Tag: general physical geography
Questions Related to general physical geography
Statement I: There is a large-scale fluctuation of oil flow from oil wells prior to earthquakes.
Statement II: Tectonic stress accumulates to a certain level, the pore pressure within a deep oil bearing stratum reaches its breaking strength causing oil to sprout along the oil wells.
Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
Ocean basin has been divided into number of types. Abyssal plain is one of them. Choose correct statement.
1. It lies immediately after continental slope.
2. They are among flattest, smoothest surface on Earth.
3. It covers more than 50% of Earth's surface.
Which one among the following is not a cause of generation of ocean currents?
Pelagic zone is one of the most important division of ocean with respect to commercial exploitation. Choose correct statement:
1. Any water in sea or lake is neither close to bottom nor near the shore can be said to be in pelagic zone.
2. Pelagic life decreases with increasing depth.
3. Demersal zone lies between benthic and pelagic zone.
Which one among the following is responsible for the expansion of water in the ocean?
This item consists of two statements I and II.
Statement I : The Kuroshio is a warm North-flowing ocean current on the West side of the North Pacific Ocean.
Statement II : Presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the sea of Japan is responsible for the Kuroshio becoming warm.
Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to the item using the code given below.
Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct?
The time it takes for the crests (or troughs) of two successive waves to pass a given point is known as the _________.
Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Indian ocean?