World Geography | Salinity
World Geography | Salinity
1. Which one of the following salts contributes maximum to the salinity of sea water?
Calcium sulphate
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium sulphate
Sodium chloride
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2. The highest salinity is found in
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Great Salt Lake in U.S.A.
Lake Van in Turkey
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3. Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?
Thermocline
Halocline
Pycnocline
Chemocline
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4. Main source of Salinity of the Sea is
Rivers
Land
Wind
Ash ejected from the Volcano
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5. The highest amount of salinity is found in
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
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6. Water of which one of the following sea is most saline?
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
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7. World's most saline Ocean/Lake is
Caspian Sea
Great Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Lake Van
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8. Which of the following Sea has the highest salinity?
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
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9. Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?
Black Sea
Yellow Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
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10. When density in the sea increases, then
Salinity and depth decreases
Salinity increases but depth decreases
Both salinity and depth increases
Salinity decreases and depth increases
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11. Where is Great Salt lake located?
Iran
U.S.A.
India
Turkey
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12. Average salinity of water of Arabian Sea is
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