All about Oceans

Which is not an ocean?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• American Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Ocean water is-

• fresh

• salty

Which of these is like a river in an ocean and is caused by temperature changes and the turning of earth on its axis?

• tides

• waves

• currents

• coral reef

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Movement in the ocean that can be caused by wind or crust movement is

• weather

• tides

• currents

• waves

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The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is greater than that of the Atlantic Ocean. This means that, compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea is -

• wider

• deeper

• saltier

• cooler

The most important reason that lakes and oceans have different types of animal life is that oceans have -

• sandy shores and bottoms

• water with more salt

• large waves at the edges

• a much larger surface area

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What do the arrows on the map represent?

• size of waves

• water density

• ocean currents

• time between tides

The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water is its

• strength
• salinity
• pressure
• effect

There are _______________ oceans in the world.

• five
• three
• ten
• two

A factor that affects the density of ocean currents is 

• fish
• nutrients
• temperature
• minerals

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