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Multiple choice geography volcanoes volcanism earthquake and volcanoes development of landforms earthquakes and volcanoes types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes

The Barren Island of Andaman in India is ______________.

  1. Extinct volcano

  2. Active volcano

  3. Dormant volcano

  4. Cinder cone volcano
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

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

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

  1. Siwalik

  2. Greater Himalayas

  3. Karakoram

  4. Lesser Himalayas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

  1. South Pole

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. Tropic of Capricorn

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

The Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. Therefore, the equator is the point on the surface that is farthest from the center of the Earth.

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

The movement of tectonic plates is due to thermal energy from  _______.

  1. Mantle

  2. Crust

  3. Inner Core

  4. Outer Core
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The movement of tectonic plates is due to the enormous amount of thermal energy generated in the inner core and transferred to the mantle thus, causing movement in the tectonic plates.

Option $C$ is correct.