Which one of the following force intervenes and causes the water to move to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere ?
Gravitational force
Coriolis force
Gradient force
Centrifugal force
The distance between the earth and the moon is minimum when the moon is in
Perigee
Perihelion
Apogee
Aphelion
Which tides are caused when the moon and the sun pull the earth gravitationally in opposite directions ?
Neap tides
Spring tides
Mixed tides
Diurnal tides
Which are influenced by two types of forces namely primary forces and secondary forces ?
Tide
Waves
Ocean currents
Winds
Tides having variations in height are known as
Sprigtides
Neaptides
Which one of the following occur due to the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon ?
Tides
Rain
The earth reaches its perihelion in
October
July
January
December
When the earth is farthest from the sun is called
Solarday
Upward and downward movement of ocean water is known as the
Current
Wave
Wind
Ocean currents are influenced to a great extent by
Monsoon winds
Periodic wind
Planetary winds
Local winds