(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

How do evaporation and precipitation cause movement of ocean water?

How is the rotation of the earth responsible for influencing the direction of currents?

Name the factors originating within the sea which cause ocean currents.

Which country is known as the land of the ‘Midnight Sun’?

Which country is known as the land of the rising Sun?

Give a reason for the following: 

Warm currents produce a milder climate.

Give reasons for the following:

The eastern coasts of the USA are comparatively cold.

Give reasons for the following:

The waters of the Oyashio Current form the richest fishing grounds in the world.

Give reasons for the following:

There is heavy rainfall in Queensland but the Atacama desert is arid.

Give reasons for the following:

The coasts of Norway are not frozen in winter whereas its adjoining coasts are frozen for most parts of the year.

Give reasons for the following:

Rich fishing grounds are located on the Pacific coast of North America.

Describing the types of ocean currents, state, and factors responsible for causing the currents.

Describe one effect of the following ocean current.

Labrador Current of the Atlantic Ocean.

Describe one effect of the following ocean current.

The Kuroshio current

Describe one effect of the following ocean current.

Oyashio Current of the Pacific Ocean.

Describe the circulation pattern of the following ocean current.

The North Atlantic Drift.

What is the effect of Gulf Stream on the coasts of North America?

Describe three major effects of currents.

Why are there seasons on earth?

Give a reason for the following:

Tropical grasslands have great potential for the cultivation of crops like cotton and coffee.