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1
Which two oceans are covered partly in sea ice year-round?
Pacific and Indian Ocean
Indian and Atlantic Ocean
Arctic and Southern Ocean
2
What important chemical compound do all oceans contain?
Hydroxide
Hypochlorite
Sodium chloride
3
At which landmass do the Pacific and Atlantic ocean meet?
Cape Horn
Polynesia
Guam
4
About what percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water?
75%
24%
86%
90%
5
Which early European explorer helped prove the existence of the Southern Ocean?
James Cook
Francis Xavier
Ferdinand Magellan
6
What is the total combined volume of all of Earth’s oceans?
5,000,000 cubic kilometers
280,000,000 cubic kilometers
1,330,000,000 cubic kilometers
7
Which is the smallest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
8
The Amazon river flows into which ocean?
The Southern
The Atlantic
The Pacific
9
Which is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
10
The Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean of them all.
True
False
11
Out of these options, which animal do you like the best?
Dolphins
Sharks
Whales
Jellyfish
12
About how many islands can be found in the Pacific Ocean?
654
25,000
500
300,000
13
How many oceans does the equator run through?
One
Four
Three
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Why is it so difficult to explore the deepest areas of the ocean?
Lack of light
The extreme pressures
Deadly sea creatures
15
Which ocean did the European explorers sail in to get to America?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
16
There are 500,000 species thought to live in the Earth’s oceans.
True
False
17
What is the nicest sea creature in the entire ocean?
Crabs
Dolphins
Sharks
Fish
18
Which ocean is Hawaii in?
The Atlantic
The Indian
The Pacific
19
What are plankton?
Organisms that float on water
Organisms that actively swim in water
Organisms that live on the seafloor
20
The Indian Ocean is bordered by which of these countries?
Cuba
Germany
India
21
Aside from H2O, what are some of the main chemicals and compounds found in the Earth’s oceans?
Magnesium, sulfate, calcium, and potassium
Silica, Asbestos, radon and arsenic
Lithium, anhydride, toluene, and ethylamine
22
How many known species are thought to live in the Earth’s oceans?
63,000,000,000
500,000
1,980,000
230,000
23
Pangea, one of Earth’s past supercontinents, was surrounded by the superocean…
Panthalassa
Mirovia
Atlanta-Pacifica Ocean
24
What is the interconnected system of Earth’s oceanic waters called?
Global Ocean
Earth’s Ocean
Oceanus
25
From where do the oceans get their salt?
Meteorites
Sea creatures
Rocks from land
26
The deepest natural oceanic trench in the world is…
Tonga Trench
Philippine Trench
Mariana Trench
27
Which is the deepest ocean?
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
28
Which of these separates the Arctic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean?
Bering Strait
Bering Strait
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
29
What is a superocean?
An extremely deep ocean
An ocean that borders a supercontinent
An ocean that covers at least ⅘ of a planet
30
Which ocean is to the west of the United Kingdom?
The Indian
The Pacific
The Atlantic
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What are the three categories of marine life
Plankton, nektons, and benthos
Quarks, scire, and angiosperms
Hyphae, lipids, and prophase
