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Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world?

  1. Lake Onega

  2. Lake Ontario

  3. Lake Michigan

  4. Lake Superior
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Lake Superior, located on the border between the United States and Canada, is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.

Multiple choice geography major domains of the earth atmosphere and its structures what is around us? the atmosphere the earth's structure components of earth earth and structure

Which one of the following is the largest ocean?

  1. Arctic Ocean

  2. Atlantic Ocean

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Pacific Ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
  •  It covers an area of about 155 million square kilometers (about 60 million square miles).
  • The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins.
  • It covers around a third of the Earth's total area, more than all the land in the world.
Multiple choice geography major domains of the earth atmosphere and its structures what is around us? the atmosphere the earth's structure components of earth earth and structure

Which of the following statements is wrong?

  1. Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
  2. 1$^o$C of temperature is reduced with every 165 metres of height

  3. When the temperature of air increases, its capacity to hold moisture decreases

  4. The higher the temperature the lower is the air pressure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When air temperature increases, the capacity of air to hold moisture (water vapor) actually increases, not decreases. This is a fundamental principle of meteorology.