A freshwater ecosystem is
1.Oceans
2.Estuaries
3.Coral reefs
4.Marshes
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A major portion of sea level is found at:
1.10-12 kms below sea level
2. 6-9 kms below sea level
3.3-6 kms below sea level
4. 1-2 kms below sea level
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A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain system formed by
1.plate tectonics
2.earthquake
3. ocean currents
4.submarine landslides
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Abiotic factors include
1.Producers
2.Consumers
3.Decomposers
4.Sunlight
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Along the coasts, salinity is:
1.Lowered
2.Increased
3.Stable
4.Unaffected
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Freshwater ecosystem includes
1. Oceans
2.Coastal estuaries
3.Coral reefs
4.Streams
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Huge masses of floating ice are known as:
1.Current
2.Ebb
3.Icebergs
4.Flood
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Mineral salts come directly from
1.Earth crust
2.Water cycle
3.Atmosphere
4.Forest biome
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Salinity refers to the total amount of
1.sediments in the water
2. impurities present in the water
3.the salt present in the water
4.heat present in the water
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Seaward movement of water is known as:
1.Undertow
2.Ebb
3.Current
4.Flood
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Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
1.Forest
2.Desert
3.Grassland
4.Aquatic
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The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
1. Climate
2.Temperature
3.Human activities
4.Humidity
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The continental slope connects the continental shelf and _______
1.the continental shelf
2.the halocline
3.the ocean basins
4.None of the above
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The Coral reefs are a major characteristic of:
1.the Indian Ocean
2.the Pacific Ocean
3.the Atlantic Ocean
4. the Mediterranean Sea
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The current of the Atlantic ocean is
1.west wind drift
2.Gulf stream
3.Equatorial counter current
4.Alaska current
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The current of the Indian Ocean is
1.The west wind drift (b) (c) (d)
2.Labrador
3.California
4.Kuroshio
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The earliest man on the earth is known as:
1.Homoerectus
2.Homosapien
3.Homophobic
4.None of the above
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The factor that affects the origin and movement of currents is
1.river flow
2.salinity and density of water
3.tides
4.prevailing winds
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The geographers have divided the oceanic part of the earth into ______ oceans.
1.2
2.3
3.4
4.5
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The most common tidal pattern, featuring two high tides and two low tides each day is called
1. Neap tide
2. Mixed tide
3.semi-diurnal tide
4.Diurnal tide
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The shelf typically ends at a very steep slope, called ________
1.Halcoline
2.Seamount
3.Oceanic Shelf
4.Shelf Break
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The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:
1. Currents
2.Waves
3.Tides
4.Salinity
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The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:
1. drift
2.nab
3.ebb
4.current
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The time between the low tide and high tide, when the tide is rising, is called:
1.drift
2.flood
3.ebb
4.current
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The type of soil the desert biome has is
1.Porous with thin layers of humus
2. Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
3.Acidic, poor in nutrients
4.Fertile alluvial
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Wave amplitude is:
1. The height of the wave
2.The breadth of the wave
3.Half of the wave height
4.It is the time interval between two successive waves
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Wave speed is the rate at which the wave moves through the water and is measured in
1.Knots
2.Miles
3.Kilometer
4.Kilogram
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When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
1.Ecological adaptation
2. Hydrological adaptation
3.Homological adaptation
4.None of the above
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Which includes all the living components of the earth.
1.Hydrosphere
2.Atmosphere
3.Biosphere
4.Lithosphere
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Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
1.Biosphere
2.Biome
3.Marshes
4.Prairies
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Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
1.Penicillium
2.Plasmodium
3.Paramecium
4.Parrot
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Which one of the following is not a minor relief feature in the oceans:
1.Seamount
2.Atoll
3.Oceanic Deep
4.Guyot
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Which one of the following is the smallest ocean:
1.the Indian Ocean
2.the Arctic Ocean
3.the Atlantic Ocean
4.the Pacific Ocean
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______ a mountain with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surface of the ocean
1.Halcoline
2.Seamount
3.Oceanic Shelf
4.None of the above
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______causes waves to travel in the ocean and the energy is released on shorelines.
1.Wind
2.Land
3.Water
4.Soil
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________ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.
1.Oceanic Shelf
2.Continental shelf
3.Salocline
4. Hydra Shelf
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