MCQ Ocean Temperature, Density, Salinity SET 1ALL MCQ For Ocean Temperature, Density, Salinity 1. Which of the following layers of ocean characterized by rapid rate of decrease of temperature with increasing depth?The top layerThe thermocline layerThe third layerThe bottom layerQuestion 1 of 152. The major source of temperature of the ocean water is theBlack body radiationCentral point of the earthVolcanic eruptionSunQuestion 2 of 153. The daily range of temperature of surface water of the ocean is around30⁰ C only20⁰ C only1⁰ C only0 ⁰ C onlyQuestion 3 of 154. On an average, the maximum and minimum temperature of surface seawater are recorded at2-P.M. and 5 A. M. respectively1 P. M. and 6 A. M. respectively12 Noon and 7 A. M. respectively12.30 P. M. and 8 A.M. respectivelyQuestion 4 of 155. In all the oceans, the highest value of the surface temperature is found to theNorth of TropicsNorth of EquatorSouth of TropicsSouth of EquatorQuestion 5 of 156. The maximum and minimum annual temperature of ocean water are recorded inAugust and February respectivelyJuly and January respectivelyJune and December respectivelyMay and November respectivelyQuestion 6 of 157. Which of the following oceans record relatively higher annual range of temperature?Arctic OceanIndian OceanPacific OceanAtlantic OceanQuestion 7 of 158. Which of the following currents raises the temperature near the eastern coasts of North America and the western coast of Europe?Brazil currentGulf streamNorth Atlantic currentFlorida currentQuestion 8 of 159. On an average the temperature of surface water of the ocean is26.7°C28.7°C27.7° C29.7 °CQuestion 9 of 1510. The rate of decrease of temperature with increasing latitudes is generally2⁰ F1⁰ F1.5⁰ F0.5⁰ FQuestion 10 of 1511. The variation of temperatures in the northern and southern hemispheres is because, ofUnequal distribution of land and waterDifferent rate of evaporationVariation in rainfallUnequal distribution of sun raysQuestion 11 of 1512. The decrease of temperature with increasing latitudes is more pronounced in theNorth Atlantic OceanSouth Atlantic OceanNorth Pacific Ocean.South Pacific OceanQuestion 12 of 1513. The average seasonal temperatures of surface water of the oceans have been represented throughIsobathIsohyetsIsothermsIsobarQuestion 13 of 1514. The temperature of water falls very rapidly upto the depth of ………… metres in the oceans.400300200100Question 14 of 1515. Photic or Euphotic zone represents the upper surface of the ocean upto the depth of …………. metre and receives solar radiation.200250300350Question 15 of 15 Loading... Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name Email Subscribe Close
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