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Composition & Characteristics of Oceans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the ocean farthest north on the map?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

2.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

3.

What ocean is between Africa and Asia?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

4.

Which Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

5.

Which ocean borders Antarctica?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

6.

Which ocean zone is closest to the surface?

a)

dark zone

b)

trenches

c)

sunlit zone

d)

abyss

e)

twilight zone

7.

The light that penetrates this ocean zone is extremely faint.

a)

dark zone

b)

trenches

c)

sunlit zone

d)

abyss

e)

twilight zone

8.

In this ocean zone, visible light is only produced by organisms-extreme pressure at this depth.

a)

dark zone

b)

trenches

c)

sunlit zone

d)

abyss

e)

twilight zone

9.

In this ocean zone, water temperature is near freezing and no light. Very few creatures can be found here. 3/4 of ocean floor lies in this zone.

a)

dark zone

b)

trenches

c)

sunlit zone

d)

abyss

e)

twilight zone

10.

In this ocean zone, invertebrates such a starfish and tubeworms thrive at this depth. Temperature of water is just above freezing with the pressure being incredible.

a)

dark zone

b)

trenches

c)

sunlit zone

d)

abyss

e)

twilight zone