Gee Whiz Ocean Quiz

Which ocean has the greatest average depth:

The sea has always been at the same level.

The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents with a layer ___ feet thick.

The ocean contains more than 90% of all the water on Earth.

Emperor penguins incubate their eggs on their feet.

The average depth of the oceans is _____ feet

If ,the 29,028 foot Mt. Everest, were sunk in the deepest part of the ocean, its peak would stick out of the water

Recreational saltwater fishing is a popular activity.

Some ice in the Arctic Ocean is over 50 feet thick.

Human blood, excluding the cells and proteins, has the same general composition as sea water.

Squid have the largest eyes of any animal.

"Red tides" are caused by the release of chemicals from the ocean floor.

Crabs release only a few eggs each season.

Sea shells in the ocean make the water salty.

The largest animal ever to live on Earth is the

The average temperature of the oceans is ____degrees Fahrenheit.

Lagoons, estuaries, and saltwater marshes are not valuable.

Barrels sponges are

The floor of the oceans off our coasts is flat.

All the world's oceans are blue.

Penguins depend completely on the ocean for food.

An adult emperor penguin can be over 3 feet tall.

A cubic mile of sea water contains only water.

Sperm whales' teeth grow up to ten inches long and weigh up to four pounds each.

More plants and animals live in the air and on the land than in the oceans.

A newborn baby blue whale weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

It would take a river the size of the Amazon ___ years to drain the oceans.

The interconnected water of the oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's Surface.

The population of the U.S. is concentrated near the coasts.

The United States has a tidal shoreline of ______ miles.