QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire has been prepared to test students’ understanding and knowledge about the sea.
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What are the first three words you can think of when you hear the word “sea”?


If you were told to draw the picture of a sea, what would it consist of?


What do you feel when you think of the word “sea”?


What do you do when you go to the sea side?


Is the sand at the seaside has any relation with the sea?


Have you ever looked under the sand at the sea side? Are there any living things in it?


Is the water depth the same everywhere in the sea or in the ocean?
Yes
No


Do you think there are differences between seas or oceans? Eg. Is the Aegean different from the Mediterranean?
Yes
No


If YES, what might be the difference?


Are the sea and the oceans all over the world linked together?
Yes
No


IF YES, can you give an example?


Can we use sea water?
Yes
No


IF YES, what might be the purpose of using it?


What kind of things live in the sea?


Are there any plants in the sea?


How do they breathe?


Are there any animals in the sea


How do they breathe?


Is there any oxygen in sea water?
Yes
No


IF YES, where?


How is the sea polluted?


What can you do in order to prevent sea pollution?


Does sea pollution effect sea creatures?
Yes
No


IF YES, how?


Do you think it is possible to clean the polluted sea?
Yes
No


Do you think the sea has the capability to purify itself?
Yes
No


The number of dolphins, monk seals and sea turtles has been decreasing every day. Do you think it i s an important concern for us?
Yes
No


IF YES, why?


What do you think is the reason for the possibility of increase in the sea level in all over the world?


What kinds of problems occur because of the increase in the sea level?


Can you write the names of the seas in your country?


Have you been in those seas?


Do you think they are similar or different?


Would you like to live at the seaside?
Yes
No


Why?


Living at the seaside may cause some changes in our daily lives:
Yes
No


IF YES, how?


Is the climate at the seaside different than the other parts?


What would happen if there were no seas or oceans in our planet?


How do we benefit from seas?


It is forbidden to swim in some seas. What might be the reason?


How can you understand if the sea water is suitable to swim or not?


If you could make a documentary titled “Life under the sea” what would you include in it?





Tülay Akaoğlu
Ankara