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The Ocean

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ocean is the biggest?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

2.

Which ocean is the smallest?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

3.

Which ocean is missing?

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern...

(a)  

4.

Roughly, how much of our planet is covered by water?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

5.

Why is the ocean known as a mega museum?

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6.

Tick all the answers that are 'abiotic' (non living elements of the ecosystem)

a)

Water

b)

People

c)

Air

d)

Animals

e)

Sunlight

7.

What do these ocean animals all have in common?

a)

They all have a shell

b)

They all have claws

c)

They all have a fin

d)

They all are transparent

8.

What do all these ocean animals have in common?

a)

They all have a shell

b)

They are all transparent

c)

They are all heavy

d)

They all can walk

9.

Pick the correct characteristic:


"It is created by wind, water temperature, salt content and the gravity of the moon"

a)

Ocean properties

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Ocean waves

d)

Tsunamis

10.

Pick the correct characteristic:


"The crest is the highest point and the trough is the lowest point"

a)

Ocean properties

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Ocean waves

d)

Tsunamis

11.

Tick three of the reasons a tsunami might happen.

a)

Mr Taiani jumps into the sea.

b)

An earthquake

c)

A thunder storm

d)

A volcanic eruption in the ocean

e)

A falling meteor

12.

Ocean water tastes like

(a)  

13.

Tick three boxes that are some effects of a tsunami.

a)

Destroys the landscape

b)

Threat of disease

c)

Makes the birds eat more seeds

d)

Can make people homeless

14.

What is one of the things we can do now to stop polluting the ocean?

a)

Stop throwing garbage in the ocean.

b)

Throw your garbage in the ocean.

c)

Leave plastic wrappers on the beach

d)

Release chemicals into the sea

15.

How can we encourage people to look after the ocean and the ocean animals?


You have 15 minutes to answer this question.

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