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?
 

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?
 

5.  What causes waves?
 

6.  What Causes tides?
 

7.Why is the ocean blue?
 

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

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

9.  What is ground water?
 

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

10.  What are coral reefs?
 

11.  What are the two types of coral?
 

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

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?
 

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

Animal	Description