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Middle round (ages 9–11): The ocean. Pages: the ten question cards, two answer sheets to a page (print one page per two teams), and the key on the last page, to fold back.
1. Which is the smallest of the five oceans?
- A. the Arctic Ocean
- B. the Indian Ocean
- C. the Southern Ocean
2. Most countries, including the United States, now count how many named oceans?
- A. five
- B. seven
- C. three
3. What kind of living thing is a coral?
- A. a mushroom
- B. an animal
- C. a plant
4. Some humpback whales swim about how far between warm and cold waters?
- A. about 5,000 miles
- B. about 50 miles
- C. about 50,000 miles
5. Which of these has ear flaps you can see?
- A. a seal
- B. a sea lion
- C. a walrus
6. Why does the ocean look blue?
- A. blue fish tint the water
- B. it is full of blue salt
- C. water soaks up red light
7. Where are the highest tides in the world?
- A. the Red Sea
- B. the Bay of Fundy in Canada
- C. the Caribbean Sea
8. About how much of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean?
- A. almost none
- B. about half
- C. about one-tenth
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The key (for the host: fold this page back)
- A: the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is covered with ice for most of the year.
- A: five. The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is the newest one to get a name.
- B: an animal. Corals stay fixed to the sea floor, which is why many people think they are plants.
- A: about 5,000 miles. Humpbacks have one of the longest migrations of any mammal.
- B: a sea lion. Sea lions can walk on land using their large flippers, while seals wriggle on their bellies.
- C: water soaks up red light. Deep down, most of the ocean is completely dark.
- B: the Bay of Fundy in Canada. In the United States, the highest tides are near Anchorage, Alaska.
- B: about half. Most of it is made by tiny drifting plankton near the ocean's surface.
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