One of the joys of living in Florida is being able to go to the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean allows you to take up surfing, collect seashells, walk on the beach, and get water up your nose while attempting to boogie board. One of the warmer places, there are things you can do in Florida’s Atlantic that you certainly can’t do in other ocean areas, making a visit to Florida’s beaches particularly appealing. But, how much do you really know about the Atlantic Ocean? Take our quiz to find out.
1. The Atlantic Ocean covers roughly how much of the Earth’s surface?
a. one quarter
b. one third
c. one fifth
d. all of it
2. The name, Atlantic, comes from Greek mythology. What does it mean?
a. Sea of Atlas
b. Sea of Angels
c. Sea of Atlantis
d. Sea of salt water
3. Which of the world’s oceans is the only one bigger than the Atlantic?
a. The Pacific
b. The Arctic
c. The Indian
d. Tampa Bay
4. What man is given credit for much of the early Atlantic Ocean knowledge discovered through a large amount of oceanic exploration?
a. Ferdinand Magellan
b. Sir Francis Drake
c. Henry the Navigator
d. Indiana Jones
5. The Atlantic Ocean has an average depth of approximately how many feet?
a. 25,000 feet
b. 50,500 feet
c. 11,000 feet
d. 3 feet in the shallow end, 8 feet in the deep end
6. The Atlantic Ocean might not be the largest ocean, but it has the largest what of all the oceans?
a. Drainage system
b. Coral Reef
c. School of fish
d. Mermaid population
7. What year did Charles Lindbergh make history by taking the first solo, non-stop transatlantic journey by airplane?
a. 1920
b. 1935
c. 1927
d. He never made a nonstop flight; he stopped for coffee a few times.
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