The Oceans - Chapter 1: Extent of the Oceans

Question 1

Nearly ___ percent of the planet is covered by the global ocean

Answer 1

71

Question 2

____ oceanography is concerned primarily with energy transmission through ocean water, specifically with such items as wave formation and propagation, currents, tides, energy exchange between ocean and atmosphere, and penetration of light and sound

Answer 2

physical

Question 3

____ oceanography is more concerned with the properties of seawater

Answer 3

chemical

Question 4

_____ oceanography is the study of interrelationship of marine life with the oceanic environment

Answer 4

biological

Question 5

____ oceanography deals with the ocean floor and shore and embraces the subjects as submarine topography, geological structure, erosion, and sediment

Answer 5

geological

Question 6

Does the Northern or Southern Hemisphere have more water?

Answer 6

Southern

Question 7

Fun fact: the volume of all land above sea level is only ____ that of the ocean

Answer 7

1/18

Question 8

What is the average elevation of land above sea level?

Answer 8

840 m (2750 ft)

Question 9

What is the average depth of ocean?

Answer 9

12,500 feet

Question 10

If the solid earth were perfectly level and spherical, the oceans would cover it to a depth of more than ____ meters

Answer 10

2000

Question 11

Which ocean is the largest (by far)?

Answer 11

Pacific

Question 12

The Atlantic is a relatively ___ ocean compared to the Pacific

Answer 12

narrow

Question 13

Which is the shallowest ocean?

Answer 13

Atlantic

Question 14

What are some adjacent seas of the Atlantic? (4)

Answer 14

Carribean
Gulf of Mexico
Baltic
Mediterranean

Question 15

Which ocean has the greatest north-south extent?

Answer 15

Arctic