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Question-1
Which of the following causes the movement of tectonic plates?
(A)
Conduction current
(B)
Convection current
(C)
Radiation
(D)
Tsunami
Question-2
Which of the following is NOT a trigger for tsunami?
(A)
Undersea earthquakes
(B)
Landslides
(C)
The eruption of an oceanic volcano
(D)
Wind
Question-3
Subduction does not involve:
(A)
Folding, faulting and oceanic trench
(B)
Formation of volcanoes
(C)
Plates moving away from each other
(D)
A destructive plate boundary
Question-4
Study of earthquakes.
(A)
Seismology
(B)
Paleontology
(C)
Geology
(D)
Ecology
Question-5
Which of the following statements is false about magma?
(A)
It is a layer of molten rock.
(B)
Its temperature is about 2000
o
C.
(C)
It is the same as the mantle.
(D)
It rises to the Earth's surface during an eruption.
Question-6
The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
(A)
Richter scale
(B)
Mercalli scale
(C)
Beufort scale
(D)
Davis scale
Question-7
What was the main cause of Kashmir earthquake of 2005?
(A)
Indo-Australian plate moving against the Eurasian plate and the Iranian plate
(B)
Pacific plate subducting under the continental Eurasian plate
(C)
Sinking of the Indian plate under the Eurasian plate
(D)
Plunging of South American and North American plates under the Caribbean plate
Question-8
The largest active volcano in the world.
(A)
Fuji
(B)
Krakatoa
(C)
Tambora
(D)
Mauna Loa
Question-9
Deep focus earthquakes are associated with which type of zones?
(A)
Collision zone
(B)
Subduction zone
(C)
Constructive margins
(D)
Conservative margins
Question-10
What is the name given to the area of volcanoes which can be found around the edge of the Pacific Plate?
(A)
The Pacific Ring of Fire
(B)
Hot spot
(C)
The Pacific Ring of Volcanoes
(D)
The Pacific Volcano Chain
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Cambridge Secondary Grade 9
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