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Questions : The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pond is known as :

(a) Water hyacinth

(b) Water pollution

(c) Eutrophication

(d) Water bloom

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Eutrophication is the ecosystem response to the addition of artificial or natural substances, such as nitrates and phosphates, through fertilizers or sewage, to an aquatic system.

One example is the 'bloom' or great increase of phytoplankton in a water body as a response to increased levels of nutrients.

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Question : 1

Which is the world’s deepest trench?

a) Richards

b) Manhattan

c) Northern

d) Challenger

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Persian Gulf does not form border with

a) Oman

b) Kuwait

c) Bahrain

d) Iraq

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Tsunamis are cuased by

a) volcanic eruption

b) changes in sea level

c) mixing of cold and warm currents

d) earthquakes

Answer: (d)

Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes generated in a subduction zone, an area where an oceanic plate is being forced down into the mantle by plate tectonic forces. The friction between the subducting plate and the overriding plate is enormous.

This friction prevents a slow and steady rate of subduction and instead the two plates become “stuck”.

Question : 4

Formation of delta is affected by

a) Deep sea

b) Strong winds

c) Rocks

d) Tide-ebb

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

a) Arctic Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Pacific Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

Answer: (c)

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia in the Coral Sea on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean.

It is the world’s largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres.

Question : 6

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Lake Athabaska – Canada

b) Lake Raindeer - Russia

c) Titicaca Lake - Bolivia - Peru

d) Lake Urmia - Iran

Answer: (b)

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