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where the walrus lives near

A

North Pole

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wing-footed animal

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pinniped

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whales are warm or cold blooded animals

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warm-blooded

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3
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the largest of all pinnipeds

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elephant seal

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sea mammals have a layer of this to keep them warm

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blubber

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5
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seals that have small outer ears

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eared seals

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one of the few animals clever enough to use tools

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sea otter

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the pinniped that has a set of tusks which he uses as a fifth leg

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walrus

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Are baby whales hatched or born under the water?

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born

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the largest of all flying birds

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wandering albatross

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Most penguins live near which continent?

A

Antarctica

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the tallest of all penguins

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emperor penguin

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the most poisonous fish

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stonefish

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the fish that helps larger fish by eating bothersome parasites

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wrasse

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the fish that looks like a snake

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moray eel

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the fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook

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parrotfish

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the cleaner mimic that will bite the large fish

A

blenny

17
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the Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which continent?

A

Australia

18
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coral reefs are made up of what?

A

polyp skeletons

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Sea stars or starfish have what kind of feet?

A

tube

20
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What are the three steps of the water cycle?

A

Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation

21
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Name two examples of mollusks.

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cowrie, conch, sea snail, oyster, clam, mussel

22
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List two examples of crustaceans.

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shrimp, lobster, crab

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The tides that occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions.

A

neap

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the tide that occurs when the water has reached its lowest point before rising again.

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low tide

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the tide that occurs when the water has reached its highest point before it starts falling again.

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high tide

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the tide that experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

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spring tide

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the regions between low-tide and high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live.

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intertidal

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all living things must contain this in their body tissues

A

water

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the smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance

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molecule

30
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the ocean covers almost this much of the earth’s surface

A

three fourths or 3/4

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underground places where water collects

A

aquifers

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single shell invertebrate

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univalve

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two shells invertebrate

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bivalve

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small crustacean; scavenger invertebrate

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shrimp

35
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produces pearls

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oyster

36
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carnivorous crustacean with two large pincers

A

lobster

37
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crustacean that runs sideways

A

crab

38
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Although more than 80% of the water vapor in the air has been evaporated from the ocean, water vapor is not salty as the ocean is. Why not?

A

When water is evaporated from the ocean, most of the minerals dissolved in the water remain behind.

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How does the ocean moderate the climate of the earth?

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The temperature of the ocean does not change as quickly as that of land. Therefore the ocean warms the land in the winter and cools it in the summer.