WorksheetsOceans of the World
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 20mins
The arrow in this map is pointing to the
North Atlantic.
South Atlantic.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
equator
In the map above, where is the Pacific Ocean?
A only
B and C
C only
A and D
Info: The Indian Ocean brings powerful winds, called monsoons, to India and parts of Southeast Asia. Which of these would not be an effect of summer monsoons?
flooding in coastal regions of Bangladesh
roofs torn off homes in Sri Lanka
a good rice harvest in India
people in Thailand wearing warm, heavy coats
Info: The oceans of the world are all connected, but humans have divided them into different bodies of water and given them names. The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans used to be the four oceans that everyone accepted. In 2000, the government suggested a fifth ocean: the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean would be the water that extends from Antarctica to the line of 60 degrees south latitude.
Q-Which of the following was true before the year 2000?
the southern ocean was very similar to the atlantic ocean and very different from the pacific ocean
all of the world's oceans were closer together
Many people didn't consider the water south of the 60 degree south line of latitude to be separate ocean
most people in correctly believed that whales and seals only lived in the north, atlantic, and pacific oceans
Which of these cannot be found in the Arctic Ocean?
some frozen waters
Lake Superior
polynyas
North Water
Some ocean trenches are formed by
tectonic plates colliding
mountains moving into canyons
Earth’s crust freezing into a solid
ocean water freezing into ice
Info: There is a system of movement that carries water through all the world’s oceans. Known as the great ocean conveyor belt, a full cycle takes about 1,000 years. The movement is powered by wind, tides, Earth’s rotation, the sun and differences in water density. Which of these best describes the “great ocean conveyor belt”?
the areas of land that physically separate the world’s oceans
the circulation of water through all the oceans on Earth
another name for the Bering Strait and the Greenland Sea
the difference in water densities between two different oceans
Info: In the Pacific, garbage from the shore and ships can get trapped by certain currents. Acting like a whirlpool, these currents move the trash into an area twice the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific Ocean known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The swirling mass contains mostly tiny plastics that mix in the seawater, creating a cloudy soup. Which of these would most likely be a result of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
sea lions and other marine mammals dying from eating plastic they mistake for food
a particularly strong warm ocean current attracting a variety of fish near Florida
warm water reaching England
cloudy weather over Hawaii
