The ---------------- is the point on the Earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are most devastating.
Shadow zone
Epicenter
Focus
none of these
The gravitational force is ---------------- near the poles and ------------- at the equator.
greater, less
less, greater
less, less
None of these
Which types of volcanic eruptions have caused Deccan trap formations?
Caldera
Shield
Flood Bassalt Province
Temperature and pressure --------------- with the increasing distance from the surface of the earth towards the interior
remain same
increases
decreases
The upper portion of the mantle is called -------------.
asthenosphere
lithosphere
oceanic crust
Which one of the following describes the lithosphere
Crust and upper mantle
Upper and lower mantle
Crust and core
Horizontal bodies of intrusive igneous rocks are called
sills
dykes
phacolith
Name the outermost layer of the earth?
mantle
core
crust
Name the inner most layer of the earth?
Mantle
Crust
Core
Name the most explosive volcanoes?
Shield volcano
Composite volcano
