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Fishy Situation

Join the adventure in "Fishy Situation," a quiz game designed by Megan Podlogar where you assist a little salmon in crossing the dam using a fish ladder. Answer questions correctly to advance up each step and engineer a way for the salmon to overcome the obstacle. Learn about the various life stages of salmon and the challenges they face in their migration journey. Test your knowledge and help the fish reach its destination!

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Fishy Situation

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  1. Fishy Situation A Game by Megan Podlogar Can you help the fish get to the other side of the dam using the fish ladder? Answer the questions correctly to move up each step! start

  2. In what stage of a salmon’s life does it swim upstream? adult smolt

  3. CORRECT! next question

  4. No, the stage of a salmon’s life when it swims upstream is adult. try again

  5. How many stagesin a salmon’s life? six three

  6. CORRECT! next question

  7. No, there are six stages in a salmon’s life. try again

  8. What is the word for a voyage that salmon embark on from their birthplace in their home streams out to the ocean and back again? spawn migration

  9. CORRECT! next question

  10. No, migration is a voyage that salmon embark on from their birthplace in their home streams out to the ocean and back again. try again

  11. What is the downstream portionof a dam called? spillway tailrace

  12. CORRECT! next question

  13. No, the downstream portion of a dam is called the tailrace. try again

  14. Salmon in the Northwest are becoming extinct because of dams preventing fish migration. false true

  15. CORRECT! Next question

  16. No, it’s true that salmon in the Northwest are becoming extinct because of dams preventing fish migration. try again

  17. What is the term for a lift that mechanically brings fish up to the top part of the reservoir? fish elevator intake rack

  18. YOU WON! Your expertise has helped you engineer a way for this little salmon to get over the dam!

  19. No, fish elevator is the termfor a lift that mechanically brings fish up to the top part of the reservoir. try again

  20. When mature, an adult salmon returns to its birthplace to _____. spawn eat

  21. CORRECT! next question

  22. No, when mature, an adult salmon returns to its birthplace to spawn. try again

  23. A female salmon lays ________ eggs in a nest she digs in stream bed gravel. 20-30 thousands of

  24. CORRECT! next question

  25. No, a female salmon lays thousands of eggs in a nest she digs in stream bed gravel. try again

  26. In which stage of a salmon’s life does it swim downstream towards the sea? smolt alevin

  27. CORRECT! next question

  28. In the smolt stage of a salmon’s life, it swims downstream towards the sea. try again

  29. What do we call the physical act of a salmon swimming past a dam? egress spillway

  30. CORRECT! next question

  31. No, the physical act of a salmon swimming past a dam is called egress. try again

  32. What is the term for human-made steps up a dam that act like a series of natural waterfalls, which help salmon cross the dam? fish elevator fish ladder

  33. CORRECT! next question

  34. No, a fish ladder is a set of human-made steps up a dam that acts like a series of natural waterfalls, helping salmon cross the dam. try again

  35. Which of the words below is one of the life stages of a salmon? tadpole alevin

  36. CORRECT! next question

  37. No, alevin is one of the life stages of a salmon. try again

  38. Sound or light diversion devices help fish that are swimming ___________. downstream upstream

  39. CORRECT! next question

  40. No, sound or light diversion devices help fish that are swimming downstream by keeping them away from turbine intakes. try again

  41. What is the reproduction process of a salmon called? budding spawning

  42. CORRECT! next question

  43. No, the reproduction process of a salmon is called spawning. try again

  44. Intake screens prevent fish from getting caught in ______ when swimming downstream. turbine intakes seaweed

  45. CORRECT! next question

  46. No, intake screens preventfish from getting caught in turbine intakes when swimming downstream. try again

  47. Newly hatched salmon swim upstream to find food. false true

  48. CORRECT! next question

  49. No, newly hatched salmon stay in the nest and get food from a food sac that is attached to them. (Answer: false) try again

  50. What is the term for a boat that collects fish and carries them over a dam to deposit them on the other side? fishing boat bypass barge

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