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Question-1
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-2
Which of the following is NOT true of sea-floor spreading?
(A)
Oceanic ridge is formed
(B)
It is basically volcanic
(C)
A depression called oceanic trench is formed
(D)
The boundaries that experience this process are 'constructive'
Question-3
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-4
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-5
The place beneath the ground where the earthquake takes place.
(A)
Focus
(B)
Epicenter
(C)
Crater
(D)
Vent
Question-6
The location on the surface directly above the focus.
(A)
Hypocenter
(B)
Epicenter
(C)
Epifocus
(D)
Vent
Question-7
Which of the following causes the movement of tectonic plates?
(A)
Conduction current
(B)
Convection current
(C)
Radiation
(D)
Tsunami
Question-8
Which of the following results from the extension of plates?
(A)
Sea-floor spreading
(B)
Continental drift
(C)
Subduction
(D)
Folding
Question-9
What is the Earth made of?
(A)
The crust, the mantle and the core
(B)
The skin, the pulp and the core
(C)
The plates, the magma and the core
(D)
The land, the sea and the atmosphere
Question-10
How is the Mid-Atlantic ridge formed?
(A)
By subduction
(B)
By underwater volcano eruption
(C)
By sea-floor spreading
(D)
By tension between two plates that slides past each other
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Cambridge Secondary Grade 9
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