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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • 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?

    • Options
    • A. Appleton layer
    • B. Benioff zone
    • C. Conard discontinuity
    • D. Convergence zone
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust

    • Options
    • A. Iron
    • B. Aluminum
    • C. Copper
    • D. Zinc
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. Where are the Balearic Islands located ?

    • Options
    • A. Mediterranean Sea
    • B. BLack Sea
    • C. Baltic Sea
    • D. North Sea
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 9. 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
    • 10. Though the countries of South - West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss


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