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Our changing earth

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

2.

Which forces work on the surface of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

3.

Mt .......................... is a dormant volcano

a)

Etna

b)

Vesuvies

c)

Kilmanjaro

d)

none of these

4.

P waves travel at a speed of

a)

6 km/s

b)

8 km/s

c)

20 km/s

d)

32 km/m

5.

Secondary waves are also called as ...................

a)

Push waves

b)

Surface waves

c)

Shock waves

d)

None of these

6.

........................ waves do not pass through liquids

a)

Primary Waves

b)

Secondary Waves

c)

Surface Waves

d)

Push Waves

7.

The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called ...........................

a)

Scientists

b)

Seismologists

c)

Artists

d)

Geologists

8.

................... is an Instruments which records the intensity of the Earthquake waves

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seimograph

c)

Barometer

d)

none of these

9.

The Richter scale was Invented in

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1947

d)

2006

10.

According to an Estimate ...................................... Earthquakes are recorded every year

a)

2 million

b)

2.5 million

c)

4 million

d)

1 million

11.

He proposed the Theory of Continental Drift

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Charles Richter

c)

Thomas Richter

d)

Issac Newton

12.

Richter Scale was Invented by .........................

a)

Charles Richter

b)

Thomas Richter

c)

Bobby Richter

13.

The place of origin of an Earthquake is called

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Waves

14.

It is an Active Volcano

a)

Mt Etna

b)

Mt Vesuvius

c)

Crater Lake

15.

According to the Theory , A super continent called ............... broke into different continents

a)

Permian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Pangaea

d)

Cretaceous

16.

Active Volcanoes are

a)

They erupt frequently and hurl out gases,ashes,lava and rocks

b)

Those volcanoes which have not erupted from a long period

c)

They are in-active and therefore called Dead volcanoes

17.

Movement of the plates occur due to the various forces acting upon it Two broad caregories of these forces are .......................... and ..........................

a)

Endogenic

b)

Primary Waves

c)

Exogenic

d)

Surface Waves

18.

......................... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust

a)

Surface Waves

b)

Earth Quake

c)

Exogenic Shake

d)

none of these

19.

In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in

a)

Bhuj (Gujarat)

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

d)

Latur (Maharashtra)

20.

Safest place in india

a)

Deccan Mountain

b)

Deccan Plateau

c)

None

d)

Both (a) and (b)

21.

Small displacement is caused by which waves?

a)

Primary waves

b)

Secondary waves

c)

Surface waves

22.

High damages are caused by _______?

a)

Primary waves

b)

Secondary waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

none

23.

The slow movement of continents toward and away from each other

a)

Crater

b)

Continent

c)

Continental drift

d)

drift

e)

pangaea

24.

What is ring of fire?

a)

The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific

b)

Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

c)

All of the above

25.

Seismic waves are of

a)

Two types

b)

Three types

c)

Four types

d)

Five types

26.

Mount Fuji in Japan is ______________mountain?

a)

active volcano

b)

dormant volcano

c)

extinct volcano

27.

in 1991 which area got destructive earthquake that have rocked India?

a)

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)

b)

Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

c)

Jammu & kashmir

d)

None

28.

in 2005 which area got destructive earthquake that have rocked India?

(a)  

29.

Distribution of EarthQuake(Which are the major belts of earth quake prones ?)

a)

Circum-Pacific Belt

b)

Mid-Continental Belt

c)

The Mid-World Mountain Belt

d)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge Belt

30.

Deccan Plateau was considered relatively safe from earthquake as if had experienced some earthquake of low intensity only. Did it experienced a major earthquake in 1993.

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

What is this called?

(a)  

32.

Erosional and depositional is a part of ______ ?

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

33.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude about _________________ on richter scale rocked Western India state of (bhuj)Gujarat on 26 January 2001

a)

7.8

b)

7.7

c)

8.5

d)

7

34.

21 of the 25 districts were affected in the Bhuj earthquake of Western Gujarat.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

All districts were affected in the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat.

a)

True

b)

False