Structure Earth interview questions – page 2

Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the

1. Atmosphere
2. Hydrosphere
3. Lithosphere
4. None of these

The breaking waves are called

1. Surf
2. Waves
3. Whitecaps
4. None of these

Sand storms are associated with

1. Mountains
2. Plains
3. Deserts
4. None of these

The smallest of the three oceans is

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

In India, cyclones that occur usually between April and May, are called

1. The tropical
2. Post-monsoons
3. The pre-monsoon
4. None of these

Basalt is the ___ rock.

1. Sedimentary
2. Extrusive igneous
3. Intrusive
4. None of these

Porosity of ____ soil is very low.

1. Alluvial
2. Clayey
3. Sandy
4. None of these

The soils and rock strata that are capable of holding water are

1. Aquicludes
2. Aquifers
3. Water table
4. None of these

Ice sheets are found in

1. Finland
2. Greenland
3. Queensland
4. None of these

In the atmosphere, Coral reefs are important in determining the amount of

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Oxygen
3. Water vapour
4. None of these

The planet’s are controlled by the gravitational force the ____

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

The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake focus is termed as

1. The centre
2. The core
3. The epicenter
4. None of these

The term metamorphic zones comes from

1. An English word
2. A Latin word
3. A Greek word
4. None of these

In the middle of the earth, magma is not in

1. Solid state
2. Liquid state
3. Gaseous state
4. None of these

An underwater mountain range that runs down the length of the Atlantic ocean is

1. Appalachian
2. Mid Atlantic Ridge
3. Himalayan Range
4. None of these