WorksheetsOur changing earth
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth
Endogenic Force
Exogenic Force
None of these
Both (A) and (B)
Which forces work on the surface of the Earth
Endogenic Force
Exogenic Force
None of these
Both (A) and (B)
Mt .......................... is a dormant volcano
Etna
Vesuvies
Kilmanjaro
none of these
P waves travel at a speed of
6 km/s
8 km/s
20 km/s
32 km/m
Secondary waves are also called as ...................
Push waves
Surface waves
Shock waves
None of these
........................ waves do not pass through liquids
Primary Waves
Secondary Waves
Surface Waves
Push Waves
The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called ...........................
Scientists
Seismologists
Artists
Geologists
................... is an Instruments which records the intensity of the Earthquake waves
Richter Scale
Seimograph
Barometer
none of these
The Richter scale was Invented in
1945
1935
1947
2006
According to an Estimate ...................................... Earthquakes are recorded every year
2 million
2.5 million
4 million
1 million
He proposed the Theory of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
Charles Richter
Thomas Richter
Issac Newton
Richter Scale was Invented by .........................
Charles Richter
Thomas Richter
Bobby Richter
The place of origin of an Earthquake is called
Epicentre
Focus
Waves
It is an Active Volcano
Mt Etna
Mt Vesuvius
Crater Lake
According to the Theory , A super continent called ............... broke into different continents
Permian
Jurassic
Pangaea
Cretaceous
Active Volcanoes are
They erupt frequently and hurl out gases,ashes,lava and rocks
Those volcanoes which have not erupted from a long period
They are in-active and therefore called Dead volcanoes
Movement of the plates occur due to the various forces acting upon it Two broad caregories of these forces are .......................... and ..........................
Endogenic
Primary Waves
Exogenic
Surface Waves
......................... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust
Surface Waves
Earth Quake
Exogenic Shake
none of these
In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in
Bhuj (Gujarat)
Jammu and Kashmir
Chamoli (Uttarakhand)
Latur (Maharashtra)
Safest place in india
Deccan Mountain
Deccan Plateau
None
Both (a) and (b)
Small displacement is caused by which waves?
Primary waves
Secondary waves
Surface waves
High damages are caused by _______?
Primary waves
Secondary waves
Surface waves
none
The slow movement of continents toward and away from each other
Crater
Continent
Continental drift
drift
pangaea
What is ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific
Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
All of the above
Seismic waves are of
Two types
Three types
Four types
Five types
Mount Fuji in Japan is ______________mountain?
active volcano
dormant volcano
extinct volcano
in 1991 which area got destructive earthquake that have rocked India?
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)
Chamoli (Uttarakhand)
Jammu & kashmir
None
in 2005 which area got destructive earthquake that have rocked India?
(a)
Distribution of EarthQuake(Which are the major belts of earth quake prones ?)
Circum-Pacific Belt
Mid-Continental Belt
The Mid-World Mountain Belt
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Belt
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.
Yes
No
What is this called?
(a)
Erosional and depositional is a part of ______ ?
Endogenic Force
Exogenic Force
A powerful earthquake of magnitude about _________________ on richter scale rocked Western India state of (bhuj)Gujarat on 26 January 2001
7.8
7.7
8.5
7
21 of the 25 districts were affected in the Bhuj earthquake of Western Gujarat.
True
False
All districts were affected in the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat.
True
False
