Focus 3 Unit 5 Introduction (vocab) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Geography and travel trivia

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True or False? Winding rivers with strong currents exist deep under the ocean.

True-- the flow along valleys in the seabed

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True or False? The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed.

True-- the blue whale can grow up to 30 meters in length and is bigger than the dinosaurs were

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True or False? Most volcanic eruptions are underwater.

True-- up to 80% of volcanic eruptions take place under water

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True or False? The Pacific Ocean was named after the person who discovered it.

False-- it's name comes from "the peaceful ocean"

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True or False? Humpback whales live all year round in the calm seas around Hawaii.

False-- They leave Alaskan waters in autumn to travel to the seas of Hawaii

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True or Flase? It's impossible to surf huge waves of over twenty metres high.

False-- one Hawaiin surfer surfed a 23.8 meter-high monster wave

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True or False? The longest mountain range in the world is found underwater.

True-- The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, running under the Atlantic ocean, stretches for 16,000 kilometers

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True or False? The Great Barrier Reef is composed of 900 tropical islands and can be seen from the moon.

True-- it stretches 2,300 kilometers

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True or False? The difference in the depth of water between low tide and high tide can be up to sixteen metres.

True-- yet in some other places in the world, the difference is only 10 centimeters!

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What is the name of this Caribbean country made up of over 700 tropical islands?

The Bahamas

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A strong current can pull you under the water and be very dangerous. How do you call the person who saves you from drowning?

a life guard

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It is very dangerous to be on a boat when the sea is _____.

rough

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During a hurricane, _______ waves can be very dangerous.

tidal

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