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Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

 which of the following reason justifies the statement of  that Asia and Australia were joined together some million years ago?

  1. Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia

  2. Culture of both places has many similarities

  3. Climate is quite similar

  4. The big green fields found in Australia are very much like

    those in Asia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of marsupial fossils in Asia provides evidence that these animals, now primarily found in Australia, once inhabited a broader range when the continents were connected. This supports the theory of continental drift and ancient land bridges.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

Match the following:

List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Namada-Tapi Alluvial deposits 4. Cambrian
5. Plestocene

  1. A - 3, B - 5, C - 1, D - 4

  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 5

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  4. A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Deccan Traps are Cretaceous-Eocene (3), Western Ghats are Late Cenozoic (1), Aravalli are Pre-cambrian (2), and Narmada-Tapi deposits are Pleistocene (5). Option B correctly maps these geological periods to the features.

Multiple choice geography the signature of time movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america biosphere and landscape

Forces which act in the interior of the earth are called as _______________.

  1. Exogenic forces

  2. Endogenic forces

  3. Eurogenic forces

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The horizontal and vertical movements caused by the forces coming from the origin of the earth are known as endogenic forces. The origin of the endogenic force is caused by the contraction and expansion of rocks due to variation in thermal conditions and temperature inside the earth.

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time

During solar eclipse which of the following comes in the middle?

  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Earth

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time

 Two halves in which Earth is divided are called _______________.

    1. ridges

    2. trenches

    3. equators

    4. hemispheres
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    The Hemispheres of the Earth in geography and cartography refer to any division of the globe into two hemispheres. The most common such divisions are by latitudinal or longitudinal markers:

    North-South

    Northern Hemisphere, the half that is north of the equator

    Southern Hemisphere, the half that lies south of the equator,

    East-West

    Eastern Hemisphere, the half that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the 180th meridian

    Western Hemisphere, the half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian

    Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

    In which of the following continent, there is no active volcano? 

    1. Asia

    2. Africa

    3. Europe

    4. Australia
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    There are no volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, but some volcanoes in Victoria, South Australia, and North Queensland were witnessed by Aboriginal people several thousand years ago.

    Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

    The area associated with the greatest frequency of earthquakes is ____________________.

    1. Eastern coastal areas of Asia

    2. Northern coastal areas of Europe

    3. West coast of North and South America

    4. Western coastal areas of Africa
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation

    The Pacific Ring of Fire, which includes the west coasts of North and South America and the eastern coastal areas of Asia, is the region with the highest frequency of earthquakes.

    Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

    The point from where earthquake originates is called ____________.

    1. Crust

    2. Earth

    3. Surface

    4. Focus
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

    An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

    Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

    Sometimes hot molten rocks formed inside the earth are forced out through openings in the earth's surface such as the craters in volcanoes. What is the molten rock inside the earth called? 

    1. Magma

    2. Sludge

    3. Coal tar

    4. None of these
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation

    Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface is called magma. Once it erupts onto the surface, it is referred to as lava.

    Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

    Name the huge ancient landmass which consisted of India, Australia, South Africa and South America as one single landmass.

    1. Angara land

    2. Canadian shield

    3. Gondwana land

    4. Tethys sea
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    C Correct answer
    Explanation

    Gondwana land:.Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.