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Scavenger Hunt - Oceans and Continents

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Scavenger Hunt!

 

 

     

Oceans and Continents               

                                                                                                                           

This week we will take a Scavenger Hunt!  

   

Directions:  Use the Internet to find out about oceans and continents.  Click on the links for the answers.  When you are finished viewing the link, write your answers to the questions on a piece of paper.  Check your answers on the Scavenger Hunt Answer Key.  Good Hunting! 

 

Scavenger Hunt 1 - Renee Macdonald 

 

1.  Before you start the Scavenger Hunt play this game:  World Continents and Oceans.   Start the game by clicking on the link below.  When the page comes up, click on the ocean or continent to find out the name.  

 

Go to:  World Game.

 

Question 1.  Name two oceans.   1.________________    2.  _______________

 

                   Name two continents.  1. _______________  2.________________

 

 

2.  Tides are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water.  Click on this link to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and find out about tides.  Tides.

 

Question 2.  What causes tides? _____________________________________

 

3.  A tsunami is a series of huge waves in the ocean that happen after an undersea disturbance.  Click on the link to find the names of the two disturbances.  Tsunami

 

Question 3.  Name two undersea disturbances.

1. ________________________________________________________

 

2.____________________________ ____________________________

 

4.   Oceans cover more than 70% of the world's surface.  The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.  Click on this link to find the smallest ocean.  Smallest Ocean

 

Question 4.  Name the smallest ocean in the world._________________________

 

5.  For many years people named only 4 oceans.  In the year 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization named a fifth ocean.  This ocean is called the Antarctic Ocean

 

Question 5.  What is another name for the Antarctic Ocean?_________________________________________________

 

Scavenger Hunt 2  -  Sara Feinman

 

1. There are seven continents on our planet. They all range in size and location. Click on this link to find out morehttp://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/continents.html

 

Question 1.

The largest continent in the world is:

A) Africa

B) Asia

C) Australia

D) South America

 

2. The earth didn't always look like it does today. There used to be something called the super continent! http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0042-pangaea.php

 

 

Question 2. The super continent called ____________________________ existed ________________________ years ago.

 

3. One continent does not have a permanent human population. Click on this link to find out more about this freezing cold place. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/

 


 

Question 3. True or False. Antarctica is another name for the South Pole.

 

4. One of the most unique animals in the world is only found on one continent. It looks like a mixture of a bunch of animals, and its a mammal who lays eggs! Click here to learn more about this awesome creature. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0839339.html

 

Question 4. This animal is called the _______________________ and the only continent it lives on is _______________________________.

 

 

 

Scavenger Hunt 3  -  Benjamin Peirce

 

1. The ocean floor was once i widely unknown part of our planet. Today we know the ocean floor contains mountains, deep valleys, and vast plains which are formed by the movement of the tectonic plates that make up Earth’s crust. Click on this link and find out which ocean mountain or "sea mount" is actually taller than mount everest making it the tallest mountain in the world. http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/earth-records/75-biggest-mountain

 

Question 1. The tallest mountain in the world is actually________________, and it extends deep into the ocean. 

 

SONAR

 

2. The water in the ocean is constantly moving and throughout a day there are several tide changes. Tides are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water. Go to this link and read about what causes the tides to change in our seas/oceans. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Tides.shtml

 

Question 2. Tides are caused by the_________________ ___________________ between the______________and the_______________.

 

 

3. Waves in the ocean look to be massive amounts of water moving but in reality the water doesn't move much at all. Read about waves on this site and how they are a transfer of energy. (scroll down to "Wave Action" and "Wave Power") http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/oceans.html#ESCI229WAVES

 

Question 3. Waves can be caused by several things, name at least two. 1.____________________ 2._________________________

 

4. The ocean contains salt but many people do not realize where the saltiness or "salinity" comes from. Watch this video about the oceans and salt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFXn1d5baCo&feature=related

 

 

Question 4. According to the video, are the oceans in the world getting any more or less salty? _____________________

 

Scavenger Hunt 4  -  Ashley Hayes

 

An ocean current is regular movement of ocean water from one region of the ocean to another.  Please watch the following video to learn loads of facts about ocean currents. Currents Video HINT: Look at the questions before you watch the video so you can know what to look for!

 

Question 1:

What are the large circular patterns that currents move in called?  ___________

 

Question 2:

What makes gyres rotate clockwise above the quator and qyres below the equator rotate counter-clockwise? ______________________

 

Question 3:

What is the deep ocean current that flows all around the globe sometimes called? ________________________

 

There are plenty of different currents moving throughout or oceans, all in between the continents of our Earth. Here's a picture of our Earth, and the red arrows are different currents.

image - major surface currents of the world

This map was taken from Ocean Currents

Question 4:

Which current starts at the bottom of Florida? 

a) Gulf Stream

b) Brazil

c) California

d) Humbolt/Peruvian

 

Ocean currents can affect many things, including climates.  Climate is the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time. For example, the climate in Florida is humid subtropical. Please read how ocean currents affect climates. How does the ocean affect climate?

 

Question 5:

True or False: Warm water sinks deep in the North Atlantic ocean and then spread out all around the world?

You Finished!  Now go to the Scavenger Hunt Answer Key and check your answers!

 

Comments (2)

Renee Macdonald said

at 8:14 am on Jun 4, 2011

I am having a problem with the links. When you go to the link, how do you get back to the Scavenger Hunt?

Renee Macdonald said

at 10:12 am on Jun 9, 2011

Thank you Ashley. You did a great job. Renee

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