Ocean Study Guide #1

What animals are animals that swim? (Examples: whales, fish, turtles, sea snakes)

• Benthic

• Nektonic

Which animals are animals that don't swim? (Examples: crabs, lobsters, sea snails, sea stars)

• Benthic

• Nektonic

What are caused by the moon?

• Currents

• Tides

• Waves

• Gravity

What are the parts of the Continental Shelf?

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

• Continental Rise

• Abyssal Plain

• All of the Above

What is ONE kind of whale?

• Benthic Whales

• Abyssal Whales

• Baleen Whales

• Blubber Whales

Which kind of whale have teeth, have big brains, and are a smaller size?

• Toothed Whales

• Baleen Whales

What kind of whale has no teeth, have bristles and big brains, and are the largest whales?

• Toothed Whales

• Baleen Whales

What is the end of a whale's tail called?

• blubber

• tides

• blowhole

• whale fluke

What does a whale use to breath?

• Tides

• Blubber

• Blowhole

• Whale Fluke

Are whales warm-blooded or cold-blooded

• warm-blooded

• cold-blooded