WorksheetsTrivia about seas, islands, shipwrecks, etc.
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
The word Pacific means
harmful
peaceful
beautiful
The Indian Ocean is the ____________ largest ocean of the world.
second
third
fourth
The ________ Ocean is also the cause of some very powerful storms and tornadoes.
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
The Antarctic Ocean is covered with ice __________.
for few months
throughout the year
sometimes
There are ________ huge areas of water on the earth.
six
five
seven
In old days the __________ was considered to be the lagest ocean of the world.
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
The Pacific Ocean is much larger then the continent of _______.
Asia
Australisa
South America
The water in a sea cannot be used for ________.
sailing
drinking
fishing
Oceans are gigantic masses of water that covers _______ of the earth.
80%
70%
60%
The major use of ocean is done for ________ purpose.
industrial
educational
commercial
Sea controls the earth's climate mainly through
hydroelectricity
photosynthesis
evaporation and condensation
What is called a group of island?
continent
Archipelago
islands
country
Island, any area of land smaller than a ------------ and entirely surrounded by water.
continent
water.
sand
sunlight
Which is the worlds fourth largest island?
Madagascar
Fiji
Bora Bora
How many island Fiji composed off?
200
300
100
400
Which Island is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?
Cuba
Aruba
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
True or False: The Bahamas are in the Caribbeans.
True
False
When lava builds up and rises above the water it creates an
Cay
Earthquake
Volcanic Island
Coral Reef
True or False: A dormant volcano can still erupt.
True
False
What is the climate in the Caribbean Island
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Artic
Tropical wet/dry
Which geographical event will most likely affect the Island's economy.
Hurricane
Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
All of the above
Which are the two groups of indigenous (native) peoples of the Caribbean Islands
Maya and Aztec
Navajo and Apache
Inca and Oltecs
Taino and Carib
What is a rogue wave?
It is a wave far out at sea that comes out of nowhere.
It is a huge wave that is created when a major storm is approaching.
It is a wave that crashes a ship onto land.
Salvage refers to __________
property that is missing and never found.
property that is saved from damage or destruction
property that is abandoned and never used again.
The Titanic had a lot of people that knew about the iceberg messages and took them seriously.
True
False
What is one reason they might not have taken the messages seriously?
They had a bad captain.
They had not seen anything so far.
Ismay ruined everything.
They didn't understand the messages.
What is another likely reason as to why they didn't take the messages seriously?
They thought the Titanic was unsinkable.
They had a great captain.
They were just careless.
They were not properly trained.
The staff cared more about the 1st and 2nd class than 3rd class.
True
False
Long periods of rain can cause a...
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Drought
Flood
Cold front and warm front meet over land. Cold air pushes warm air up quickly in a rotating motion. This can create a...
tornado.
hurricane.
winter storm.
drought.
Hurricanes usually form over _____________ water.
cold
warm
freezing
no
Forms when warm air rises over a warm ocean
hurricane
tornado
thunderstorm
winter storm
Rapidly rising air causes cumulus clouds to build upward into cumulonimbus clouds and form a....
winter storm
drought
thunderstorm
hurricane
What type of storm is indicated by the picture?
thunderstorm
blizzard
hurricane
tornado
What type of storm is indicated by picture?
thunderstorm
blizzard
hurricane
tornado
What type of storm is pictured?
thunderstorm
blizzard
hurricane
tornado
A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with winds that blow up to 500 km/h is called a tornado.
True
False
Lightning is the discharge of static electricity inside or between thunderclouds.
True
False
How does a tornado form?
A levee or a dam failure, A sudden release of water from an ice jam, A few minutes or hours of heavy rain
Tornadoes form when a thunderstorm meets a horizontal winds at a high altitude. These winds cause the warm air rising in the thunderstorm to spin
Tornadoes form when air cools and rises, water vapor condenses, heat is released and allows tornadoes to grow
they begin as a group of thunderstorms and then by the equator they turn into a violent low-pressure storm
How can people stay safe during a tornado
Tell your mom you love her and freak out
Get in your car and drive to your grandma's
Go outside and look, because it's North Carolina
go into a basement or sturdy building away from windows with food and water
