Arrange the following Oceans according to their size, beginning with the largest to the smallest.
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
To arrange the oceans from largest to smallest, we look at their total surface area.
Ocean Size Comparison
- Pacific Ocean (D): The largest and deepest ocean, covering about 30% of Earth's surface.
- Atlantic Ocean (C): The second-largest ocean, roughly half the size of the Pacific.
- Indian Ocean (A): The third-largest ocean, bounded by Asia, Africa, and Australia.
- Southern Ocean: (Not listed here, but it is the fourth largest).
- Arctic Ocean (B): The smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans.
Final Sequence
Based on this data, the correct decreasing order is:
(D) Pacific $\rightarrow$ (C) Atlantic $\rightarrow$ (A) Indian $\rightarrow$ (B) Arctic
The correct answer is: (D), (C), (A), (B)