How well do you know the ocean floor?

How well do you know the ocean floor? - Quiz

Hi Everyone and welcome back to Green World!

Today we have another quiz to test your knowledge about the natural world. This is, of course, part of our monthly series of quizzes, so please give us some feedback on how you are finding it so far in the comments! This time, it's all about the ocean floor.

Questions

How much percent of the earth's surface consists of ocean floor?
a)50%
b) 60%
c) 70%
True or False? Just like on dry land, the ocean floor has mountains, plains and valleys.
Which ocean can the Mariana Trench be found?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Altantic Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
True or False? The Mariana Trench is 11km deep.
How much of the earth's surface is covered by abyssal plains?
a) about 33%
b) about 50%
c) about 10%
True or False? Studies estimated that 90% of deep sea species haven't been discovered yet?
True or False? There is no life at the bottom of Challenger's Deep (the deepest part of the Marianna Trench)
Which are the three zones that the ocean can be split into known as?
a) shallow zone, medium zone and deep zone
b) sunlight zone, twilight zone and midnight zone
c) light zone, dusk zone and dark zone
True or False? There are lakes at the bottom of the ocean.
How many seamounts are believed to be over 3 000 feet tall?
a) 50 000
b) 100 000
c) 150 000

We hope this has been interesting and informative!

Your Green World Team💚

(answers below)

Answers

c) 70%
True
a) Pacific Ocean
True
b) about 50%
True
False
b) sunlight zone, twilight zone and midnight zone
True
b) 100 000

Sources

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/physical/ocean-floor/introduction-ocean-floor

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/all-about-the-ocean/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Trench

https://savethehighseas.org/deep-sea-habitats/

https://www.grunge.com/761574/things-we-know-about-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/

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Anonymous05/03/2023, 23:14
Hi, great quiz and made us think about the ocean floor. We managed to get most of them correct, some by guess work!
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