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Oceans and Continents — Practice

15 questions 15 min Recall + understand

  1. Q1. What name is given to the largest water bodies seen on the globe?

  2. Q2. A large continuous expanse of land on the Earth is called a

  3. Q3. Early astronauts lovingly called the Earth by which name when seen from outer space?

  4. Q4. Approximately what fraction of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

  5. Q5. How many oceans are listed in the chapter on the world map (Fig. 2.3)?

  6. Q6. According to the map, which is the largest ocean on the Earth?

  7. Q7. Which is the smallest of the five oceans named in the chapter?

  8. Q8. Which count of continents is the one most widely adopted and used in practice?

  9. Q9. A small piece of land surrounded by water on all sides is called

  10. Q10. Which is the largest island in the world?

  11. Q11. In the chapter, the plant life of the oceans is referred to by which term?

  12. Q12. The monsoon rains India expects every summer originate mainly in the

  13. Q13. A tsunami is a huge and powerful wave generally caused by

  14. Q14. Oceans are called the 'lungs of the planet' mainly because their flora

  15. Q15. Which hemisphere of the Earth has more land than the other?

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