Terrigenous deposits are found in

(1) Deep Sea Plain

(2) Ocean Trenches

(3) Rift Valley

(4) Continental Shelf and Slope

‘El Nino’ that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in

(1) The Indian Ocean

(2) The Himalayan Plateau

(3) The Pacific Ocean

(4) The Arabian Peninsula

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located ?

(1) Pacific Ocean

(2) Indian Ocean

(3) Atlantic Ocean

(4) Arctic Ocean

A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape is termed as a:

(1) Strait

(2) Sound

(3) Bay

(4) Fjord

The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called __________.

(1) Continental shelf

(2) Continental rise

(3) Abyssal plains

(4) Submarine ridges

Ring of Fire is found commonly in _____

(1) Pacific Ocean

(2) Atlantic Ocean

(3) Indian Ocean

(4) Arctic Ocean

“Great Barrier Reef”, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in

(1) Caribbean Islands

(2) Australia

(3) Philippines

(4) Indonesia

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

(1) Java trench

(2) Aleutian trench

(3) Atacama trench

(4) Tizard trench

“Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

(1) Earthquake

(2) Cyclone

(3) Tidal Waves

(4) Undersea Waves

The tides in the sea are primarily due to

(1) the atmospheric effect of the Earth

(2) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth

(3) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth

(4) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

A stretch of seawater, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called

(1) Bay

(2) Isthmus

(3) Lagoon

(4) Strait