The Ocean currents transfer heat from
| A. | one sea or ocean to another |
| B. | one coast to another |
| C. | the surface of the sea to greater depths |
| D. | lower to higher altitudes |
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What is the average salt content in a litre of sea water?
| A. | 39 gm |
| B. | 37 gm |
| C. | 35 gm |
| D. | 32 gm |
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'Tides' are best defined as
| A. | Wind and pressure system having a low pressure at the centre and a circular wind motion |
| B. | Great circulatory movement of ocean water caused by difference in the density of sea water |
| C. | Periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of Moon and Sun on Earth |
| D. | Powerful movement of the ocean which moves constantly in a definite direction |
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The warm ocean current of the west Pacific which sets in close to Philippines running north eastward past Formusa and the Southern Islands of Japan is called
| A. | Gulf Stream |
| B. | Kuroshio current |
| C. | Brazil current |
| D. | Benguela current |
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