The Five Oceans of the World Jackson Bartholomew Next

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 the world. Next

The Five Oceans of the World ans.htm ^^Check out the link above for a refresher on the oceans before taking the quiz. Next

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 Next

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 Next

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. Next

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. Next

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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