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OCEANS AND SEAS : EXAM MCQS

1. What is the average depth of oceans ?
Ans : – 3,730 meters

2. What is the area of the Adriatic Sea ?
Ans : – Approximately 131,050 sq km

3. Arabian Sea is located in the Indian Ocean. What is its average depth ?
Ans : – Approximately 2734 to 4,000 meters

4. Red Sea is located in the Indian Ocean. What is its area ?
Ans : – Approximately 450,000 sq km

5. The greatest known depth of the Red Sea is :
Ans : – Near Port Sudan, in the central Red Sea rift

6. The area of the Pacific Ocean is :
Ans : – Approximately 165,250,000 sq km

7. The mean depth of the Pacific Ocean is:
Ans : – Approximately 4,280 meters or 14,040 feet

8. 2nd largest ocean of the world is:
Ans : – Atlantic Ocean (Area: ~105,000,000 sq km)

9. The area of the Mediterranean Sea is:
Ans : – Approximately 2,512,000 sq km

10. The place of greatest known depth of the Indian Ocean is:
Ans : – Java Trench (also known as Sunda Trench)

11. Total area of the Caribbean Sea is:
Ans : – Approximately 2,718,200 sq km

12. The maximum depth of the Arctic Ocean is:
Ans : – About 5,450 meters (~17,880 feet)

13. Total area of the East China Sea is:
Ans : – Approximately 1,249,157 sq km

14. The maximum depth of the Sea of Japan is:
Ans : – Approximately 3,742 meters (~12,276 feet)

15. The mean depth of the Pacific Ocean is:
Ans : – 4,280 meters