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Unit 2.2 U.S. Bodies of Water

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What body of water forms the US eastern border?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

2.

The Atlantic Ocean got its name from ______.

a)

The Lost City of Atlantis

b)

Atlantis Hotel and Resort

c)

Atlas the Greek god

d)

Altitude of the Ocean

3.

What famous ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Titanic

c)

Flying Dutchman

d)

Enterprise

4.

What ocean forms the US western border?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

5.

Pacific means _______.

a)

Peaceful

b)

Rough

c)

Full of waves

d)

watery

6.

The giant region of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean is called the __________.

a)

Circle of Trust

b)

Ring of Power

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Ocean Circle

7.

What body of saltwater forms the southern border of the USA near Texas, Louisiana, etc.?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Gulf of Carpentaria

8.

What river forms the border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Rio Susquehanna

c)

Snake River

d)

Rio Grande

9.

What river begins in Cooperstown, NY and ends at the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Susquehanna River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Potomac River

10.

Which of these rivers meet at "Three Rivers?"

a)

Allegheny River

b)

Monongahela River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Mississippi River

11.

In what city would you find the region known as "Three Rivers?"

a)

Pittsburgh, PA

b)

Philadelphia, PA

c)

Jackson, MS

d)

Chicago, IL

12.

Lake _______ is the largest of the Great Lakes.

a)

Huron

b)

Ontario

c)

Superior

d)

Erie

13.

Which of the Great Lakes borders Pennsylvania?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Erie

14.

Which river divides the US between East and West?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Susquehanna River

d)

Ohio River

15.

Why isn't the Missouri River considered the longest river in the USA?

a)

It is shorter than the Mississippi

b)

It is technically a tributary

c)

It is saltwater and not a river at all

d)

It isn't entirely in the USA

16.

The remnants of Lake Bonneville, an old Ice Age lake, is today called ___________.

a)

The Great Salt Lake

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Crater Lake

17.

Where would you find more fish?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Mississippi River

18.

What is the deepest lake in the USA?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Crater Lake

19.

What are the 3 points of the Bermuda Triangle?

a)

Miami, FL

b)

Bermuda

c)

San Juan, Puerto Rico

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

e)

Dominican Republic

20.

What lake forms the northern border between New York and Vermont?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Great Salt Lake

d)

Lake Champlain

21.

The largest hot spring in the USA is _______________.

a)

Old Faithful

b)

Grand Prismatic Sping

c)

Poland Spring

d)

Crystal Spring

22.

What national park in the USA can Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Springs be found in?

a)

Yellowstone National Park

b)

Denali National Park

c)

Cape Henlopen State Park

d)

Everglades National Park

23.

What is the largest lake that is entirely within the state of Pennsylvania?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake of the Woods

c)

Crater Lake

d)

Raystown Lake

24.

Where does the Mississippi River begin?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Lake Itasca

c)

Susquehanna River

d)

Great Salt Lake

25.

True or False: Raystown Lake is a naturally occurring lake.

a)

True

b)

False