Question : A semi-enclosed coastal body of water having a free connection with the open sea is called.
Option 1: Estuary
Option 2: Fjord
Option 3: Cove
Option 4: Ria coast
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Correct Answer: Estuary
Solution : The correct option is Estuary.
A semi-enclosed coastal body of water known as an estuary has free access to the open sea, where freshwater from land drainage significantly dilutes seawater. The largest estuary on the Indian coast, covering the Sundarbans Gangetic Delta, the largest delta in the world and home to the country's mangrove vegetation, is the Hooghly-Matlah estuarine system, located in West Bengal.
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Question : The Coast of Norway is an example of:
Option 1: Dalmatian Coast
Option 2: Fjord Coast
Option 3: Ria Coast
Option 4: Emerged Coast
Question : Sea water is saltier than rain water because
Option 1: rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
Option 2: sea beds have salt producing mines
Option 3: sea animals are salt producing
Option 4: the air around the sea is saltish
Question : Which of the following is not a regional name for the East Coast (or part of it) of India?
Option 1: Coromandel Coast
Option 2: Tamil Nadu coast
Option 3: Utkal coast
Option 4: Malabar Coast
Question : The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice a day is called
Option 1: Tide
Option 2: Ocean current
Option 3: Wave
Option 4: Water cycle
Question : The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called.
Option 1: Epilimnion
Option 2: Mesolimnion
Option 3: Metalimnion
Option 4: Hypolimnion
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