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Seas, Straits & Water Bodies Quiz
Seas, Straits & Water Bodies · Easy
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Seas, straits, and other water bodies are essential features of the Earth's surface, shaping climates, ecosystems, trade routes, and human civilizations. They connect continents, s...
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All 20 questions in this Seas, Straits & Water Bodies quiz
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What is the name of the body of water between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- A. Coral Sea
- B. Arafura Sea
- C. Timor Sea
- D. Torres Strait
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What is the name of the arm of the Atlantic Ocean east of Newfoundland, Canada - famous for its fog and fish?
- A. Davis Strait
- B. Grand Banks
- C. Cabot Strait
- D. Gulf of St. Lawrence
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What is the name of the body of water between the Italian coast and the islands of Sardinia and Corsica?
- A. Tyrrhenian Sea
- B. Ionian Sea
- C. Ligurian Sea
- D. Gulf of Genoa
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What is the name of the warm ocean current that moderates Europe's climate by bringing warm water from the Gulf of Mexico?
- A. Canary Current
- B. Gulf Stream
- C. North Atlantic Current
- D. Labrador Current
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What is the name of the channel between Tasmania and the Australian mainland?
- A. Arafura Sea
- B. Tasman Sea
- C. Torres Strait
- D. Bass Strait
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What is the name of the large ocean gyre system in the South Pacific that accumulates plastic debris?
- A. Southern Trash Vortex
- B. Pacific Garbage Patch
- C. South Pacific High
- D. South Pacific Subtropical Gyre
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What is the name of the small body of water between England's Kent coast and France's Pas-de-Calais - the busiest international strait?
- A. North Sea
- B. English Channel
- C. Strait of Calais
- D. Strait of Dover
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What is the name of the narrow sea passage between Denmark and Sweden connecting the North Sea to the Baltic Sea?
- A. resund
- B. Little Belt
- C. Fehmarn Belt
- D. Great Belt
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Which sea is between Europe and Africa?
- A. Caspian Sea
- B. Black Sea
- C. Mediterranean Sea
- D. Red Sea
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What is the name of the passage between Africa's northernmost point and Sicily that connects the eastern and western Mediterranean?
- A. Sicily Channel
- B. Strait of Gibraltar
- C. Ligurian Gap
- D. Strait of Otranto
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In which ocean is the Sargasso Sea located and what makes it unique?
- A. Southern - surrounded by Antarctic ice
- B. Atlantic - bounded by ocean currents rather than land
- C. Pacific - no currents
- D. Indian - unusual seabed
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What is the name of the arm of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa?
- A. Gulf of Aden
- B. Red Sea
- C. Arabian Sea
- D. Persian Gulf
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The 'Persian Gulf' is famous for its large reserves of what?
- A. Gold
- B. Diamond
- C. Oil
- D. Silver
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What is the name of the body of water between Italy, Corsica, and France?
- A. Gulf of Genoa
- B. Gulf of Lion
- C. Gulf of Marseille
- D. Ligurian Sea
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What is the name of the deep body of water between Australia and New Zealand?
- A. Bass Strait
- B. Southern Ocean
- C. Coral Sea
- D. Tasman Sea
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What is the name of the sea that was effectively landlocked by Soviet irrigation policies causing one of history's worst environmental disasters?
- A. Syr Darya Sea
- B. Lake Balkhash
- C. Aral Sea
- D. Caspian Sea
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What is the name of the large bay between Alaska and Russia?
- A. Bering Strait
- B. Pacific Basin
- C. Bering Sea
- D. Sea of Okhotsk
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What is the name of the body of water between Africa's northeastern coast and the Arabian Peninsula?
- A. Indian Ocean
- B. Gulf of Aden
- C. Gulf of Oman
- D. Arabian Sea
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Which sea separates Europe and Africa?
- A. Caspian Sea
- B. Black Sea
- C. Mediterranean Sea
- D. Red Sea
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What is the name of the sea between Japan and the Chinese mainland?
- A. Philippine Sea
- B. Sea of Okhotsk
- C. East China Sea
- D. Korean Strait