MCQ Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes SET 4ALL MCQ For Geology – Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes 1. Where are the most volcanoes located in the world?Hot SpotPacific Ring of FireStromboliJapanQuestion 1 of 152. Which of the following continent has no active volcanoes?AustraliaAfricaSouth AmericaAsiaQuestion 2 of 153. The earthquake waves which have transverse movement are known as _________Primary wavesSecondary wavesSurface wavesNone of the aboveQuestion 3 of 154. In the study of which of the following areas the instrument of ‘Seismograph’ is used?StarsRiversEarthquakesVolcanoesQuestion 4 of 155. During an earthquake, the major destruction is caused by the energy released due to _________Sound wavesLight wavesSeismic wavesA combination of sound waves and seismic wavesQuestion 5 of 156. Which of the following measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake?Douglas scaleRichter scaleRankine scaleKelvin scaleQuestion 6 of 157. Which of the following is a post volcanic activity?EarthquakeLava ejectionThermal Spring formationTypical behavior of the animals Question 7 of 158. A crack in the earth’s crust through which the magma and gases forces out is called.EruptionVolcanoBreakCrackQuestion 8 of 159. Which Island was epicenter of Tsunami on 26, December 2004?JawaSumatraBaliNone of themQuestion 9 of 1510. Volcanic Mt. Etna is located in __________Hawaii USAIndonesiaItaly (Sicily)KenyaQuestion 10 of 1511. What is the definition of volcanic lava?Magma erupting on the Earth’s surfaceGas clouds from volcanoesAsh spewed out on the Earth’s surfaceQuestion 11 of 1512. What do we call the opening located at the top of volcano?VentCraterMouthQuestion 12 of 1513. What is magma?A magnetic force lying under the groundHot, molten rocksLavaQuestion 13 of 1514. A stratum of rock is highest angle of inclination the with horizontal is ___DipHeave angleStrike DepthQuestion 14 of 1515. The field of geology that deals with the form, classification, mechanism, and causes of these rock structures’ evolution are known as.Rock geologyStructural geologyBasic geologyLithologyQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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