Which layer of the ocean is characterized by a rapid change in temperature with depth?
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72%
Thermocline
17%
Holocline
9%
Isocline
2%
Exocline
What is the approximate average surface temperature of the global oceans?
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6%
10°C
61%
17°C
28%
25°C
5%
32°C
What term describes the vertical movement of cold, nutrient-rich water to the ocean surface?
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10%
Downwelling
47%
Upwelling
38%
Thermohaline circulation
5%
Downwarping
Which ocean zone experiences the least variation in temperature?
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11%
Epipelagic zone
24%
Mesopelagic zone
35%
Bathypelagic zone
30%
Abyssopelagic zone
The term "ocean heat content" refers to-
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20%
The temperature of the ocean surface
32%
The total amount of heat stored in the ocean
12%
The heat produced by marine organisms
36%
The heat exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere
Which type of fault forms as a result of shear stress?
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12%
Normal fault
29%
Reverse fault
43%
Strike-slip fault
16%
Thrust fault
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Why is the mesosphere less studied than other atmospheric layers?
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23%
Lack of significant phenomena & Composition
15%
It has constant temperatures
56%
Difficulty in accessing it with aircraft, balloons and satellites
6%
It is less Variable
The temperature in the mesosphere decreases with altitude due to -
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27%
Increased distance from the Earth's surface
13%
Lack of water vapor
45%
Reduced air density
15%
Absence of Convectional Current
The "albedo effect" is a critical factor in Earth's climate system. Which of the following would most likely result in a decrease in Earth's overall albedo?
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46%
Melting of polar ice caps
24%
Increase in desertification
26%
Expansion of cloud cover
4%
Increased volcanic activity
The edge where the Continental Shelf meets the Continental Slope is called-
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38%
Shelf break
22%
Abyssal plain
30%
Continental rise
10%
More than one of the above
0%
None of the above
Which ocean current is primarily responsible for the movement of warm waters from the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic Ocean?
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46%
Agulhas Current
17%
Kuroshio Current
30%
East Australian Current
6%
More than one of the above
1%
None of the above
Alternative name of Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is -
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17%
East Wind Drift
34%
West Wind Drift
37%
Upwelling belt
11%
More than one of the above
1%
None of the above
The Equatorial Counter Current flows'
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31%
Westward along the equator
19%
Northward along the equator
38%
Eastward along the equator
11%
More than one of the above
1%
None of the above
উষ্ণ উপসাগরীয় স্রোত নিচের কোন পর্যটক আবিষ্কার করেছিলেন?
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46%
জুয়ান পি ডি লিওন
10%
গিলবার্ট
17%
হ্যারিসন
28%
হামবোল্ড
কালাহারি মরু সংলগ্ন অঞ্চলে কোন স্রোতের প্রভাব স্পষ্ট?
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3%
কুমেরু স্রোত
27%
পেরু স্রোত
61%
বেঙ্গুয়েলা স্রোত
9%
ব্রাজিল স্রোত
The term "ghost fishing" refers to -
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3%
Fishing at night
12%
Fishing in uncharted waters
73%
Lost or abandoned fishing gear that continues to catch fish
12%
Fishing without permits
The Latin American cultural realm is primarily defined by the influence of -
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9%
Indigenous cultures and the French colonial legacy
69%
Indigenous cultures and the Portuguese and Spanish colonial legacy
15%
African cultures and the British colonial legacy
7%
Indigenous cultures and the Dutch colonial legacy