The shelf typically ends at a very steep slope, called ________
  • Halcoline
  • Seamount
  • Oceanic Shelf
  • Shelf Break
The Coral reefs are a major characteristic of:
  • the Indian Ocean
  • the Pacific Ocean
  • the Atlantic Ocean
  • the Mediterranean Sea
______ a mountain with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surface of the ocean
  • Halcoline
  • Seamount
  • Oceanic Shelf
  • None of the above
A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain system formed by
  • plate tectonics
  • earthquake
  • ocean currents
  • submarine landslides
Along the coasts, salinity is:
  • Lowered
  • Increased
  • Stable
  • Unaffected
The geographers have divided the oceanic part of the earth into ______ oceans.
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
Which one of the following is the smallest ocean:
  • the Indian Ocean
  • the Arctic Ocean
  • the Atlantic Ocean
  • the Pacific Ocean
Salinity refers to the total amount of
  • sediments in the water
  • impurities present in the water
  • the salt present in the water
  • heat present in the water
Which one of the following is not a minor relief feature in the oceans:
  • Seamount
  • Atoll
  • Oceanic Deep
  • Guyot
________ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.
  • Oceanic Shelf
  • Continental shelf
  • Salocline
  • Hydra Shelf
The continental slope connects the continental shelf and _______
  • the continental shelf
  • the halocline
  • the ocean basins
  • none of the above
A major portion of sea level is found at:
  • 10-12 kms below sea level
  • 6-9 kms below sea level
  • 3-6 kms below sea level
  • 1-2 kms below sea level
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