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Multiple choice geography ocean currents movements of ocean water movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations

Tsunamis generally take birth in ____________.

  1. The ocean deep

  2. The deep sea plain

  3. The continental shelf

  4. The continental slope
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The tsunami height on the continental shelf is lower for steeper slope in comparison to flatter slope. This shows that, as the continental slope becomes flatter, more energy is transmitted to the shelf and higher tsunami height is observed.

Multiple choice geography ocean currents movements of ocean water movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations

Choose the odd one out.

  1. Brazil Current

  2. California Current

  3. Gulf stream

  4. Kuro Siwo Current
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

All stream currents are westerly bound currents while California currents are easterly bound currents

Brazil current is the western boundary current of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre. It transports warm water polewards. Near 22 S, the Brazil current splits; one component flows eastward and the other component hugs the coast and flows toward the southwest and interacts with the colder Malvinas Current.

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Drift is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States 

The Kuroshio is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic and is part of the North Pacific ocean gyre. As the Gulf stream, it is a strong western boundary current.

California Current is a Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Peninsula. It is considered an Eastern boundary current due to the influence of the North American coastline on its course.

Multiple choice geography ocean currents movements of ocean water movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations

Generally the warm ocean currents originate near __________.

  1. Poles

  2. Equator

  3. Lakes

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ocean currents may be cold, warm and hot. Warm ocean currents originate near the equator and move towards the poles or higher latitudes while cold currents originate near the poles or higher latitudes and move towards the tropics or lower latitude. 

Multiple choice geography ocean tsunami and floods movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations circulation of ocean water

Tides in the ocean will be highest when __________________.

  1. it is full Moon

  2. Moon is eclipsed

  3. Moon and Sun are pulling at right angles to the Earth

  4. Moon is in new phase
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tides are highest (spring tides) during the new moon and full moon phases, when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon are aligned.

Multiple choice geography ocean tsunami and floods movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations circulation of ocean water

Which of the following statements about the ocean currents is not correct?

  1. Currents are rivers in the sea

  2. The water moves forward and the currents are felt at the depth as well

  3. They are caused by the unequal temperature of equatorial and polar regions

  4. Generally there is scanty rainfall over the coastal areas where the warm currents flow
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Warm currents generally increase humidity and rainfall in coastal areas, not decrease it. Cold currents are typically associated with dry conditions.

Multiple choice geography ocean tsunami and floods movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations disasters - case studies man made disaster

Who should be evacuated first when hit by a tsunami?
This question has multiple answers.

  1. Children

  2. Aged persons

  3. Men

  4. Physically handicapped
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,D Correct answer
Explanation

Initially Children, Aged Persons and Physically handicapped peoples should be evacuated first because they might panic and may have difficulties in finding a way out. They need external helps to evacuate.

Multiple choice geography our changing earth glacier glaciers landforms created by glacial erosion

Long sinuous ridges found in former glacial sites in the direction of ice melted water streams are known as ________.

  1. Eskers

  2. Fjords

  3. Erratics

  4. Drumlins
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Long sinous ridges found in former glacial sites in the direction of ice melted water strems are known as Eskers.

An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America.

Multiple choice geography our changing earth glacier glaciers landforms created by glacial erosion

Northern most part in India is ____________.

  1. Gangotri glacier

  2. Siachen glacier

  3. Baltoro glacier

  4. Nubra glacier
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Siachen Glacier lies in Northern Ladakh in the Karakorams, a mountain range originating from the Pamirs. The total area of Siachen Glacier is approximately 78 sq-km.