Trivia On Ocean
How much do you really know about ocean? Find out by taking this quiz!
- 1.
Which of these is the largest of the world's oceans?
- A.
Arctic
- B.
Pacific
- C.
Atlantic
- D.
Indian
Correct Answer
B. Pacific -
- 2.
What is the name for a powerful, rotating storm that forms over an ocean?
- A.
Hurricane
- B.
Earthquake
- C.
Tornado
- D.
Thunderstorm
Correct Answer
A. Hurricane -
- 3.
What ocean lies between Africa and North and South America?
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Arctic Ocean
- C.
Indian Ocean
- D.
Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer
A. Atlantic Ocean -
- 4.
What ocean borders China on the east?
- A.
Pacific Ocean
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Arctic Ocean
- D.
Indian Ocean
Correct Answer
A. Pacific Ocean -
- 5.
What ocean lies between Asia and North and South America?
- A.
Pacific Ocean
- B.
Atlantic Ocean
- C.
Arctic Ocean
- D.
Indian Ocean
Correct Answer
A. Pacific Ocean -
- 6.
What famous ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1912?
- A.
Bismarck
- B.
Queen Elizabeth II
- C.
Lusitania
- D.
Titanic
Correct Answer
D. Titanic -
- 7.
What is a tropical cyclone formed in the Pacific Ocean called?
- A.
Hurricanite
- B.
Tornado
- C.
Typhoon
- D.
Tsunami
Correct Answer
C. Typhoon -
- 8.
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach which Minnesota city?
- A.
Spring Valley
- B.
Minneapolis
- C.
Duluth
- D.
Bloomington
Correct Answer
C. Duluth -
- 9.
What type of breeze rushes from the ocean to the land?
- A.
Land Breeze
- B.
Wintry Breeze
- C.
Sea Breeze
- D.
Calm Breeze
Correct Answer
C. Sea Breeze -
- 10.
On the floor of which ocean would you find the Mid-Atlantic mountain ridge?
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Indian Ocean
- C.
Arctic Ocean
- D.
Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer
A. Atlantic Ocean -
- 11.
Which ocean's water is the coldest?
- A.
Atlantic
- B.
Arctic
- C.
Pacific
- D.
Indian
Correct Answer
B. Arctic -
- 12.
Which two oceans surround North America?
- A.
Indian And Arctic
- B.
Atlantic And Pacific
- C.
Arctic And Atlantic
- D.
Indian And Pacific
Correct Answer
B. Atlantic And Pacific -
- 13.
Which of these natural resources would you not expect to find in an ocean?
- A.
Oil
- B.
Gemstones
- C.
Fish
- D.
Trees
Correct Answer
D. Trees -
- 14.
What do you call the area of land that lies next to an ocean?
- A.
Coastline
- B.
Inland
- C.
Mountain
- D.
Plateau
Correct Answer
A. Coastline -
- 15.
In what ocean would you most likely find glaciers floating?
- A.
Atlantic
- B.
Pacific
- C.
Indian
- D.
Arctic
Correct Answer
D. Arctic -
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