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How do you understand the Oceans?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Oceans are there on Earth?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

The largest ocean in the world covers...

a)

28% of the Earth square

b)

70% of the Earth square

c)

45% of the Earth square

d)

60% of the Earth square

3.

The deepest trench in the world is...

a)

Mariana trench in Pacific Ocean

b)

Puerto Rico trench in Atlantic Ocean

c)

Java trench in Indian Ocean

d)

Fram Basin in Arctic Ocean

4.

Which is the boundaries of Atlantic Ocean?

a)

between Europe, Asia and North America and most of its waters are north of the Arctic Circle

b)

taken from the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans

c)

between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia

d)

includes other water bodies such as the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea

5.

Which statement below is correct?

a)

The salinity of warm waters is a little higher than of the cold ones.

b)

The water in cold currents is denser than in the warm ones.

c)

The salinity of seawater is independent from temperature.

d)

The warm currents move from the polar regions towards equator.

6.

Which is the common direction of warm current?

a)

From the polar to the equatorial regions.

b)

From the equatorial to the polar regions.

c)

From the denser water regions to the less dense water regions.

d)

From the colder regions to the warmer regions

7.

Fish provides a wide range of:

a)

Vitamins, amino acids, saturated fatty acids.

b)

Vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, protein.

c)

Amino acids, saturated acids, heavy metals.

d)

Protein, heavy metals, vitamins.

8.

Which component is the most abundant in the Oceans?

(a)  

9.

Which ocean has been found to be the saltiest ocean in the world?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

The Titanic sunk in the Atlantic Ocean. What year did it sink?

a)

1912

b)

1924

c)

1908

d)

1920

11.

The Indian Ocean touches three continents. Which of these continents does NOT touch the Indian Ocean?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

South America