The Five Oceans of the World

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• Content Area: Science• Grade Level: 6• Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is

to teach students key information about the Earth’s oceans.

• Learning Objective: Students will be able to answer basic questions about the Earth’s oceans and their processes.

• Content Standard: Earth Science• Accomplishment: Attain knowledge about the oceans of

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The Five Oceans of the World

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/oceans.htm

^^Check out the link above for a refresher on the oceans before taking the quiz.

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Which Ocean contains the lowest known point?

• Pacific • Arctic • Southern• Atlantic• Indian

Correct!• The Pacific Ocean is the home of the

Mariana Trench with a depth of 35,827 feet

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True or False: The Atlantic has the largest area of all oceans.

• True• False

Right!• The Pacific ocean is larger with an

area of 155,557,000 sq km

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The oceans cover about ___of the Earth’s surface.

• 50%• 85%• 70%• 58%

Got it!

• Oceans occupy 361,419,000 of the Earth’s total 510,066,000 sq km, or 70% of the Earth’s surface.

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Which ocean wasn’t officially recognized until 2000?

• Pacific• Atlantic• Arctic• Indian• Southern

Yes!• For many years only four of the

oceans were officially recognized, until the spring of 2000, when the International Hydrographic Organization established the Southern Ocean, and determined its limits.

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True or False: Less than 10% of the worlds oceans have been explored by humans.

• True• False

Correct!

• More than 90% of the ocean habitat exists in the deep sea known as the abyss

Summary• Students ideally have gained a

rudimentary understanding of the Oceans of the world and the differences between them.

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• Try Again!