WorksheetsNew Ocean
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
1. What was the main point of the New Ocean story?
What continent does the Southern Ocean surround?
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
Tasmania
Who approved the Southern Ocean as the world’s 5th ocean?
The Antarctic treaty board
Oceanographers society
The ACC
Map makers at the National Geographic Society
What are the 4 other oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic
Indian, Pacific, Atlantic and Aegean
Arctic, South Pacific, Atlantic and North Pacific
South Atlantic, Aegean, Pacific and Indian
What typically defines an ocean?
Large bodies of water between countries
Big closed bodies of water that are contained within continents
Big open bodies of water that are separated by the continents
Large water that has a strong current
What makes the Southern Ocean an ocean?
Arctic Circle Coordinates
Antarctic Circle Latitude
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
The ACC is the weakest ocean current on our planet.
True
False
What helps keep Antarctica cool and icy?
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current
The number of icebergs that calve each year
The winds from mainland Australia
The whales that bring the cold sea water when migrating
The Southern Ocean is home to thousands of __________ that aren't found anywhere else.
icebergs
species
water currents
polar bears
Think of three questions you have about the Southern Ocean.
What is bioluminescence?
The way that biology enables light in plants
When organisms live in the biosphere
Biography of an animal
The production and emission of light by a living organism
A volcanic mountain that rises above the surface of the water is called ____________
trench
island
mid-ocean ridge
seamount
How many major oceans are there in the world?
7
6
5
4
The largest ocean in the world is the
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
The smallest ocean in the world is the
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
This ocean was named by scientists in the year 2000
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.
60%
70%
80%
90%
The _________ is located in the North Pole.
Antarctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
The ______________ covers a third of the earth's surface.
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Jellyfish is an example of
zooplankton
benthos
nekton
Pythoplankton inhabit
the bottom of the ocean
the middle of the ocean
the surface of the ocean
the beginning of the ocean
