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1
The shelf typically ends at a very steep slope, called ________
A
Halcoline
B
Seamount
C
Oceanic Shelf
D
Shelf Break
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
2
The Coral reefs are a major characteristic of:
A
the Indian Ocean
B
the Pacific Ocean
C
the Atlantic Ocean
D
the Mediterranean Sea
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
3
______ a mountain with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surface of the ocean
A
Halcoline
B
Seamount
C
Oceanic Shelf
D
None of the above
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
4
A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain system formed by
A
plate tectonics
B
earthquake
C
ocean currents
D
submarine landslides
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
5
Along the coasts, salinity is:
A
Lowered
B
Increased
C
Stable
D
Unaffected
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
6
The geographers have divided the oceanic part of the earth into ______ oceans.
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
7
Which one of the following is the smallest ocean:
A
the Indian Ocean
B
the Arctic Ocean
C
the Atlantic Ocean
D
the Pacific Ocean
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
8
Salinity refers to the total amount of
A
sediments in the water
B
impurities present in the water
C
the salt present in the water
D
heat present in the water
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
9
Which one of the following is not a minor relief feature in the oceans:
A
Seamount
B
Atoll
C
Oceanic Deep
D
Guyot
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
10
________ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.
A
Oceanic Shelf
B
Continental shelf
C
Salocline
D
Hydra Shelf
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
11
The continental slope connects the continental shelf and _______
A
the continental shelf
B
the halocline
C
the ocean basins
D
None of the above
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
12
A major portion of sea level is found at:
A
10-12 kms below sea level
B
6-9 kms below sea level
C
3-6 kms below sea level
D
1-2 kms below sea level
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
13
Seaward movement of water is known as:
A
Undertow
B
Ebb
C
Current
D
Flood
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
14
The most common tidal pattern, featuring two high tides and two low tides each day is called
A
Neap tide
B
Mixed tide
C
semi-diurnal tide
D
Diurnal tide
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
15
Huge masses of floating ice are known as:
A
Current
B
Ebb
C
Icebergs
D
Flood
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
16
The factor that affects the origin and movement of currents is
A
river flow
B
salinity and density of water
C
tides
D
prevailing winds
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
17
______causes waves to travel in the ocean and the energy is released on shorelines.
A
Wind
B
Land
C
Water
D
Soil
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
18
Wave amplitude is:
A
The height of the wave
B
The breadth of the wave
C
Half of the wave height
D
It is the time interval between two successive waves
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
19
The current of the Atlantic ocean is
A
west wind drift
B
Gulf stream
C
Equatorial counter current
D
Alaska current
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
20
The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:
A
drift
B
nab
C
ebb
D
current
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
21
The current of the Indian Ocean is
A
The west wind drift (b) (c) (d)
B
Labrador
C
California
D
Kuroshio
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
22
The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:
A
Currents
B
Waves
C
Tides
D
Salinity
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
23
The time between the low tide and high tide, when the tide is rising, is called:
A
drift
B
flood
C
ebb
D
current
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
24
Wave speed is the rate at which the wave moves through the water and is measured in
A
Knots
B
Miles
C
Kilometer
D
Kilogram
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
25
The type of soil the desert biome has is
A
Porous with thin layers of humus
B
Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
C
Acidic, poor in nutrients
D
Fertile alluvial
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
26
When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
A
Ecological adaptation
B
Hydrological adaptation
C
Homological adaptation
D
None of the above
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
27
Mineral salts come directly from
A
Earth crust
B
Water cycle
C
Atmosphere
D
Forest biome
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
28
The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
A
Climate
B
Temperature
C
Human activities
D
Humidity
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✅ Correct Answer: 1
29
Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
A
Forest
B
Desert
C
Grassland
D
Aquatic
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
30
Which includes all the living components of the earth.
A
Hydrosphere
B
Atmosphere
C
Biosphere
D
Lithosphere
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✅ Correct Answer: 3
31
A freshwater ecosystem is
A
Oceans
B
Estuaries
C
Coral reefs
D
Marshes
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
32
Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
A
Biosphere
B
Biome
C
Marshes
D
Prairies
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
33
Abiotic factors include
A
Producers
B
Consumers
C
Decomposers
D
Sunlight
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
34
Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
A
Penicillium
B
Plasmodium
C
Paramecium
D
Parrot
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
35
The earliest man on the earth is known as:
A
Homoerectus
B
Homosapien
C
Homophobic
D
None of the above
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✅ Correct Answer: 2
36
Freshwater ecosystem includes
A
Oceans
B
Coastal estuaries
C
Coral reefs
D
Streams
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✅ Correct Answer: 4
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