Description : The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the- (1) Isthmus (2) Oceanic ridge (3) Continental shelf (4) Continental slope
Last Answer : (3) Continental shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the ... slope is the continental rise, which finally merges into the deep ocean floor the abyssal plain.
Description : The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called (1) isthumus (2) oceanic ridge (3) continental shelf (4) continental slope
Last Answer : continental shelf
Description : The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called – (1) Isthumus (2) oceanic ridge (3) continental shelf (4) continental slope
Last Answer : (3) continental shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope.
Description : Terrigenous deposits are found in (1) Deep Sea Plain (2) Ocean Trenches (3) Rift Valley (4) Continental Shelf and Slope
Last Answer : Continental Shelf and Slope
Description : The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as : (1) Coast (2) Continental Shelf. (3) Continental Platform. (4) Continental Slope.
Last Answer : Continental Shelf
Description : What is meant by Isthmus? (1) Mouth of a river where it joins the sea (2) Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans (4) Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
Last Answer : Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
Description : Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a (1) Bay (2) Strait (3) Peninsula (4) Isthmus
Last Answer : Strait
Description : The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called __________. (1) Continental shelf (2) Continental rise (3) Abyssal plains (4) Submarine ridges
Last Answer : Continental shelf
Description : Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the – (1) Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea (2) West coastal plain (3) Western Ghats (4) Interior part of the Deccan
Last Answer : (1) Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea Explanation: Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea.
Description : Air over the oceans is colder in summer and warmer in winter compared with air over the continental regions. This is because (a) Water is translucent and has a relatively high heat capacity compared ... B are true (e) The effect is due to the changes in circulation between continents and oceans
Last Answer : (d) Both A and B are true
Description : Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf? (1) Antarctic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : (2) Arctic Ocean Explanation: The Arctic Ocean has the widest continental shelf of all the oceans; it extends 1,210 km seaward from Siberia. From the shelf rise numerous islands, ... . Continental shelves are an extension of coastal plains and are characterized by broadly-sloping submerged plains.
Description : Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ? (1) Antarctic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Arctic Ocean
Description : A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called (1) Bay (2) Isthmus (3) Lagoon (4) Strait
Last Answer : Lagoon
Description : Continental Shelf and Continental Slope.
Last Answer : Differentiate between: Continental Shelf and Continental Slope.
Description : What do The continental shelf continental slope and continental rise combine to form the?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise to form the?
Last Answer : continental margin
Description : The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as: (1) Coast (2) Continental Shelf (3) Continental Platform. (4) Continental Slope.
Last Answer : (2) Continental Shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. Much of the shelf was exposed during glacial periods, but is now submerged ... accumulates as a pile or seaiment at the base of the slope, called the continental rise.
Description : Terrigenous deposits are found in – (1) Deep Sea Plain (2) Ocean Trenches (3) Rift Valley (4) Continental Shelf and Slope
Last Answer : (4) Continental Shelf and Slope Explanation: In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, they are derived from terrestrial (as opposed to ... in submarine canyons on the continental slope. Turbidity currents carry them down into the deep sea.
Description : Fishing is highly developed along the western coast of India as (a) The continental shelf along the western coast is not well developed(b) The continental shelf along the western coast is well ... coast is well developed (d) The continental slope along the western coast is not well developed
Last Answer : (b) The continental shelf along the western coast is well pronounced
Description : Biosphere refers to (1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism (2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals (3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms (4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms
Last Answer : the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms
Description : What is the most common fracture of Class II amalgam restorations: A. Isthmus because of insufficient depth B. Internal fracture C. Marginal ridge site
Last Answer : A. Isthmus because of insufficient depth
Last Answer : (3) Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans Explanation: An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side, The Panama Canal crosses the ... western side of an isthmus formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.
Description : Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as (1) high banks (2) levees (3) bunds (4) ridge
Last Answer : levees
Description : A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called (1) Estuary (2) Fjord (3) Cove (4) Ria coast
Last Answer : Estuary
Description : Where are the hot deserts generally found ? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents
Last Answer : On the western margins of the Tropics
Description : Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because : (1) of easterly trade winds. (2) cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts. (3) of the effect of both the ... winds and cold ocean currents. (4) the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas.
Last Answer : of the effect of both the offshore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents.
Description : The main source of usable water on the Earth is (1) Oceans (2) Rivers (3) Underground water (4) Precipitation
Last Answer : Underground water
Description : Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity? (1) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grassland (2) Mangroves, oceans, grassland, lakes (3) Oceans, lakes, grassland, mangroves (4) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans
Last Answer : Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans
Description : Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S ? (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : Mangrove forests occur in (1) high mountains (2) snowy plains (3) coastal swamps (4) interior plateaus
Last Answer : coastal swamps
Description : Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to (1) Cyclones (2) Earthquakes (3) Landslides (4) Tornadoes
Last Answer : Cyclones
Description : Hanging Valley is very common in (1) high mountains (2) sub-Arctic region (3) glaciated areas (4) coastal belt
Last Answer : glaciated areas
Description : Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in (1) River Valleys (2) Mountain tops (3) Coastal areas (4) Deserts
Last Answer : Deserts
Description : The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the (1) Polar airmasses (2) Warm airmasses (3) Continental airmasses (4) Tropical airmasses
Last Answer : Tropical airmasses
Description : What forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate a rift valley an ocean basin an ocean ridge a subduction zone?
Last Answer : a subduction zone
Description : What is oceanic crust at a mid ocean ridge?
Description : Is the oceanic crust near a mid-ocean ridge is older than crust far away?
Last Answer : Sorry, you have it entirely reversed.
Description : Are new oceanic crust is formed at the mid ocean ridge?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a – (1) Bay (2) Strait (3) Peninsula (4) Isthmus
Last Answer : (2) Strait Explanation: A strait is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies ... for example because it is too shallow, or because it contains an un-navigable reef or archipelago.
Description : The oceanic trenches are the deepest parts of the oceans.
Last Answer : Identify the correct correlation: A - The oceanic trenches are the deepest parts of the oceans. R ... but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Description : How does the density of oceanic plates compare to the density of continental plates?
Last Answer : in the theory of tectonic plates, at a convergent boundary betweena continental plate and an oceanic plate, the denser plate usuallysubducts underneath the less dense plate. It is well ... these plates have different composition in thefirst place giving rise to their relative difference indensities.
Description : When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
Last Answer : sinks
Description : Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
Last Answer : Continental crust A+
Description : Why do oceanic plates move down and not the continental plate?
Last Answer : Continental plates have a larger mass weight. It's like 2 sumo wrestlers pushing against each other. The bigger one usually wins.
Description : In which region is Terrace farming done? (1) Dry regions (2) Slope of hills (3) Mountain tops (4) Rooftops
Last Answer : Slope of hills
Description : The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is (1) Contour ploughing (2) Cover planting (3) Strip cropping (4) Terracing
Last Answer : Terracing
Description : The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope (1) Bench marks (2) Contours (3) Form lines (4) Hachure
Last Answer : Hachure
Description : What are the giant slabs of rock which fit together to form the earth’s surface called? a) Dinner Plates b) Continents c) Oceans d) Tectonic plates
Last Answer : d) Tectonic plates
Description : Which oceans does not have a north south submarine ridge?
Last Answer : Pacific ocean