The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth’s surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forced out at regular intervals, is called
A.Gorge
B.Stream
C.Geyser
D.Canyon
Category: Hydrosphere Mcqs
The largest reserves of fresh water on the earth’s surface is in:
A.North America
B.South America
C.USSR
D.Africa
A huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before it starts melting is called:
A.Avalanche
B.Glacier
C.Iceberg
D.None of these
Gulf Stream carries:
A.Warm equatorial water to West American coast
B.Warm equatorial water to eastern coast of Brazil
C.Warm equatorial water to the western coast of Europe
D.None of these
The smallest ocean in the world is:
A.Atlantic Ocean
B.Indian Ocean
C.Pacific Ocean
D.Arctic Ocean
The greatest known ocean depth which lies in the Pacific Ocean is:
A.8890 m
B.11033 m
C.10000 m
D.12008 m
Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?
A.Arctic Sea
B.Hudson Bay
C.Japan Sea
D.Okhotsk Sea
The most salty sea in the world is:
A.Ural Sea
B.Dead Sea
C.Red Sea
D.Black Sea
Among the following, the deepest sea is:
A.Red Sea
B.Caribbean Sea
C.Bering Sea
D.Mediterranean Sea
Which ocean current is popularly known as warm blanket of Europe?
A.East Australian current
B.Gulf Stream
C.Brazil current
D.Equatorial current
