Temperature and pressure --------------- with the increasing distance from the surface of the earth towards the interior
remain same
increases
decreases
None of these
Name the instrument which is used to record the earthquake waves reaching the surface
Seismograph
Seismometer
Seismogram
Name the earthquakes which are generated due to sliding of rocks along a fault plane
Tectonic earthquake
Explosion earthquake
Collapse earthquake
Name the largest volcano which are not steep and are made up of basalt.
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
Caldera
Name the scale used for measuring the magnitude of earthquake?
Richter scale
Mercalli scale
Which one of the following figures representing the radius of the earth?
6370 km
5420 km
7860 km
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
--------------- are the cooled magma assuming the shape of dome with a flat bottom.
Laccoliths
Lapoliths
Phacoliths
------------ is the molten rock material found in the upper mantle.
Lava
Magma
Shield