Which one of the following is a direct source of information about the interior of the earth?
gravitational force
volcanoes
Earthquake waves
None of these
The gravitational force is ---------------- near the poles and ------------- at the equator.
greater, less
less, greater
less, less
When magma cools in the deeper depth of the crust and assumes the dome shaped which covers a wide area is known as ----------.
Lapoliths
Batholiths
Phacoliths
The point at which an earthquake occurs is known as the ---------------.
focus
epicenter
Hypercentre
Name the most explosive volcanoes?
Caldera
Shield volcano
Composite volcano
Which one of the following describes the lithosphere
Crust and upper mantle
Upper and lower mantle
Crust and core
Name the inner most layer of the earth?
Mantle
Crust
Core
Name the largest volcano which are not steep and are made up of basalt.
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
------------ is the molten rock material found in the upper mantle.
Lava
Magma
Shield
Name the scale used for measuring the magnitude of earthquake?
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
Seismograph