Ocean Information Hunt

1) Oceans cover more than _______ % of the earth's surface.

2) What is the largest living animal on our planet?

3) What are the 5 largest oceans?

4) Which is the largest ocean?

5) What was the H.M.S. Challenger?

6) What are hydrothermal vents?

7) Give 5 examples of sources of ocean pollution.

8) Where did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place?

9) What year did the oil spill happen?

10)  In what year did the BP Oil Spill occur?  By what 4 other names is it known?

sources:

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/extreme2004/questions/index.html

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/mmp/blue07.html

http://theos.in/world/the-largest-ocean-in-terms-of-area/

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03mountains/background/challenger/challenger.html

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/deepsea/level-2/geology/vents.html

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/pollution/

http://www.eoearth.org/articl/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill?topic=58075

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP_Oil_Spill

for elementary sctudents -- 2nd through 4th
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/linda/loceans.htm