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Pacific Ocean Quiz

Authored by Bridget Hawley-Ortiz

Social Studies

10th Grade

Pacific Ocean Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of islands in the Pacific Ocean are typically formed by coral reefs?

Continental islands

Volcanic islands

Atolls

Peninsula islands

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three types of islands mentioned in the text that are found in the Pacific Ocean?

Continental, volcanic, and atolls

Continental, volcanic, and coral

Continental, barrier, and atolls

Continental, barrier, and coral

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main groups into which the islands in the central and southern waters of the Pacific Ocean are divided?

Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

The Caribbean, The Bermuda, The Azores

The Galapagos, The Falklands, The Aleutians

The Hawaiian, The Samoan, The Fijian

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of island begins as a volcano erupting on the ocean floor and builds up from the seabed?

Continental islands

Tectonic islands

Volcanic islands

Coral islands

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following islands are examples of volcanic islands?

Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, and the Hawaiian Islands

Guam, Palau, and New Caledonia

Bermuda, Azores, and Easter Island

Aleutian, Galapagos, and Falkland Islands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to some islands as a result of tectonic plate movement?

They expand in size due to sediment accumulation

They are elevated above sea level forming plateaus

They sink or are submerged under water

They become connected by land bridges

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an atoll?

A type of mountain formed by tectonic movements

A ring of coral islands and reefs surrounding a shallow body of ocean water

A large body of water surrounded by land

A small freshwater lake within a forest

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