What Is Sea Level?
We say that Mount McKinley in Alaska is 20,320 feet above sea level, or that Death Valley, in California, is 282 feet below sea level. And we say that the surface of...
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What Is a Sea Cucumber?
What Is a Sea Cucumber? The sea cucumber looks as if it comes from a garden, instead of the ocean floor as it is a sea animal with a sausage shaped body that resembles...
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Why Do We Hear the Sound of the Sea in a Seashell?
Why Do We Hear the Sound of the Sea in a Seashell? Perhaps you have had the fun of holding an empty seashell close to your ear and imagining that you heard the sound of...
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What Is the Difference Between Boats and Ships?
What Is the Difference Between Boats and Ships? Today, the word “ship” usually means any large vessel that can cross an ocean under its own power. Small...
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How Do Clams Eat?
How Do Clams Eat? Most clams burrow in sandy or muddy bottoms in shallow water. The clam gets its food from the water in an unusual way. At one end of its body is a...
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