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The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is
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A. preceded by storm sudden commencement
B. magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes
C. a sharp increase of the field
D. None of the above
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preceded by storm sudden commencement
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1. The smallest division of geological time scale is
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A. eon
B. eras
C. stage
D. periods
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Correct Answer: stage
2. The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called
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A. solifluction
B. gelifluction
C. frost creep
D. rockfall
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Correct Answer: frost creep
3. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called
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A. the surface temperature
B. equilibrium temperature
C. the mean global surface temperature
D. global temperature
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Correct Answer: the mean global surface temperature
4. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
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A. the Chinook
B. the foehn
C. the sirocco
D. the loo
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Correct Answer: the foehn
5. The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's
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A. rotation on its axis
B. revolution around the sun
C. inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees
D. both (a) and (b)
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
6. The term 'Abyssal refers to
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A. inner most part of the earth
B. organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas
C. deeper parts of the oceans
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: deeper parts of the oceans
7. The texture of a soil refers to
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A. the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil
B. the distribution of mineral particles in the soil
C. the crystal distribution in soil
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil
8. The type of soil needed for rice is
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A. clayey loam
B. rich , muddy and saturated with water
C. deep, loamy, well drained
D. humus, rich in Fe and potash
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Correct Answer: rich , muddy and saturated with water
9. The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is
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A. laterite soils
B. black soil
C. red and yellow soil
D. peat and marshy soil
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10. The term 'regur' refers to
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A. deltaic alluvial soils
B. lateral soils
C. black cotton soils
D. red and yellow soils
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Correct Answer: black cotton soils
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