Oceanography

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Oceanography

Welcome to Oceanography quiz! This quiz is mainly based on very basics of oceanography. Test your knowledge about the same. All the best!

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Q1. ________is a field of science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources. *

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Terrain Photogrammetry

Hyperspectral

Oceanography

Cartography

Q2. Who is known as father of oceanography? *

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Jin K. Nelson

Robert Ballard

Matthew F. Maury

Sylvia Earle

Q3. Microscopic plant life that floats freely in the sunlit surface waters is called ____. *

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Coral Reef

Phytoplankton

Seagrass

Cactus

Q4. Generally, as you descend deeper into the ocean, the water gets ________ and pressure _______. *

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warmer, increases

colder, increases

warmer, decreases

colder, decreases

Q5. Which of the following given field of oceanography deals with the properties of seawater like temperature, pressure, density and its movement? *

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Marine geology

Biological oceanography

Chemical oceanography

Physical oceanography

Q6. Why does the ocean appear blue when observed from the space? *

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because water absorbs red, yellow and green light but scatters blue light

because water absorbs blue light but scatters red, yellow and green light

because water absorbs red, yellow, green and blue light

because it reflects the color of sky

Q7. What is another name for seismic sea waves? *

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Catastrophic ocean wave

Tidal wave

Tsunamis

All of the above

Q8. What is the correct sequence of the following oceans in descending order of their areas? *

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Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean

Q9. Why is cold water from the deep ocean rich in nutrients like nitrate & phosphate? *

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Due to the presence of phytoplankton in the deep ocean

Due to the presence of sunlight

Due to dead and decaying matter that has sunk to the ocean floor

None of these

Q10. The Earth’s rotation causes surfaces currents to curve. What is this effect called? *

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The Curving effect

The Coriolis effect

The Transitional effect

The Earthquake effect

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