4th Science Oceans Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What current brings warm water to Engalnd | Gulf Stream |
What structure enables fish to get oxygen from the water | gills |
What are mountain ranges at the bottom of the ocean called | Ocean ridges |
Which shark is the largest fish of all? | Whale shark |
Which shark is the fiercest and most dangerous to man? | the great white shark |
contains rich oil fields | continental shelf |
contains underwater valcanoes | ocean floor |
has deep trenches at its base | continental slope |
along the edges of the continents | continental shelf |
contains all the fist caught and sold for food | continental shelf |
at the bottom of the ocean | ocean floor |
porpoise | mammal |
salmon | fish |
sponge | invertebrate |
tuna | fish |
blue whale | mammal |
white shark | fish |
oyster | inverbrate |
this fish is caught for its meat and for its oil in its liver which is high in vitamins A and D | cod |
This fish is unique because it always leaves the ocean and returns to the stream where it was born to lay its eggs | salmon |
This fish has huge wing like fins which make ti appear to fly through the water | manta ray |
this fish is the largest fish of all | whale shark |
grenadiers viper fish and other fist that live near the ocean floor are strange looking because of their | huge mouths and sharp teeth (not to mention that some of them glow in the dark) |
this fish is a man-eater | white shark |
Fish are able to get oxygen from the water with their | gills |
the largest animals that has ever lived is the _________ | blue whale |
this kind of whale was hunted for its oil and ambergris | sperm whale |
this invertebrate has the largest brain and is thought to be the most intelligent invertebrate | octopus |
Ocean currents are moved primarily by ______ | winds |
the people of England enjoy a moderate climate due to the warm water brought by the ______ _______ | golf stream |
_________ _________ made many important discoveries about "the paths of the seas" used messages in bottles to help perform his experiments | Matthew Maury |
Ocean currents carry (not only or only ) warm water | not only |
A knowledge of ocean currents makes sea travel ______ | faster |
contains flourishing plant life | continental shelf |
at the bottom of the ocean | ocean floor |
along the edges of the continents | continental shelf |
contains long mountain ranges called oceanic ridges | ocean floor |
has deep trenches at its base | continental slope |
made primarily of mud and sand deposited by rivers as they empty into the ocean | continental shelf |
shallow water | continental shelf |
contains almost all the fish that are caught to be sold for food | continental shelf |
churning waves help to make minerals and rocks into particles of _____. | sand |
Seawater is denser than fresh water because it contains ______. | salt |
fresh water freezes at 32'F but sea water freezes at ________. | 28'F |
Waves are caused by ____. | wind |
the scientific study of the sea or ocean is called | oceanography |
the deepest known spot int eh ocean is located in the Mariana Trench which is in the _______ Ocean. | Pacific |
blue whale | Mammal |
dolphin | Mammal |
jelly fish | invertebrate |
octopus | invertebrate |
oyster | invertebrate |
porpoise | Mammal |
salmon | fish |
sponge | invertebrate |
tuna | fish |
white shark | fish |
All marine mammals breathe with their ______ | lungs |
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