Hydrosphere - Section 1

31:  

Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?

A.

Canaries and Labrador

B.

Gulf stream and Labrador

C.

Gulf stream and Canaries

D.

Kuroshio and Kuraile

 
 

Option: C

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32:  

Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?

A.

Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths

B.

Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths

C.

Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains

D.

Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains

 
 

Option: A

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33:  

Eustatic movement is related to

A.

Movement of ocean currents

B.

Formation of a system of mountains

C.

Rise and fall of landmasses as a result of faulting

D.

Large scale rise and fall of sea-level

 
 

Option: D

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34:  

The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is

A.

8,890 m

B.

9,653 m

C.

10,589 m

D.

11,033 m

 
 

Option: D

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35:  

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A.

Canary current - Mediterranean Sea

B.

Falkland current - Arabian Sea

C.

Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean

D.

Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean

 
 

Option: D

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