Intro to Oceanography

Which ocean has a greater average depth?

Erosion of what material (s) make the ocean salty?

The teeth of the whale featured below can grow to be 10 inches long and weigh four pounds

What can cause "red tides"

Identify the following organism

Which of the following marine creatures are terrestrial egg layers?

The organism below is known for having the largest ______ in the animal kingdom?

The oceans cover approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface?

Which of the following creates oceanic waves

Which of the following animals is the largest to have ever lived on Earth?

The ocean at its deepest point (Marianas Trench) is deeper than land is taller (Mt. Everest)

This marine bird has the longest avian wingspan, roughly ~13 ft.!

This culture / explorer was the first to cross the Atlantic 

Where can the largest tidal range be found on earth?

The picture features what depositional feature associated which Cape Cod's Bayside beaches

Where is new oceanic crust formed?

This destructive wave is created by joining large waves together under storms offshore

Which of the following is not an ocean of the Earth

The average temperature of the ocean? (In Fahrenheit)

Sharks have a skeleton composed of what material?

Which of the following organisms do not use gills for respiration?

All of the world's oceans are blue

Which of the following events will NOT create a tsunami?

Brackish estuaries and salt marshes are more fertile than Mid-western farmland

What is the state fish of Massachusetts?

Which of the following major U.S cities is not an major port city?

What is the total length (in miles) of tidal shoreline of the U.S.A?

Which of following whales' scientific name translates to "long-winged new englander"?

Sea water has the same general composition as what other fluid?

Where can penguins be found?