Oceanography QUESTIONS

Exam NameOceanography QUESTIONS
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Question: Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?

Answer:East Australian current


Question: Average salinity of water of Arabian Sea is-

Answer:35 ppt


Question: Major source of oceanic salinity is-

Answer:Ash from Volcanoes


Question: Which one of the following is the tide produced as a consequence of moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction ?

Answer:High tide


Question: Tidal range denotes the -

Answer:difference between high and low tide


Question: The portion of the earths surface covered with water is roughly -

Answer:Two - third


Question: The challenger rise is located in -

Answer:The Atlantic Ocean


Question: Which of the following is a continental shelf sea-

Answer:Red sea


Question: Which of the following oceans does not have a north south submarine ridge ?

Answer:Pacific Ocean


Question: Which is the smallest among the following water bodies ?



Question: Which is the smallest among the following water bodies ?

Answer:Japan Sea


Question: The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth s surface in-

Answer:North America


Question: The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as

Answer:Dalmation coast


Question: A submarine mountain rising more than 1000 meters above the ocean floor is known as-

Answer:Sea mount


Question: Which of the following is a warm current ?

Answer:Gulf stream


Question: Which if the following is a cool current-

Answer:Humboldt current


Question: Periodic movement of the sea water is known as-

Answer:Tides


Question: Current which flow from lower latitudes to higher latitudes are -

Answer:Warm Current


Question: The deepest ocean in the world is:

Answer:The Pacific Ocean


Question: Pelagic deposits consists of :

Answer:Organic ooze materials