GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lakes and rivers are part of the
A
lithosphere.
B
hydrosphere.
C
asthenosphere.
D
atmosphere.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet’s hydrosphere can be liquid, vapor, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers. It also exists below ground-as groundwater, in wells and aquifers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, we have four links (branches) of HC: oceanic, lithospheric (continental), cryospheric and atmospheric.

Detailed explanation-3: -All the oceans – Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and Antarctic oceans. Seas – Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea. Glaciers, such as Lambert glacier in Antarctica, which Is the world’s largest glacier. Lakes. Rivers. Streams. Clouds.

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