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Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____ Hungary, Romania Norway, Sweden Romania, Bulgaria France, Spain 2 / 50 2) The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is None of the above plate tectonics continental drift isostasy 3 / 50 3) The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is island arcs earthquakes All of these volcanoes 4 / 50 4) The platform and the basement rock together form shield None of the above both (a) and (b) craton 5 / 50 5) The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth’s surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called crater hot spring geyser volcano 6 / 50 6) The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called hydrolysis carbonation solution oxidation 7 / 50 7) The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called specific humidity absolute humidity mixing ratio relative humidity 8 / 50 8) The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into the North sea the Adriatic sea the Baltic sea the Bay of Biscay 9 / 50 9) The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as biosphere ionosphere stratosphere mesosphere 10 / 50 10) The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite eclipse elliptic ecliptic None of the above 11 / 50 11) The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called Coromendel coast Malabar coast Konkan plain None of the above 12 / 50 12) The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from Rakas lake in Tibet near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul Mansarovar lake a spring in Vering 13 / 50 13) The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by the plane of Tropic of Capricorn the International Date line the plane of the equator the plane of Tropic of Cancer 14 / 50 14) The panama canal links Siberia with Greenland None of the above North America with South America Canada with Greenland 15 / 50 15) The rate at change of temperature is called temperature difference isotherm temperature gradient None of the above 16 / 50 16) The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called canopy drip through flow interception stem flow 17 / 50 17) The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is 1 to 1.5 1 to 1 1 to 10 1 to 4 18 / 50 18) The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because All of these factors the rainfall is very low the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered the growing season is short in these areas 19 / 50 19) The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the movement of water in the water table flow tide and ebb tide in a river flow of water in the sea movement of water vapour in the atmosphere 20 / 50 20) The polar Easterlies lie at 0-30ᵒ latitude 90ᵒ latitude 30-60ᵒ latitude 60-90ᵒ latitude 21 / 50 21) The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called None of the above fromtogenesis frontolysis both (a) and (b) 22 / 50 22) The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of only seconds time-hours, minutes and seconds only hours degrees 23 / 50 23) The region of three W’s that is wheat, wool and wine is equatorial regions mediterranean climatic regions china type climatic regions steppe type climatic regions 24 / 50 24) The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about 850 mm a year 650 mm a year 750 mm a year 550 mm a year 25 / 50 25) The Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods. seven five six four 26 / 50 26) The plants grown in equatorial regions include groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa wheat, barley, maize 27 / 50 27) The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the equator prime meridian poles None of the above 28 / 50 28) The planets called the inner planets are Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 29 / 50 29) The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream’s bed is called riffles flood plain scoured pools ox-bow lakes 30 / 50 30) The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____ rocks, deposition deposition, weathering weathering, deposition rocks, weathering 31 / 50 31) The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter. less more they cannot be compared equal 32 / 50 32) The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called suspension solution saltation traction 33 / 50 33) The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called calcification gleisation podsolosation laterisation 34 / 50 34) The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon areI. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores I, II All of these II, III I, III 35 / 50 35) The river Jordan drains into the Gulf of Suez Resaca Garden Dead Sea Adriatic Garden 36 / 50 36) The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is Uranus Saturn Neptune Jupiter 37 / 50 37) The planets that are called superior planets are Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth 38 / 50 38) The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be 1 : 250,000 1 : 25,000 1 : 50,000 1 : 100,000 39 / 50 39) Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe? Geomorphology None of these Cosmology Cosmography 40 / 50 40) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ silicates carbonates phosphates oxides 41 / 50 41) The ocean water is saline due to salts are already present in sea water evaporation of its surface volume of fresh water added by rainfall both (a) and (b) 42 / 50 42) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ PO₃ PO₂ PO₄ PO 43 / 50 43) The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun ultraviolet rays from the sun infrared rays from the sun None of the above 44 / 50 44) The process of particle detachment by moving glacial ice is called scouring abrasion None of the above plucking 45 / 50 45) The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago. 470, 150 570, 225 500, 100 470, 225 46 / 50 46) The process of soil development is called eluviations leaching pedogenesis illuviation 47 / 50 47) The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called isostasy plate tectonics continental drift sea floor spreading 48 / 50 48) The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called north celestial pole and south celestial pole summer and winter solstices autumnal and vernal equinox None of the above 49 / 50 49) The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are None of the above crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation abrasion, crystallization, pressure release abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis 50 / 50 50) The ozone layer at high altitude contains only ozone (O₃) mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O₂) and Ozone (O₃) only ordinary oxygen (O₂) atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O₂) Your score isThe average score is 0%🎉 Challenge alert! 💡 Share this quiz with your friends and see who scores the highest! 🏆🤩🔥 LinkedIn Facebook Follow Us @ 0% Restart quiz Exit We’d love to hear your thoughts! 📝 Share your valuable review with us. 🙌 🌟 Thank you for your support! 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