Ocean Trivia Questions | Part 3

Ocean quiz questions and answers.

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What are shark skeletons made of?

CARTILAGE


What is the largest living penguin breed?

EMPEROR


What is the largest fish?

WHALE SHARK

The whale shark grows to over 15 metres in length. Sharks are fish because they live in water and use gills to breathe.


What is a dolphin's top fin called? What is a dolphin's tail fin?

Top fin – DORSAL FIN
Tail fin – FLUKE


The Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea?

THE CORAL SEA


What is the largest sea in the world?

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA


What city is the largest located in the Timor Sea?

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA


What is the world's largest inland sea?

CASPIAN SEA

The Caspian Sea is located in Eastern Europe at the border between Europe and Asia.


What two oceans are covered party by sea ice year-round?

ARTIC SEA AND SOUTHERN OCEAN


What chemical compound do all oceans contain?

SODIUM CHLORIDE (SALT)


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