MCQ Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes SET 3ALL MCQ For Geology – Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes 1. Trend of a rock bed on ground surface.StrikeJointBedding planeNoneQuestion 1 of 152. The exact spot underneath the earth's surface at which an earthquake originates is known as.EpicenterFocusShake-wavesSurface wavesQuestion 2 of 153. If granite is the original rock then what is its metamorphic rock?GneissSlateSchistMicaQuestion 3 of 154. The delicate instrument that records earthquake is known as.Magnitude scaleRikhterSeismographsVibscannerQuestion 4 of 155. The process of wear and tear of the exposed country rocks is defined asAttritionAbrasionDeflationSuspensionQuestion 5 of 156. The traces of former living creatures, plants preserved in rocks.FaultsFossilsFoldsSillsQuestion 6 of 157. Which tool is used to detect a volcanic eruption before it happens?SeismographsCOSPECVolcano MeterGPSQuestion 7 of 158. An active volcano that is sleeping but is expected to erupt again is known as:extinct volcanodormant volcanoactive volcanosleeping volcanoQuestion 8 of 159. Which of the following type of volcano is composed of fluid lava flowing with low viscosity?Shield VolcanoCinder conesComposite VolcanoLava domesQuestion 9 of 1510. Which of the following lava only occurs underwater?Pillow lavaAa lavaPahoehoe lavaMagma lavaQuestion 10 of 1511. Which of the following is the largest active volcano in the world?Sakurajima, JapanMount Merapi, IndonesiaMauna Loa, HawaiiSanta Maria, GuatemalaQuestion 11 of 1512. Molten rock or semi-fluid within or below the earth’s crust from which lava is formed is known as:Mantle plumesMagmaHot SpotRing of FireQuestion 12 of 1513. Which of the following is the largest volcano in our solar system?Olympus Mons on MarsMaat Mons on VenusLo moon on JupiterMauna Loa on EarthQuestion 13 of 1514. Which country has the most active volcanoes in the world?JapanUnited StatesIndonesiaAustraliaQuestion 14 of 1515. Where to 60 % all of active volcanoes occur on the Earth?at the boundaries between tectonic plateon land surfaceat the mountainsat the equatorQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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