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Lithosphere Multiple Choice Questions Set 3

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1 The instrument to measure the magnitude of Earthquake is called
✅ Correct Answer: 4
2 The Richter scale is used to measure which of the following?
✅ Correct Answer: 3
3 What are Obsidian Andesite Gabbro and Peridotite?
✅ Correct Answer: 1
4 Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called ________
✅ Correct Answer: 4
5 A group of interconnected islands is known as
✅ Correct Answer: 3
6 What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
✅ Correct Answer: 3
7 Earthquakes occur due to ________
✅ Correct Answer: 2
8 Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
✅ Correct Answer: 2
9 Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
✅ Correct Answer: 2
10 ________ is an example of intrusive igneous rock.
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11 Find the odd one
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12 What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls? Landslide
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13 Folding is the result of
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14 The theory of continental drift is supported by:I. similarities between the coastline of South America and AfricaII. the similarity of rocks of Central Africa southern India Brazil and AustraliaIII. evidence of fossilsIV. survival of marsupials in Australia
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15 Which of the following rock has formed the Earth s crust?
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16 The gentle seaward sloping surface from the coasts is called
✅ Correct Answer: 1
17 Anticline is a type of which of the following?
✅ Correct Answer: 2
18 The formation of Mushroom Rocks in deserts is an example of which of the following?
✅ Correct Answer: 1
19 Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
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20 Find the odd one
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21 The best representative of the acid igneous rocks is ________
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22 The Metamorphism of Shale occurs in which of the following rocks?
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23 Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
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24 Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of ________
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25 What is the cupshaped mouth of volcanoes?
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26 Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?
✅ Correct Answer: 1
27 Granite display standing quartzite zone because? These rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
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28 Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________ India
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29 What is changed in metamorphic rocks?
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30 Which is the largest desert of the world?
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31 Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?
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32 Which of the following features are product of volcanicity?I. AtollII. CalderaIII. BatholithIV. Geosyncline
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33 The instrument used for recording earthquake waves is ________
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34 Rocks which are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth s surface are ________
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35 The largest volcano crater in the world is ________
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36 The cause of Earthquake is
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37 What is the main cause of Tsunami?
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38 The Rift Valley is created
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39 Of the floating iceberg in the sea the portion remaining above the sea level is ________
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40 The headland in sea is called
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41 The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
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42 Longest mountain range in the world is ________
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43 Winds blowing constantly in one direction in rocky deserts form
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44 Residual hill in the desert region is known as ________
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45 Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other
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46 Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive?
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47 ______ are defined as the mass movement of rock debris or Earth down a slope.
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48 Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature is the cause of ________ Biological weathering
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49 Out of the following geomorphic processes which one is associated with the work of glaciers?
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50 Breaking down of rock in situ is known as ________
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51 The Volcanic activities are found more in
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52 Which of the following city is the capital of desert country Mali?
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53 The Coral reefs are a specimen of
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54 Desert building can be prevented by
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55 Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in ________
✅ Correct Answer: 1
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