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Trivia about seas, islands, shipwrecks, etc.

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word Pacific means

a)

harmful

b)

peaceful

c)

beautiful

2.

The Indian Ocean is the ____________ largest ocean of the world.

a)

second

b)

third

c)

fourth

3.

The ________ Ocean is also the cause of some very powerful storms and tornadoes.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

4.

The Antarctic Ocean is covered with ice __________.

a)

for few months

b)

throughout the year

c)

sometimes

5.

There are ________ huge areas of water on the earth.

a)

six

b)

five

c)

seven

6.

In old days the __________ was considered to be the lagest ocean of the world.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

7.

The Pacific Ocean is much larger then the continent of _______.

a)

Asia

b)

Australisa

c)

South America

8.

The water in a sea cannot be used for ________.

a)

sailing

b)

drinking

c)

fishing

9.

Oceans are gigantic masses of water that covers _______ of the earth.

a)

80%

b)

70%

c)

60%

10.

The major use of ocean is done for ________ purpose.

a)

industrial

b)

educational

c)

commercial

11.

Sea controls the earth's climate mainly through

a)

hydroelectricity

b)

photosynthesis

c)

evaporation and condensation

12.

What is called a group of island?

a)

continent

b)

Archipelago

c)

islands

d)

country

13.

Island, any area of land smaller than a ------------ and entirely surrounded by water.

a)

continent

b)

water.

c)

sand

d)

sunlight

14.

Which is the worlds fourth largest island?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Fiji

c)

Bora Bora

15.

How many island Fiji composed off?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

100

d)

400

16.

Which Island is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?

a)

Cuba

b)

Aruba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Jamaica

17.

True or False: The Bahamas are in the Caribbeans.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

When lava builds up and rises above the water it creates an

a)

Cay

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic Island

d)

Coral Reef

19.

True or False: A dormant volcano can still erupt.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the climate in the Caribbean Island

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Artic

d)

Tropical wet/dry

21.

Which geographical event will most likely affect the Island's economy.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano Eruption

d)

All of the above

22.

Which are the two groups of indigenous (native) peoples of the Caribbean Islands

a)

Maya and Aztec

b)

Navajo and Apache

c)

Inca and Oltecs

d)

Taino and Carib

23.

What is a rogue wave?

a)

It is a wave far out at sea that comes out of nowhere.

b)

It is a huge wave that is created when a major storm is approaching.

c)

It is a wave that crashes a ship onto land.

24.

Salvage refers to __________

a)

property that is missing and never found.

b)

property that is saved from damage or destruction

c)

property that is abandoned and never used again.

25.

The Titanic had a lot of people that knew about the iceberg messages and took them seriously.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is one reason they might not have taken the messages seriously?

a)

They had a bad captain.

b)

They had not seen anything so far.

c)

Ismay ruined everything.

d)

They didn't understand the messages.

27.

What is another likely reason as to why they didn't take the messages seriously?

a)

They thought the Titanic was unsinkable.

b)

They had a great captain.

c)

They were just careless.

d)

They were not properly trained.

28.

The staff cared more about the 1st and 2nd class than 3rd class.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Long periods of rain can cause a...

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Hurricane

c)

Drought

d)

Flood

30.

Cold front and warm front meet over land. Cold air pushes warm air up quickly in a rotating motion. This can create a...

a)

tornado.

b)

hurricane.

c)

winter storm.

d)

drought.

31.

Hurricanes usually form over _____________ water.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

freezing

d)

no

32.

Forms when warm air rises over a warm ocean

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

winter storm

33.

Rapidly rising air causes cumulus clouds to build upward into cumulonimbus clouds and form a....

a)

winter storm

b)

drought

c)

thunderstorm

d)

hurricane

34.

What type of storm is indicated by the picture?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

blizzard

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

35.

What type of storm is indicated by picture?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

blizzard

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

36.

What type of storm is pictured?

a)

thunderstorm

b)

blizzard

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

37.

A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with winds that blow up to 500 km/h is called a tornado.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Lightning is the discharge of static electricity inside or between thunderclouds.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

How does a tornado form?

a)

A levee or a dam failure, A sudden release of water from an ice jam, A few minutes or hours of heavy rain

b)

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

c)

Tornadoes form when air cools and rises, water vapor condenses, heat is released and allows tornadoes to grow

d)

they begin as a group of thunderstorms and then by the equator they turn into a violent low-pressure storm

40.

How can people stay safe during a tornado

a)

Tell your mom you love her and freak out

b)

Get in your car and drive to your grandma's

c)

Go outside and look, because it's North Carolina

d)

go into a basement or sturdy building away from windows with food and water