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Mixed tides, with varying heights, generally occur along the:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur when the sun, moon and earth are:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur how often?Read the answer and worked solution →At neap tide, the sun and moon are positioned:Read the answer and worked solution →The interval between spring tides and neap tides is normally:Read the answer and worked solution →When the moon's orbit is closest to the earth, the position is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The falling of water level between high tide and low tide is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A 3 MW tidal power project is under way at Durgaduani in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Large circular current systems in the ocean basins are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Surface currents make up about what share of all ocean water?Read the answer and worked solution →Cold currents are usually found on which coasts of continents in low and middle latitudes?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the wave propertiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the tide wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the tide numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the orbit positionsRead the answer and worked solution →Spring tide or neap tideRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the ocean motionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Ocean motion bingoRead the answer and worked solution →About what share of the earth's surface is covered with water?Read the answer and worked solution →Water is called a renewable resource because all of it moves within the:Read the answer and worked solution →By 2025, nearly how many people are predicted to live in absolute water scarcity?Read the answer and worked solution →The largest consumer of water is:Read the answer and worked solution →Hydroelectric power contributes about what share of India's total electricity?Read the answer and worked solution →Which first-century BC site near Allahabad had a water harvesting system channelling Ganga flood water?Read the answer and worked solution →The tank at Hauz Khas, Delhi, built in the 14th century to supply Siri Fort, was constructed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhakra-Nangal project, used for hydel power and irrigation, lies in which river basin?Read the answer and worked solution →The Hirakud project, integrating water conservation with flood control, is in the basin of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Who proclaimed dams to be the temples of modern India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river is known as the river of sorrow in the Bhadu songs of its valley?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Mixed tides, with varying heights, generally occur along the:

  1. Shores of the North Sea
  2. West coast of North America
  3. East coast of South Africa
  4. Coasts of the Bay of Bengal
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Correct answer: B. West coast of North America

1. Many Pacific islands also see them. 2. They occur on North America's west coast. 3. Their heights vary tide to tide. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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Spring tides occur when the sun, moon and earth are:

  1. At 45 degrees
  2. In a triangle
  3. In a straight line
  4. At right angles
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Correct answer: C. In a straight line

1. The combined pull raises tides higher. 2. Alignment in a straight line gives spring tides. 3. They come at full moon and new moon. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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Spring tides occur how often?

  1. Once a month
  2. Twice a year
  3. Once a week
  4. Twice a month
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Correct answer: D. Twice a month

1. One comes at full moon, one at new moon. 2. Spring tides come twice a month. 3. Neap tides follow seven days later. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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