Which statement is false regarding the world’s oceans?
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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in comparison to other oceans.
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest in comparison to other oceans.
The Atlantic Ocean is the baby of the five oceans in geologic age.
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The Southern Ocean surrounds the coast of Antarctica.
The statement "The Southern Ocean surrounds the coast of Antarctica" is false.
This divides our planet into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
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Prime Meridan
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
The statement "Equator" is false. The correct answer is "Prime Meridian." The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. The Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn divide the Earth horizontally into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Which statement is not a common scientific theory about the creation of the solar system?
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The solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago.
The process started with the collapse of a nebula.
As the sun formed, the planets also formed from space dust and gaseous matter.
Only the planets were formed by chunks of debris.
The statement "Only the planets were formed by chunks of debris" is not a common scientific theory about the creation of the solar system. The widely accepted theory is that the entire solar system formed from a collapsing nebula, with the sun and the planets all forming from the same rotating disk of gas and dust.
The false statement regarding the world's oceans is: "The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in comparison to other oceans."
To determine which statement is false regarding the world's oceans, we can examine each statement and compare it to factual information.
1) The statement "The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in comparison to other oceans" is true. The Arctic Ocean is indeed the smallest of the five oceans.
2) The statement "The Pacific Ocean is the largest in comparison to other oceans" is true. The Pacific Ocean holds the title of being the largest ocean on Earth.
3) The statement "The Atlantic Ocean is the baby of the five oceans in geologic age" is false. The Atlantic Ocean is not the youngest ocean among the five oceans. The youngest ocean is considered to be the Southern Ocean or the Antarctic Ocean, depending on the classification system used.
4) The statement "The Southern Ocean surrounds the coast of Antarctica" is true. The Southern Ocean does indeed encircle Antarctica, making it the ocean that borders the continent.
Therefore, the false statement regarding the world's oceans is: "The Atlantic Ocean is the baby of the five oceans in geologic age."