Which one of the following isnota resultant of the El Nino effect?
Flow of the South-East Trade Winds towards the Indian Ocean
Option2 is not a characteristic consequence. El Niño weakens Pacific trade winds and alters the Walker circulation; it does not mean those winds flow into the Indian Ocean. Changed sea temperatures alter evaporation, while reduced nutrient supply in the eastern Pacific can lower plankton productivity and harm fisheries.
Similar Questions
Which of the following statements regarding barrier islands is/are correct?
1. These are small chain of sand islands that form offshore, far from the coast.
2. Lagoons or shallower marshes separate the barrier islands from the mainland.
3. Such locations are hazardous for settlements because they are easily swept away by storms and hurricanes.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Which one of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?
Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions ?
Which of the following are warm ocean currents?
The Gulf Stream is a pole ward flowing current in the Atlantic Ocean. Which one of the following statements with regard to this is not correct?
Directions: The following seven (7) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement I: Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.
Statement II: The Earth rotates from west to east.
Isohalines are lines joining equal:
Which one of the following is a cold ocean current ?
Which one of the following do not influence the ocean currents?
In the Hadley cell thermal circulation, air rises up and finally descends at
Important Questions from Oceanography
- What does the term 'halocline' refer to in oceanography?
Match List I with List II.
List – I List – II A. Albatross Plateau I. North Atlantic Ocean Ocean B. Telegraph Plateau II. North-West Pacific Ocean C. Amsterdam–St Paul Plateau III. South-East Pacific D. Kuril–Kamchatka Trench IV. Indian Ocean Arrange the following five zones of the pelagic region of an ocean in the increasing order of its depth from the surface.
1. Mesopelagic
2. Epipelagic
3. Abyssopelagic
4. Bathypelagic
5. Hadopelagic
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- What is the correct sequence of the given geographic feature from South to North?
- Consider the following statements relating to Sea Salinity :
1. The ocean salinity depends on evaporation and precipitation
2. Any change in the temperature or density influences the salinity
3. Major source of sea salinity is terrestrial discharge by rivers
Which of the statements given above are correct?
