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ICSE Class 9 Geography Question 4 of 28

Hydrosphere — Question 16

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Question 16

Assertion (A): Gulf stream flows in a clockwise direction.

Reason (R): In the Northern Hemisphere currents flow in a clockwise direction.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation — Since the speed of rotation of the earth is maximum at the Equator, all moving bodies (winds and ocean currents) move in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. This is why Gulf stream flows in a clockwise direction.