Question

Ocean : Water : : Glacier : ?
(A) Refrigerator
(B) Ice
(C) Mountain
(D) Cave

Answer 1

Hint: There is a pattern given, try to see which words are similar or compatible. We know that the ocean is a continuous body of salt water. So the ocean is composed of water. The word ‘glacier’ is derived from the French word ‘glace’.

Complete answer:
In the question we are given a pattern denoted by ‘:’ and ‘::’. The words given are ‘ocean’, ‘water’ and ‘glacier’. We need to find the word that comes after ‘glacier’. The pattern shows that there is a relationship between ocean and water. So let us find the word that has a similar relation with glacier, as the relation water has with ocean.

Let us define some terms in order to find the required word.
Definition of ocean states that around three hundred and twenty one million cubic miles of water is contained in the oceans, accounting for roughly ninety-seven percent of the world's water source.
Definition of glacier states that a glacier is a massive ice mass that travels steadily over land. Glaciers are sometimes referred to as "rivers of ice".

Now looking at each option:
Option (A) Refrigerator; this is incorrect, since there is no direct relationship between glaciers and refrigerators.
Option (B) Ice; this is correct, since glaciers are composed of ice blocks. In other words, there is a relationship between glaciers and ice, as ice is contained in glaciers. So they have a similar relationship as that of ocean and water.
Option (C) Mountain; this is incorrect, since not all mountains are made up of glaciers, there are some mountain glaciers but it does not have a relation like that ocean has with water.
Option (D) Cave; this is incorrect, since here again glacier caves do exist, but caves do not form glaciers but the other way around, whereas water is contained in oceans. So caves are not contained in glaciers.

Therefore option (B) Ice is the correct answer.

Note: Icebergs, glaciers, and lake ice arise from fresh water or snow, while sea ice forms from salty ocean water. Apart from sea ice, which evolves into different types and shapes due to the continuous turbulence of ocean water, lake ice is formed from fresh water and freezes as a smooth sheet.