)

770

8.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the PECTORAL FIN?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

9.

Why must sharks continually swim?

a)

To work out their muscles

b)

To keep their heart pumping

c)

In order to get oxygen thru their gills

d)

To attract mates

10.

Mother sharks stay close to their babies until they are mature.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Some of the smallest sharks are...

a)

5 in

b)

7 in

c)

4 in

d)

9 in

12.

Out of all the sharks, the Great White Shark is the most fierce.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is a group of sharks called?

a)

A shoal

b)

A flotilla

c)

A cluster

d)

A sharklet

14.

What are shark skeletons made of?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Keratin

d)

They don't have them

15.

Identify the shark

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Basking Shark

c)

Goblin Shark

d)

Frilled Shark

16.
Sharks PURPOSELY attack humans
a)
true
b)
false
17.
A shark can sense vibrations a thousand miles away
a)
true
b)
false
18.

How many bones do Sharks have ?

a)

None

b)

400

c)

200

d)

100