Ocean Trivia Quiz

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1.    The interconnected waters of the oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface.
2.    The oceans contain more than 90% of all the water on Earth.
3.    A cubic mile of sea water contains only water.
4.    An adult emperor penguin can be over three feet tall.
5.    All the world's oceans are blue.
6.    If the tallest mountain on land, the 29028 foot Mt. Everest, were sunk in the deepest                  part of the ocean the Marianas deep in the western Pacific - its peak would stick up                  above the surface.
7.    The floor of the ocean off our coasts is flat.
8.    A newborn baby blue whale weighs more than 2000 pounds.
9.    More plants and animals live in the air and on land than in the ocean.
10. Squid have the largest eyes of any animal (for its size).
11. Sea shells in the ocean make the water salty.
12. Crabs release only a few eggs each season.
13. The population of the U.S. is concentrated near the coasts.
14. Some ice in the Arctic Ocean is over 50 feet thick.
15. Recreational saltwater fishing is popular.
16. Lagoons, estuaries, and salt marshes are not valuable.
17. "Red tides" are caused by the release of chemicals from the ocean floor.
18. The sea has always been at the same level.
19. Emperor penguins incubate their eggs on their feet.
20. Penguins depend completely on the ocean for food.
21. The average temperature of the ocean is _____. 23⁰ 38⁰ 66⁰ Fahrenheit.
22. The ocean contains enough salt to cover all the continents with a layer of salt that is_____
       5' 50' 500' 5000' thick.
23. The average depths of the ocean is _____.
       200' 1200' 6400' 12300'.
24. The largest animal ever to live on Earth was/is the _____.
       Blue whale Elephant Apatosaurus
25. The United States has a tidal shoreline of _____.
       26000 miles 88000 miles 124,000 miles.
 

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