Question

The largest and the deepest ocean is:
(a) Pacific
(b) Indian
(c) Atlantic
(d) Arctic

Answer 1

Hint:Ocean that is bounded by continents Asia and Australia in the west and America’s in the east.
Mariana Trench in this ocean is considered to be the deepest point in the world.

Complete step by step solution:
Pacific Ocean is bounded by continents Asia and Australia in the west and America’s in the east. It spreads from the Arctic Ocean in the North and Southern ocean (Antarctic) in the south.

Pacific Ocean covers more than thirty percent of the earth’s surface.

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest water body on earth, and Pacific Ocean contains water almost twice that of the Atlantic Ocean.

The surface Area occupied by The Pacific Ocean is even more than the area occupied by all continents on the Earth.
The surface area of Pacific Ocean covers more than $$155trillion$$ $$squarekilometers$$ area..
This ocean is also called the deepest water body having a depth of $$4000meters$$ . The deepest point of the ocean Challenger point in Mariana Trench, depth of which is around $$11000meters$$ . This is present in the western region of the ocean.
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest Ocean on Earth, and therefore, is not the correct answer.

The Atlantic Ocean being the second largest ocean on earth covers almost half the area as that of Pacific Ocean.
 Indian Ocean is the third largest Ocean in the World, and hence is also incorrect.

Option (a) Pacific is the correct answer.

Note:Pacific Ocean is named so by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan because of the calmness in its nature, the word “Pacific” means peacefulness.
Pacific Ocean is home to a diversified plant life.
However, with each year, the size OF Pacific Ocean is shrinking by an inch.