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ICSE Class 9 Hydrosphere — practice questions

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Match the ocean motionsRead the answer and worked solution →Spring or neapRead the answer and worked solution →Tide numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Tide facts, true or falseRead the answer and worked solution →The tide sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Quick ocean picksRead the answer and worked solution →Tide or currentRead the answer and worked solution →The periodical rise and fall of the sea level, once or twice a day, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The major cause of tides is the gravitational pull of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur when the sun, the moon and the earth are:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur how often?Read the answer and worked solution →The interval between the spring tides and the neap tides is normally:Read the answer and worked solution →Irregular movements of water caused by winds and pressure changes are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The highest tides in the world occur in:Read the answer and worked solution →The tidal bulge in the Bay of Fundy reaches:Read the answer and worked solution →Ocean currents classified by temperature are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Cold currents carry cold water into:Read the answer and worked solution →The Coriolis force moves ocean water in the northern hemisphere to the:Read the answer and worked solution →Large circular flows of accumulated ocean water are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Beside the moon's pull, the other force that creates the two tidal bulges is:Read the answer and worked solution →When the tide is channelled between islands or into bays, the flows are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Funnel-shaped bays affect the tide by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Match the ocean motions

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Tide
    Right
    Daily rise and fall
  2. Left
    Spring tide
    Right
    Sun and moon in line
  3. Left
    Neap tide
    Right
    Seven days after
  4. Left
    Surge
    Right
    Driven by weather
  5. Left
    Bay of Fundy
    Right
    World's highest tides
Instructions
Tap a term on the left, then its meaning on the right.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_

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Spring or neap

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Upper category
SPRING
Lower category
NEAP
Items
  1. Category
    SPRING
    Item
    Full moon
  2. Category
    NEAP
    Item
    7 days on
  3. Category
    SPRING
    Item
    New moon
  4. Category
    NEAP
    Item
    Lower rise
  5. Category
    SPRING
    Item
    In a line
  6. Category
    NEAP
    Item
    Off angle
Instructions
Flip the points: which tide does this belong to?
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_

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Tide numbers

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Questions
  1. Answer
    2
    Question
    Spring tides occur how many times a month?
  2. Answer
    7
    Question
    Days between spring and neap tides?
  3. Answer
    16
    Question
    The Bay of Fundy bulge reaches up to how many metres?
Instructions
Recall the figure, key it in, then press enter.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_

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