UPSC Geography Oceans and Continents / महासागरों और महाद्वीपों Question Bank Oceans and Marine Resources / Canals etc

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    Which one of the following is called marine snow snowfall?

    A)  Fall of snowflakes on sea surface.

    B)  Fall of hail on sea surface.

    C)  Continuous fall of snow pellets on ocean floors.

    D)  Continuous fall of tiny marine sediments on ocean floors.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     In the deep ocean, marine snow is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column. It is a significant means of exporting energy from the light-rich photic zone to the aphotic zone below. The term was first coined by the explorer William Beebe as he observed it from Ins bathysphere.


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