hydrosphere & oceanography section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

Which one of the following ocean tides are caused by biological factors?

a) Perigean tide

b) Apogean tide

c) Neap tide

d) Red tide

Question : 7 [NDA 2009-II]

Which water body separates Australia from New Zealand?

a) Great Barrier Reef

b) Tasman Sea

c) Cook Straits

d) Megallan

Question : 8 [NDA 2012-II]

Statement I
Tsunami is small in open ocean yet may be over 30 m high when it reaches a coastline.
Statement II
Tsunam is have long wavelength and they travel across the open ocean at high speed. As they approach shore, the wavelength decreases and the wave height increases.

a) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

b) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

c) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

d) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Question : 9

The highest salinity is found in which of the following lakes?

a) Baikal lake

b) Balkash lake

c) Van Lake

d) Dead sea

Question : 10

Which one among the following is a sea without having a coastline?

a) Bering sea

b) Baltic sea

c) North sea

d) Sargasso sea