Land and Oceans 6th Social Science Lesson 6 Questions in English
31. What is the shape of Pacific Ocean?
a) S shape
b) Roughly Triangular
c) Roughly Rectangular
d) No shape
Explanation
The Pacific Ocean shape is roughly triangular in shape. If Mount Everest, which is the highest point (8,848 meters) was plugged into the Mariana Trench, still there would be 2,146 meters of water left.
32. Bering Strait connects Pacific Ocean with______
a) Indian Ocean
b) Arctic Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean
d) Southern Ocean
Explanation
The Pacific Ocean shape is roughly triangular with its apex in the north at the Bering Strait which connects the Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean.
33. Which of the following are marginal sea of Pacific Ocean?
a) China Sea
b) Bering Sea
c) Tasman Sea
d) All the above
Explanation
The Bering Sea, the China Sea, the Sea of Japan, Tasman Sea and the Philippine Sea are some of the marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean.
34. Which of the following island is not present in Pacific Ocean?
a) Japan
b) Hawaii
c) Madagascar
d) New Zealand
Explanation
Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Hawaii, New Zealand are some of the islands located in Pacific Ocean.
35. What is the depth of Mariana Trench?
a) 10,994 m
b) 12,994 m
c) 10,004 m
d) 88994 m
Explanation
The deepest point Mariana Trench is 10,994 m and is located in the Pacific Ocean. If Mount Everest, which is the highest point (8,848 meters) was plugged into the Mariana Trench, still there would be 2,146 meters of water left.
36. In which Ocean chain of volcanos is located?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Southern Ocean
Explanation
A chain of volcanoes is located around the Pacific Ocean called the Pacific Ring of Fire.
37. What is the meaning of Pacific?
a) Calm
b) Volcano
c) Dormant
d) None
Explanation
The Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan named the ocean Pacific, meaning calm or tranquil.
38. Which among the following statement is correct?
1) The Atlantic Ocean is the Third largest ocean on the Earth
2) It covers one sixth of the Earth’s total area and spreads for about 85.13 million sq.km
a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone
c) 1, 2
d) None
Explanation
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean on the Earth. It covers one sixth of the Earth’s total area and spreads for about 85.13 million sq.km.
39. What is the shape of Atlantic Ocean?
a) S
b) A
c) Rectangular
d) Triangular
Explanation
The shape of the Atlantic Ocean resembles the letter ‘S’. It is bounded by North America and South America in the west and Europe and Africa in the east. Like the Pacific, it stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south.
40. Which strait connects Atlantic Ocean with Mediterranean Sea?
a) Strait of Gibraltar
b) Strait of Vienna
c) Palk Strait
d) Mannar Strait
Explanation
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded by North America and South America in the west and Europe and Africa in the east. Like the Pacific, it stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south.