Geography

Deposition of fine grained sand carried over long distance by wind is known as

• Chernozem

• Laterite

• Podzols

• Loess

The core of the earth is also called ______?

• Barysphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

Which of the following environmental resources is non-renewable?

• Minerals

• Rain

• Oxygen

• Water

Relief rainfall is common around the

• Sahara desert

• Highland areas

• Peneplains

• Lowland areas

Which of the following features is of volcanic origin?

• Gorge

• Loess

• Zeugen

• Sill

The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

The gradual breakdown of rocks in situ by either physical or chemical process is called

• Denudation

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

The Fourth planet from the sun in the solar system is

• Mars

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which rock type involves stratification?

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses of different temperatures and other physical properties meet?

• Convectional rainfall

• Cyclonic rainfall

• Relief rainfall

• Orographic rainfall