Structure Earth interview questions

The part of an ocean that lies close to the continental margin is

1. The Ocean Trough
2. Continental Shelf
3. Continental Slope
4. None of these

Molten rock rises, pushing two plates apart and adding new material at their edges is called

1. Spreading zone
2. Subduction zone
3. Transform fault
4. None of these

An area of land that rises abruptly from the surrounding region

1. Himalayas
2. Mountain
3. Mountain ranges
4. None of these

Fire accidents and forest fires are almost always.

1. Science and Technology
2. Natural
3. Human-made
4. None of these

An example for tectonic mountain that has formed as a single range

1. Alps
2. Urals
3. Himalayas
4. None of these

A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land in the cold polar regions and in high mountain valleys are known as

1. Glaciers
2. Creeks
3. Rivers
4. None of these

An insignificant erosional agent is

1. Moving ice
2. Running water
3. Wind
4. None of these

The major disastrous day at Bhopal was

1. December 2, 1984
2. December 2, 2001
3. December 2, 2004
4. None of these

The bed load carried by wind consists of

1. Dust particles
2. Fine particles
3. Sand grains
4. None of these

A sudden onset hazard is

1. Earthquake
2. Fire
3. Drought
4. None of these

The most explosive type of volcanoes is the

1. Shield volcanoes
2. Caldera
3. Cinder cones
4. None of these

Potholes are the product of

1. Suspension
2. Solution
3. Corrosion
4. None of these

lTo transport solid particles ____ of a river flow is very important.

1. The velocity
2. The competence
3. The capacity
4. None of these

The outer core is so hot that it is

1. Liquid
2. Solid
3. Molten
4. None of these

An oval-shaped hill that usually consists of rock debris is called

1. Eskers
2. Drumlins
3. Till
4. None of these

Under certain conditions, chemicals can be

1. Useful
2. Harmful
3. Poisonous
4. None of these

Alfred Wagner proposed the concept of

1. Sea Floor Spreading
2. Plate Tectonics
3. Continental Drift
4. None of these

The ratio between volume of pores to the total volume of rock is known as

1. Permeability
2. Pore space
3. Porosity
4. None of these

A deep, steep walled V-shaped valley cut by a river through resistant rock is often called a

1. Canyon
2. Lake
3. Depression
4. None of these

Rainwater dissolves carbon dioxide from the air and decaying plant and becomes

1. Calcium
2. Nitric acid
3. Diluted carbonic acid
4. None of these

When magma flows on to the surface of the earth or floor of the ocean the type of rock that forms is called as

1. Igneous
2. Intrusive
3. Extrusive
4. None of these

A relatively flat, like surface is left behind by the receding cliff is called

1. Wave-cut platform
2. Sea cave
3. Sea arch
4. None of these

The districts of Nilgiris, Vellore, Thiruvallur and Chennai are classified as

1. Low risk
2. Moderate risk
3. High risk
4. None of these

The top layer of the upper mantle is called the

1. Asthenosphere
2. Crust
3. Core
4. None of these

The seismic waves which travel at or near the earth surface

1. Body wave
2. Surface wave
3. Primary wave
4. None of these

The ___ of India is more prone to cyclones.

1. Southern tip
2. Eastern coast line
3. Western coast line
4. None of these

Industrial and technological activity is very much involved in

1. Agriculture
2. Industry
3. Transportation
4. None of these

The landmasses of Africa and Asia border the

1. Atlantic ocean
2. Pacific ocean
3. Indian ocean
4. None of these

A mountain range along the northern border of India.

1. Himalayas
2. Alps
3. Andes
4. None of these

The planets receive the light energy only from the

1. Earth
2. Sun
3. Moon
4. None of these