endogenetic movements

Richter scale is a unit of measuring the magnitude of a/an ---------

• VOLCANO

• EARTHQUAKE

• CREATION OF PLATE

• EARTH MOVEMENT

There are in all ----------------- major plates on the earth.

• FIVE

• SEVEN

• NINE

• FOUR

Large scale and sudden release of energy in the interior of the earth gives rise to ------------

• SLOW

• SUDDEN

• EXTERNAL

• INTERNAL

Earthquakes occur due to the movement of -----------

• PLATES

• EARTH

• OCEANS

• LAND

Earthquake is measured with the help of -----------

• THERMOMETER

• SEISMOGRAPH

• BAROMETER

• HYGROMETER

If the lava is released through a vent, it is called as----------

• CENTRAL

• BELOW

• FISSURE

• UPPER

Kilimanjaro is a ------------- volcano.

• CENTRAL TYPE

• FISSURE TYPE

• EXTINCT TYPE

• DORMANT TYPE

A tremendous amount of energy is given out by the radioactive elements in the --------------

• CRUST

• CORE

• MANTLE

• SIAL

The movements that give rise to mountains are called ----------- movements

• EPIOROGENIC

• OROGENIC

• SLOW

• SUDDEN

When a portion of the crust between two parallel faults is raised up, it is called -----------

• BLOCK

• FOLD

• RESIDUAL

• ANCIENT