Monohar Pandey Solutions for Exercise 5: Exercise 5

The ocean relief is generally

Assertion (A) During the Neap Tides the high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual.
Reason (R) The Neap Tide, unlike the Spring Tide, occurs on the New Moon instead of on the Full Moon.
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which of the following statements are true?
1. The direction of Canary current is North to South.
2. The direction of Benguela current is South to North.
3. The direction of North Atlantic drift is West to East.
4. The Direction of Californian Current is North to South.
Choose the right answer from the options given below

Water with more salinity freezes at

Assertion (A) During the day, winds blow from sea to land.
Reason (R) The land gets more heated than the surrounding sea, hence lower pressure develops over land as compared to sea.
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Assertion (A) Even in the deepest trenches more than 6 miles below the surface, the water never freezes.
Reason (R) Only the upper layer of ocean waters freezes and acts as an insulator for lower layers.
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Assertion (A) Despite low evaporation and stable stratification of the atmosphere, salinity is high in Polar Regions.
Reason (R) Sea water freezes leaving the remaining water saline than before.
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