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Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
The answer
Pacific Ocean
The answer was Pacific Ocean. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Why it's right
The Pacific Ocean covers more area than all of Earth's land combined.
Source trail
This answer is checked against NOAA Ocean Service: What is the largest ocean?.
About the choices
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Atlantic Ocean - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Indian Ocean - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Pacific Ocean - correct answer.
- Arctic Ocean - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
What to remember
Pacific Ocean is the one to remember. The Pacific Ocean covers more area than all of Earth's land combined. The Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest known point, is in the Pacific.
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Sources: NOAA Ocean Service