The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:

(1) South Atlantic drift

(2) Counter Equatorial drift

(3) West Atlantic drift

(4) North Atlantic drift

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

(1) Eutrophication

(2) Water bloom

(3) Water pollution

(4) Water hyacinth

Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?

(1) Kurile

(2) Canary

(3) Labrador

(4) Gulf Stream

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called

(1) Tide

(2) Ocean current

(3) Wave

(4) Water cycle

Neap tides are

(1)Strong

(2) Weak

(3) Medium

(4) Very strong

The Ocean with the largest surface area is

(1) Arctic Ocean

(2) Atlantic Ocean

(3) Indian Ocean

(4) Pacific Ocean

The largest current, because of its dark waters is known as the ‘black current’ and that is :

(1) Gulf Stream

(2) Kuroshio Current

(3) California Current

(4) Antarctic Current

Spring tides occur on

(1) New moon day only

(2) Full moon day as well as on new moon day

(3) Full moon day only

(4) The day when the moon’s position is in its first quarter

Best way to conserve our water resources :

(1) Rain water harvesting

(2) Sustainable water utilization

(3) Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation

(4) All of the options mentioned here

The smallest ocean is :

(1) Atlantic

(2) Pacific

(3) Indian

(4) Arctic

How much of the world’s surface is covered by water?

(1) 55%

(2) 70%

(3) 80%

(4) 25%