1471. A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is.
A. Estuary
B. Delta
C. Gulf
D. Bay
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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1472. Atoll is a kind of –
A. sand-dune
B. lake
C. sandbar
D. inland sea
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1473. Waves approaching the shore is known as –
A. Swash
B. Tsunami
C. Currents
D. Tide
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1474. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by :
A. revolution of the earth
B. rotation of the earth
C. uneven heating of the earth
D. All the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1475. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day called –
A. Tide
B. Ocean current
C. Wave
D. Water cycle
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1476. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called –
A. Radiant energy
B. Insolation
C. Sunshine
D. Terrestrial radiation
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1477. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:
A. Coast
B. Continental Shelf
C. Continental Platform.
D. Continental Slope.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1478. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –
A. Temperate forests
B. Tropical rain forests
C. Savannahs
D. Scrubland
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1479. Sea breeze is formed during –
A. Day time
B. Night time
C. Both
D. Seasonal
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1480. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:
A. South Atlantic drift
B. Counter Equatorial drift
C. West Atlantic drift
D. North Atlantic drift
✅ The correct answer is option A.