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Multiple choice geography water bodies study of water pollution threats to water resource pollution and environment

Valaparaiso' is the seaport of _________.

  1. China

  2. Chile

  3. Iran

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

Valparaíso is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the South Pacific's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's second most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean National Congress since 1990.

Multiple choice geography water bodies study of water pollution threats to water resource pollution and environment

The lines which join the points of same salinity in ocean are called ____________.

  1. Isobars

  2. Isohytes

  3. Isohalines

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

The prefix 'iso' is a greek word meaning equal, so an isoline must be a line joining equal points. For example, a line drawn on a map to join up all the places that are the same height above sea level is called a contour.

Multiple choice geography water bodies study of water pollution threats to water resource pollution and environment

Which sea was the main trade route of Muslim world with eastern Africa, Persia and Asia?

  1. Black Sea

  2. Red Sea

  3. Arabian Sea

  4. South China Sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Red sea was the main trade route of Muslim world with eastern Africa, Persia and Asia.
The Periplus also describes how Hippalus first discovered the direct route from the Red Sea to India. The Red Sea was favored for Roman trade with India starting with the reign of Augustus, when the Roman Empire gained control over the Mediterranean, Egypt, and the northern Red Sea.

Multiple choice geography ocean properties of sea water the properties of sea water oceanic salinity and oceanic temperature

The Panama Canal shortens the distance between _________________.

  1. The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea

  2. The Red sea and the Arabian sea

  3. The Pacific and the Atlantic oceans

  4. The Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Panama Canal is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Before the canal was opened in 1914 ships had to travel around the southern tip of South America to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal shortens the journey by about 11000 km.

Multiple choice geography ocean properties of sea water the properties of sea water oceanic salinity and oceanic temperature

OTEC refers to ________.

  1. Oceanic mineral resources

  2. Tidal and wave energy.

  3. Ocean thermal energy conversion.

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

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) uses the ocean thermal gradient between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface seawaters to run a heat engine and produce useful work, usually in the form of electricity

Multiple choice geography the sun, the moon and the earth planets of the solar system solar system and sun introduction to solar system

State whether the sentences is true(T) or false(F).
Saptarishi and Ursa Major are two different constellations.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ursa Major constellation lies in the northern sky. Its name means “the great bear,” or “the larger bear,” in Latin. The smaller bear is represented by Ursa Minor. Its brightest stars form the Big Dipper asterism, one of the most recognizable shapes in the sky, also known as the Plough.

Ursa Major is called as Saptarishi as it has seven prominent stars.

 

Multiple choice geography earth - as a member of solar system planets of the solar system solar system and sun introduction to solar system

Mark the odd one in the following list.

  1. Earth

  2. Jupiter

  3. Sun

  4. Saturn

  5. Venus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Sun is star, which emits light from its own sources of energy. Remaining options Earth, Jupiter,Saturn and Venus are planets that revolve around the Sun and shine by the light of Sun.
  • Hence, Sun is the odd one in given options.