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प्रश्न
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
- Labrador current - North Atlantic Ocean
- Canary current - Mediterranean sea
- Mozambique current - Indian Ocean.
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उत्तर
a) Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
c) Canary current - Mediterranean sea
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the factors that generate the ocean currents?
Assertion (A): The Ocean water is dynamic
Reason (R): Waves and currents are in horizontal motion while tides have vertical motion.
Assertion (A): The gravitational pull of the sun and moon on earth cause tides on sea water.
Reason (R): Neap tides are caused when the first and last quarter moon appears.
Assertion (A): On the basis of temperature, ocean currents can be classified as warm currents and cold currents.
Reason (R): The movement of ocean current from the low latitudes towards high latitudes cause cold current.
Assertion(A): Salinity is higher in closed ocean basins.
Reason(R): Enclosed ocean basins undergo little mixing with the open ocean.
Explain the term
Isobath
Explain the term
Isohaline
Explain the term
Continental Rise
Assertion (A): Ocean currents are in clockwise motion in the Northern Hemisphere and in the anti-clockwise motion in the Southern hemisphere.
Reason (R): The movement of ocean currents from high latitudes to low latitudes is called warm currents.
The oceans are salty. Why?
