Directions:  Use a printed version of this scavenger hunt to write the answers
you find to the questions below.  Click on the Internet site above a group of
questions.  Look for answers to the questions on the Internet site.

 http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/ocean/

1.  About how much of the earth is covered by water?

_________ % (percent) is covered by water.

2. What makes our oceans unique (special) in all the universe?

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3. Using the information found on the table on the page, fill in the missing
information.
 
 

Ocean	Area (in square miles)	Average Depth (Ft.)	Deepist Depth (Ft.)
.	64,186,000	.	Mariana Trench, 36,200 ft deep
Atlantic Ocean	.	12,881	.
.	28,350,000	.	Java Trench, 25,344 ft deep
Arctic Ocean	.	.	.

4.  Why is the ocean salty?

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5.  What causes waves?

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6.  What Causes tides?

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7.Why is the ocean blue?

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 http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/ocean/Watercycle.shtml

8.  What is the water cycle (short answer)? What is another name for it?

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9.  What is ground water?

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 http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml

10.  What are coral reefs?

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11.  What are the two types of coral?

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12.  Where are corals found?  What kind of water?

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13.Below is a table.  Please fill in the information found about types of coral.
 

Kinds of Coral	What is it like?
Fringing reefs	are reefs that
.	grow parallel to shorelines, but farther out, usually separated from the land by a deep lagoon. They are called barrier reefs because they form a barrier between the lagoon and the seas, impeding navigation.
Coral Atolls	are rings of coral that

14.  Why are coral reefs in danger?

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15.  Scroll down the page Coral Reef Animal Printouts.  Select three animals and write
a brief description.
 
 

Animal	Description
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