Mundo Maya Fish

Question 0

Fringe reef?

Answer 0

Grow parallel to shorelines

Question 1

Coral Reefs

Answer 1

• Construct reefs= tropical waters
• Corals shelter is coralite
• Skeleton is made of calcium carbonate
• tentacles are used to trap animals into their polyps digestive system
• circulation conditions= waves, tides, and currents

Question 2

Barrier reef?

Answer 2

A linear reef that is separated from the shore by a lagoon.

Question 3

Atoll Reefs?

Answer 3

Rings of coral reefs formed on the tops of subsiding ancient volcanos.

Question 4

What is an example of a Pacific Atoll Reef?

Answer 4

The Bikini Island

Question 5

Coral lives in a symbiotic relationship with a yellow algae called…

Answer 5

Zooxanthellae

Question 6

What do corals do?

Answer 6

Protect the shores from erosion, provides a calm lagoon area for sea grass to grow, for tourism, and research.

Question 7

What are some medicinal uses for coral?

Answer 7

Many have similar structure as to human bones, treatments for cancer, coral is not recognized as foreign material by the human immune system and is rarely rejected.

Question 8

Krill is what kind of consumer?

Answer 8

Primary

Question 9

What is the original source of most energy?

Answer 9

Sunlight

Question 10

Typhoon?

Answer 10

Tropical cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean.

Question 11

Hurricane?

Answer 11

Type if tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific Ocean. Category 5 is the worst.

Question 12

Tsunami?

Answer 12

Series of waves created within a body of water that is caused by underwater earthquakes.

Question 13

Storm surge?

Answer 13

Water pushed forward by an incoming storm that can be produced by hurricanes or typhoons.

Question 14

What kind of atmospheric pressure is normal in a hurricane?

Answer 14

Low

Question 15

Estuary?

Answer 15

Wetland where a river meets a sea

Question 16

Sea?

Answer 16

Body of salt water that is not as large as an ocean - more or less land locked

Question 17

Gulf?

Answer 17

An extension of an ocean or sea into the land, larger than a bay.

Question 18

Bay?

Answer 18

An inlet of the sea, smaller than a gulf and usually land locked on 3 sides.

Question 19

Oceanographic Engineer’s do?

Answer 19

Responsible for the development of oceanographic equipment such as oil rigs and subs.

Question 20

Geophysical Oceanographers do?

Answer 20

Study features below the ocean floor.

Question 21

Physical Oceanographer’s do?

Answer 21

Study the wind, waves, rides and currents

Question 22

Geological Oceanographer’s do?

Answer 22

Marine geologists are interested in origin and evolution of the earth and it’s ocean basins

Question 23

Chemical Oceanographers do?

Answer 23

Chemical compositions of the water

Question 24

Biological oceanographers do?

Answer 24

Study plants and animals

Question 25

What is the main environmental threat to floridas reefs?

Answer 25

Urbanization

Question 26

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Answer 26

NE Australia

Question 27

What is the animal that is on the top of the good chain in Mangrove swamp land?

Answer 27

Monitor lizard

Question 28

Know the functions of a mangrove swamp.

Answer 28

Filter, protect the coast line, nursery

Question 29

What is the main cause of ocean acidification?

Answer 29

Carbon dioxide

Question 30

What is hydrochory?

Answer 30

The dispersal if seeds in mangrove swamps by water

Question 31

NASA receives most funding from?

Answer 31

Government

Question 32

Both El Niño and La Niña have a major impact on ______ _____ and _______

Answer 32

Weather, fisheries and oceans

Question 33

The Pacific Ocean contains how much water?

Answer 33

1/2 the worlds water Deepest ocean Ring of fire - surrounding the Pacific Ocean and subduction zones

Question 34

Atlantic Ocean facts

Answer 34

Mississippi River discharges into it. The Gulf of Mexico is part of this ocean Narrowest ocean.

Question 35

Indian Ocean facts?

Answer 35

Three major rivers of Asia discharge into it. | First ocean to be explored

Question 36

Arctic Ocean facts?

Answer 36

Shallowest ocean | I've sheets that float on it

Question 37

Antarctic Ocean?

Answer 37

Often called the southern ocean

Question 38

Coral Reefs

Answer 38

- Construct reefs= tropical waters - Corals shelter is coralite - Skeleton is made of calcium carbonate - tentacles are used to trap animals into their polyps digestive system - circulation conditions= waves, tides, and currents

Question 39

Fringe reef?

Answer 39

Grow parallel to shorelines

Question 40

Barrier reef?

Answer 40

A linear reef that is separated from the shore by a lagoon.

Question 41

Atoll Reefs?

Answer 41

Rings of coral reefs formed on the tops of subsiding ancient volcanos.

Question 42

What is an example of a Pacific Atoll Reef?

Answer 42

The Bikini Island

Question 43

Coral lives in a symbiotic relationship with a yellow algae called...

Answer 43

Zooxanthellae