CBSE Class 6 Social Science Oceans and Continents Worksheet Set 02

Very Short Answer Questions

Question. Name the five major oceans.
Answer: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern.

Question. Which Scientific base station established by India in Antarctica continent and when?
Answer: Dakshin Gangotri in 1983.

Question. How many continents are commonly accepted worldwide?
Answer: Seven.

Question. What means Marine Fauna?
Answer: Mysterious deep-sea creatures, the marine fauna consists of thousands of species of colourful fish, dolphins, whales, and countless mysterious deep-sea creatures.

Question. What causes seawater to be salty?
Answer: Rivers wash salt from land into the oceans.

Question. What is the title given to oceans due to their oxygen production?
Answer: The planet's lungs.

Question. What is a Tsunami?
Answer: A Tsunami is a natural disasterthat originates in the ocean.
It is a huge and powerful wave generally caused by a strong earthquakeor a volcanic eruption at the bottom of the ocean.
Tsunami can travel thousands of kilometres and submerge coastal areas, causing widespread damage.

Question. What is the smallest of the five oceans?
Answer: Arctic Ocean

Question. Why did United Nations designed June 8 as World Ocean day?
Answer: To remind us all of the major role the ocean plays in everyday life.

Question. Name one major way humans have historically interacted with oceans.
Answer: Trade.

Question. Which continent has the most land in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: Asia.

Question. What is water cycle?
Answer: The cycle of processes where water circulates between the oceans, atmoshpere, and land is called the water cycle. This cycle consists of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Question. What role do oceans play in the Earth's water cycle?
Answer: They help produce rainfall.

Question. how many small island are their in India?
Answer: 1300

Question. What role do oceans play in the Earth's water cycle?
Answer: They help produce rainfall

Question. What play a crucial role in regulating the climate and sustaining life on Earth?
Answer: Oceans.

Question. Name one major way humans have historically interacted with oceans.
Answer: Trade

Question. What is the smallest of the fve oceans?
Answer: Arctic Ocean.

Question. What are the names of the Continents?
Answer: a) Asia b) Africa c) Australia d) Europe e) North America f) South America g) Antarctica

Question. What are the two main island groups in India?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands.

Question. How many continents are commonly accepted worldwide?
Answer: Seven

Question. On what date is World Oceans Day celebrated?
Answer: June 8.

Question. Do you know what the circular lines radiating out of the two poles are called?
Answer: They are called the meridians of longitude. They are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge at a point at each pole.