Question

A Short Answer Type Questions:
1. What is hydrosphere?
2. Define Ocean.
3. Name the major oceans of the world.
4. Define phytoplankton.
5. Name the largest ocean animal.
6. "Oceans have a direct impact on the climate of earth". Justify.
7. "There are many harbours on the Atlantic Ocean". Give reason.
8. Define sea
9. Name the sea where the Mumbai-High is located.
10. Name any two seas of Atlantic Ocean.
11. Name any two inland seas.
12. Name two seas of Indian Oceans.
13. Name the sea which is shrinking.
14. Name the Canal which connects the red sea to the Mediterranean sea.​

Answer 1

Answer:

water covered part of the earth is called hydrosphere

Answer 2

1.all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.

2.the mass of salt water that covers most of the surface of the earth.

3.the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic

4.plankton consisting of microscopic plants.

5.The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the biggest animal on the planet, weighing up to 400,000 pounds (approximately 33 elephants) and reaching up to 98 feet in length.

6.Ocean currents act much like a conveyor belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics. Thus, ocean currents regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface.

7.The Atlantic Ocean has a long and an indented coastline. In an indented coastline, water comes close to the harbour providing a large entrance to the ships. Thus, the Atlantic Ocean is the busiest ocean in terms of trade and commerce.

8.the salt water that covers large parts of the surface of the earth.

9.Bombay High (now Mumbai High)

10.Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea

11.The two major inland seas in the world today are North America's Hudson Bay and the Baltic Sea in Europe. Some sources also define the South China Sea and the Persian Gulf as inland seas.

12.Persian Gulf. The Arabian Sea

13.Shrinking Aral Sea

14.Ships in the Suez Canal in Egypt. One of the world's most important shipping lanes, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.