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  • 1. 
    Seaward movement of water is known as:

  • Undertow
  • Ebb
  • Current
  • Flood

  • 2. 
    The most common tidal pattern, featuring two high tides and two low tides each day is called

  • Neap tide
  • Mixed tide
  • semi-diurnal tide
  • Diurnal tide

  • 3. 
    Huge masses of floating ice are known as:

  • Current
  • Ebb
  • Icebergs
  • Flood

  • 4. 
    The factor that affects the origin and movement of currents is

  • river flow
  • salinity and density of water
  • tides
  • prevailing winds

  • 5. 
    ______causes waves to travel in the ocean and the energy is released on shorelines.

  • Wind
  • Land
  • Water
  • Soil

  • 6. 
    Wave amplitude is:

  • The height of the wave
  • The breadth of the wave
  • Half of the wave height
  • It is the time interval between two successive waves

  • 7. 
    The current of the Atlantic ocean is

  • west wind drift
  • Gulf stream
  • Equatorial counter current
  • Alaska current

  • 8. 
    The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:

  • drift
  • nab
  • ebb
  • current

  • 9. 
    The current of the Indian Ocean is

  • The west wind drift
  • Labrador
  • California
  • Kuroshio

  • 10. 
    The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:

  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Tides
  • Salinity
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