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- Question
What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45o from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?
Options- A. Appleton layer
- B. Benioff zone
- C. Conard discontinuity
- D. Convergence zone
- Correct Answer
- Benioff zone
- 1. During Pleistocene epoch, four glacial phases were identified. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order in which they appeared during this epoch from early times?
Options- A. Gunz - Mindel - Wurm - Riss
- B. Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
- C. Wurm - Riss - Mindel - Gunz
- D. Mindel - Gunz - Riss - Wurm Discuss
- 2. what is the International Date Line
Options- A. It is the Equator
- B. it is the 00 longitude
- C. It is the 900 east longitude
- D. It is the 1800 longitude Discuss
- 3. In the structure of planet Earth ,below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following
Options- A. Aluminium
- B. Chrromium
- C. Iron
- D. Silicon Discuss
- 4. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust
Options- A. Iron
- B. Aluminum
- C. Copper
- D. Zinc Discuss
- 5. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust
Options- A. Silicon
- B. Oxygen
- C. Carbon
- D. Calcium Discuss
- 6. Why do Fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
Options- A. Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for milions of years
- B. Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
- C. The plains were folded into mountains
- D. The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe Discuss
- 7. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ______
Options- A. Atlantic Ocean
- B. Arctic Ocean
- C. Pacific Ocean
- D. Indian Ocean Discuss
- 8. Where are the Balearic Islands located ?
Options- A. Mediterranean Sea
- B. BLack Sea
- C. Baltic Sea
- D. North Sea Discuss
- 9. The relative humidity of a region is low when :
Options- A. The wet and dry bulb thermometers read the same
- B. The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large
- C. The temperature are high
- D. The temperatures are low Discuss
- 10. Soils, which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes , swamps or poorly drained upland are called ____
Options- A. calcimorphous soils
- B. hydromorphic soils
- C. halomorphic soils
- D. sierozems Discuss
World Geography problems
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Correct Answer: Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
Correct Answer: It is the 1800 longitude
Correct Answer: Iron
Correct Answer: Aluminum
Correct Answer: Oxygen
Correct Answer: Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Correct Answer: The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large
Correct Answer: hydromorphic soils
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