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Why do Fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
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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
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Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
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1. 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?
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A. Appleton layer
B. Benioff zone
C. Conard discontinuity
D. Convergence zone
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Correct Answer: Benioff zone
2. 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?
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A. Gunz - Mindel - Wurm - Riss
B. Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
C. Wurm - Riss - Mindel - Gunz
D. Mindel - Gunz - Riss - Wurm
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Correct Answer: Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
3. what is the International Date Line
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A. It is the Equator
B. it is the 00 longitude
C. It is the 900 east longitude
D. It is the 1800 longitude
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Correct Answer: It is the 1800 longitude
4. In the structure of planet Earth ,below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following
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A. Aluminium
B. Chrromium
C. Iron
D. Silicon
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Correct Answer: Iron
5. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust
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A. Iron
B. Aluminum
C. Copper
D. Zinc
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Correct Answer: Aluminum
6. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ______
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A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
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Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
7. Where are the Balearic Islands located ?
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A. Mediterranean Sea
B. BLack Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. North Sea
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Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea
8. The relative humidity of a region is low when :
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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
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Correct Answer: The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large
9. Soils, which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes , swamps or poorly drained upland are called ____
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A. calcimorphous soils
B. hydromorphic soils
C. halomorphic soils
D. sierozems
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Correct Answer: hydromorphic soils
10. Though the countries of South - West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because
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A. They do not have raw materials
B. They do not have a large market
C. They do not have skilled labour
D. They do not have capital
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Correct Answer: They do not have raw materials
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