SST QUIZ 1

Name this Cycle - Scientific Name

• Water Cycle

• Rain Cycle

• Hydrological Cycle

• None of the above

"Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink" From which poem is this line?

• Water, Water Everywhere

• Ancient Mariner

• Don't know

• None of the Above

Name any factors that causes the ocean water to move. Choose the Correct Factor

• Gravitational Pull of the Earth

• Temperatures Differences between UAE and India

• Gravitational Pull of the Sun and Moon

• All of the Above

• None of the Above

Fill in the Blanks - On ____ _____, World Water Resources Day is celebrated.

• 17th July

• 14th March

• 6th June

• 22nd March

True or False - Labrador Current is a Cold Current

• True

• False

Which is the correct point about Neap Tides?

• Sun and Moon form a Reflex Angle

• Sun and Moon form a Right Angle

• Sun and Moon form a Zero Angle

• Sun and Moon form a Straight Angle

Which of these points is correct about Spring Tides?

• Sun and Moon form a Straight Angle

• Sun and Moon are disoriented

• Sun and Moon form a Zero/Complete Angle

• Sun and Moon are away from the Earth

What is Coriolis Force?

• The Deflection of winds and ocean current due to the Earth's Magnetic Field to the right, in the Southern Hemisphere, and to the left, in the Northern Hemisphere

• The Deflection of winds and ocean current due to the Earth's Rotation to the right, in the Northern Hemisphere, and to the left, in the Southern Hemisphere

• The deflection of Solar Radiation by the Earth's magnetic Field

• None of the Above

The Five major Oceans on Earth are -

• Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Dead Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Arctic Ocean

• Only 1 Ocean exists, not 5

• Pacific , Atlantic , Antarctic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans

• None of the Above

The percent of water found in different areas.

• 97.3% in Oceans, Seas, Gulfs, and Bays. 2.7% as Glaciers

• 97.3% in Oceans, Seas, Gulfs, and Bays. 0.009% as Glaciers and Ice caps.

• 0.0001% in fresh water lakes and rivers. 0.68% in Underground Waters, 0.019% in atmospheric mosture

• 0.0001% in fresh water lakes and rivers. 0.68% in Underground Waters, 0.0019% in atmospheric mosture