Question

Any four differences between--

a) current and drift

b) crest and trough

Answer 1

Answer:

CURRENT

1) STREAMS OF HOT OR COLD WATER WHICH FLOWS CONTINUOUSLY ON THE OCEAN SURFACE IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION.

2) THE WATER OF THE CURRENTS FLOWS ON A FIXED ROUTE.

3) OCEAN CURRENTS DEVELOP DUE TO ROTATION OF THE EARTH.

4)OCEAN CURRENTS CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES: WARM AND COLD CURRENTS.

DRIFT

1) IN SOME AREAS,OCEAN CURRENTS ARE VERY BROAD, CALLED DRIFT.

2) AN OCEAN CIRRENT WHICH IS SLOWER, SHALLOWER AND BROADER THAN A NORMAL CURRENT.

3) IT IS BEING CARRIED SLOWLY BY A CURRENT OF AIR OR WATER.

4)DRIFT IS THE PROCESS OF THE OCEAN CURRENT PULLING SAND AND OTHER MATERIALS INTO THE SEA.

CREST

1)TOP PART OF THE SEA WAVE.

2)

TROUGH

1)HOLLOW BETWEEN TWO CRESTS.

2)