Oceans of World One Liner Questions & Answers
The Ocean Currents | ||
Question | Answer | |
1 | Which factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean? | The Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift |
2 | Agulhas current flows in – | The Indian Ocean |
3 | Which is not a cold ocean current? | Agulhas |
4 | Which ocean currents is associated with the Indian Ocean? | Agulhas current |
5 | Which is a warm current? | Brazil Current |
6 | The country benefiting the most from the North Atlantic Drift is – | Norway |
7 | Which is a cold current of the South Atlantic Ocean? | Benguela current |
8 | Which Oceanic currents are not associated with the Pacific Ocean? | Canaries |
9 | Which currents do not contribute to forming a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean – | Canary |
10 | The ocean current differences from the remaining three are – | Peruvian |
11 | Which is a cold ocean current – | Peruvian Current (Humboldt Current) |
12 | Gulf Stream is – | an oceanic current |
13 | What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current? | The Earth’s rotation on its axis |
Salinity of the Ocean | ||
Question | Answer | |
1 | Which denotes water salinity gradient? | Halocline |
2 | Main Source of Salinity of the Sea is – | Land |
3 | Which salts contributes maximum to the salinity of sea water – | Sodium chloride |
4 | The highest salinity is found in – | Lake Van in Turkey |
5 | The highest amount of salinity is found in – | Dead Sea |
6 | When the density in the sea increases, then – | Salinity increases but depth decreases |
7 | Where is the Great Salt Lake located? | U.S.A |
8 | The average salinity of water of Arabian Sea is – | 35 ppt |
High Tide, Low Tide | ||
Question | Answer | |
1 | What are the causes of high-tide low tide formation in the oceans? | Due to Gravitation, Centripetal force, and the centrifugal force |
2 | The cause of producing indirect high tide is – | Centrifugal force of the Earth |
3 | Spring Tide occurs – | When the Sun the Earth and Moon are in a straight line |
4 | The high tide in the Ocean is caused by – | Moon |
The Oceanic Trenches | ||
Question | Answer | |
1 | Which is the world’s deepest trench? | Challenger |
2 | In which oceans Diamantina Trench is situated? | Indian Ocean |