Question:
"What's a tide pool?"
Vincent from Gross Pointe, Michigan

Answer:
"Tidal, or tide, pools are small collections of water below the tide line usually along rocky shorelines. They are typically depressions in the rock or an area surrounded by high rocks that hold seawater. These small pools are colonized by many organisms (both plants and animals) that either live in the pool permanently or seek out such pools when the tide is out."

 Source: "The Handy Ocean Book" by Thomas E. Svarney & Patricia Barnes-Svarney

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