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WorksheetsReview Game3 Ocean Geography
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Deepest ocean
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
Arctic
Coldest ocean
Southern
Arctic
North Atlantic
Warmest ocean
Indian
Southern Pacific
Southern Atlantic
Southern
Smallest and most shallow ocean
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
Southern
Contains the Mariana Trench, the deepest location on the Earth.
Southern Atlantic
Western Pacific
Western Indian
Arctic
Contains the Gulf Stream, a warm current that moderates the cold temperatures of nearby land masses.
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Southern
In the southern hemisphere (below the equator) warm currents flow
east and norh
west and north
east and south
west and south
The shapes of cold currents tend to be
more tightly circular
longer and more stretched out looking
What characteristics produce the most dense water?
colder and less salty
warmer and less salty
colder and saltier
warmer and saltier
What percent of the ocean has been explored so far?
2-5%
5-10%
11-17%
40-50%
The 'Midnight Zone' is...(choose all that are correct)
Is in the ocean trenches
Is in the mid-zone of the ocean
Is highly turbulent water with low clarity. Some divers nicknamed it that because it is hard or impossible to see.
A location where many animals have no eyes.
Between the east coast of Africa and west coast of Indonesia
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Bordered by west coast of South America and east coast of Australia
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Southern
In the northern hemisphere, warm currents flow
east and north
east and south
west and north
west and south
Thermohaline circulation
is also called the ocean conveyer belt
moves horizontally (from side to side) across ocean surface waters
moves vertically (up and down) bringing colder waters up and warmer waters down
Transposrts and mixes the waters of the oceans
