Movements of Ocean Water MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography Chapter 14 with Answers

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography: MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography with Answers

Q1. Name the currents flowing from low latitudes to high ones

(A) warm currents
(B) cold currents
(C) ocean waves
(D) gulf stream

(A) warm currents.

Q2. Which force deflects water and winds from their original direction of movement?

(A) coriolis force
(B) gravitational force
(C) atmospheric pressure
(D) none of these

(A) coriolis force.

Q3. The Labrador and Gulf stream are the examples of:

(A) Tides
(B) Ocean currents
(C) Tsunami
(D) Waves

(B) Ocean currents

Q4. Wave speed is the rate at which the wave moves through the water, and is measured in

(A) Knots.
(B) Miles.
(C) Kilometer.
(D) Kilogram.

(A) Knots.

Q5. The time between the low tide and high tide, when the tide is rising, is called:

(A) drift
(B) flood
(C) ebb
(D) current.

(B) flood

Q6. Coriolis effect cause surface currents to turn anticlockwise in

(A) Southern Hemisphere
(B) Northern Hemisphere
(C) Eastern Hemisphere
(D) Western Hemisphere

(A) Southern Hemisphere

Q7. The fall of sea level is known as

(A) ebb tide
(B) tide
(C) drift
(D) set

(A) ebb tide.

Q8. Huge masses of floating ice are known as:

(A) Current
(B) Ebb
(C) Icebergs
(D) Flood

Q9. The current of the Indian Ocean is

(A) The west wind drift
(B) Labrador
(C) California
(D) Kuroshio

(A) The west wind drift

Q10. Which current is set in motion due to differences in water density?

(A) cold water current
(B) warm water current
(C) gulf stream
(D) thermocline current

(D) thermocline current

Q11. What is the time interval between two successive tides?

(A) 12 hrs. and 26 minutes
(B) 12 hrs.
(C) 12 hrs. and 20 minutes
(D) 24 hrs. and 26 minutes

(A) 12 hrs. and 26 minutes

Q12. The factor that affects the origin and movement of currents is

(A) river flow.
(B) salinity and density of water.
(C) tides.
(D) prevailing winds.

(B) salinity and density of water

Q13. The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:

(A) drift
(B) nab
(C) ebb
(D) current.

Q14. The lower part of the wave is

(A) crest
(B) trough
(C) wavelength
(D) none of these

(B) trough

Q15. The lower part of the wave is