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(41) Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?
[A] Gulf Stream
[B] Kurile
[C] Canary
[D] Labrador

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Answer: Option [A]
(42) The Sargasso sea is situated in the:
[A] Indian Ocean
[B] Arctic Ocean
[C] Atlantic Ocean
[D] Pacific Ocean

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Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Atlantic Ocean. The Sargasso Sea, located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea without a land boundary. Illustration of sargassum and associated marine life, including fish, sea turtles, birds, and marine mammals.

(43) The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
[A] Ocean current
[B] Tide
[C] Wave
[D] Water cycle

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Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Tide. The rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean twice in a day is called a tide. Tides are caused by the strong gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the earth's surface.

(44) Sea water is saltier than rain water because
[A] the air around the sea is salty
[B] sea animals are salt producing
[C] sea beds have salt producing mines
[D] rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

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Answer: Option [D]

Sea water is saltier than rain water because rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea.

(45) Sea-waves are undulated movements of water on the surface of the sea sue to
[A] rotation of earth
[B] difference in temperature
[C] friction of wind on the surface
[D] None of these

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Answer: Option [C]

Sea-waves are undulated movements of water on the surface of the sea sue to friction of wind on the surface. Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest. These types of waves are found globally across the open ocean and along the coast.

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