Which part of the article has the best information about how ocean water helps animals swim?
Breathing Air
Surviving in Salty Water
The Vast Oceans
Staying Warm
From the caption on page 66, the reader learns...
the walrus looks like a whale
the walrus has thick fur to keep it warm
the walrus has a blowhole
the walrus has 2 tusks
What evidence can be found in the sidebar on blue whales?
Whales and dolphins don’t use gills to breathe air.
Blue whales swim in all oceans of the world.
Blubber protects blue whales from the cold ocean waters.
A blue whale’s blowhole closes when it goes underwater.
The root of marine is mare, which means “the sea.” What does marine mean?
one that lives in the sea
filled with the sea
without the sea
related to the sea
The purpose of the sidebar illustration is to show
how it finds food.
how the whale releases air.
the size of a whale.
the whale’s blubber.
Which evidence from the text shows the author’s feelings about marine animals?
Ocean animals have adapted in all kinds of amazing ways.
Huge animals like blue whales can move it easily.
Whales and dolphins are two animals that have to breathe air
How are Paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 66 connected
They compare people and marine animals.
They provide the effects of using no gear
They describe the problem of cold water.
They explain how animals adapt to the ocean.
Which detail BEST supports the MAIN idea of the section titled “The Vast Oceans” on page 66 of the article?
Ocean waters have different temperatures.
Oceans cover more than half of Earth’s surface.
Whales and dolphins are animals that have to breathe air.
Thick layers of blubber help whales survive the cold water
Why does the author compare lungs to a rubber bag?
to prove that animals must breathe
to describe what the lungs feel like
to show what the lungs are made of
to explain how the lungs work
