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Marine Biomes: Pacific Ocean

Reading Comprehension Answers


1. Describe the location of the Pacific Ocean.
The North Pacific Ocean is located between the continents of North America and
Asia.
The South Pacific Ocean is located between the continents of South America and
Oceania.
2. State the percentage of the Earth covered by the Pacific Ocean.
28%
3. Name the one ocean that is not connected to the Pacific Ocean.
Arctic Ocean
4. Name four species that live in the Pacific Ocean.
Answers may include any four of the following:
• sea turtle; • blue ringed octopus; • lionfish;
• sea otter; • hammerhead shark; • sea snake;
• sea lion; • blue dragon sea slug; • marine iguana;
• orca (killer whale); • dugong; • yellow-eyed penguin;
• jellyfish; • fur seal; • puffin; gull;
• humpback whale; • sea slug; • Pacific loon;
• dolphin; • squid; • pelican;
• manta ray; • octopus; • rockhopper penguin.
• elephant seal; • porcelain crab;
5. Name the extreme weather events that originate in the atmosphere above the Pacific
Ocean, usually around the tropics.
Answers could include any of the following:
• tropical storms;
• hurricanes;
• typhoons;
• cyclones.
6. Describe what the Pacific Ring of Fire is.
The Ring of Fire is a chain of volcanoes stretching 40 233km (25 000 miles) around
the Pacific basin.
7. Name the deep ocean trench located in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines.
Mariana Trench
8. Explain how increasing levels of carbon in the atmosphere pose a threat to coral reefs
worldwide.
Ocean water absorbs carbon from the atmosphere which has made the oceans
30% more acidic in the past 200 years. An increasingly acidic ocean makes survival
difficult for some species of crustaceans and corals.

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Marine Biomes: Pacific Ocean Reading Comprehension Answers

9. Describe what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is.


The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an area of approximately 997 800km (620 000
square miles). That is equivalent to approximately three times the size of France.
The swirling waters in this area of the Pacific Ocean collect debris, plastic and
fishing waste. Approximately 70% of all waste in this area is hidden below the
surface.
10. Explain why plastic in the ocean is a problem.
As plastics in the oceans break down, the chemicals released contribute to
increased climate change.

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