AQUARIUMS

Part 1: Vocabulary

Choose the correct answer for each word

1. Aquarium

• A place where people can see sea animals

• A large fish that eats sharks

• A factory near the ocean

• A small bird that swims

  2. Tank

• A metal container for food

•   A glass container with water for sea animals

• A place where sharks live in the wild

• A tube for swimming with fish

  4. Kelp

• A type of shark

• A small bird

• A large plant that lives under the sea

• A kind of fish food

3. 3. Penguin

• A sea plant that grows fast

• A bird that cannot fly and lives in cold places

• A fish with no bones

• A toy that otters play with

  5. Whale shark

• A very big whale that eats sharks

• The biggest type of fish in the ocean

• A dangerous fish that lives in rivers

•   A big machine used in aquariums

Choose TRUE or FALSE to each sentence.

The Chinese kept goldfish over 1,000 years ago

• True

• False

The first public aquarium was in France.

• True

• False

Whale sharks live in the Georgia Aquarium

• True

• False

Kelp grows about fifty centimeters a day in the aquarium.

• True

• False

Choose the best answer

1. What kind of animal did the Monterey Bay Aquarium rescue after Hurricane Katrina?

• Sharks

• Penguins

• Dolphins

• Turtles