Grade Ten (SS1)

The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth's crust is called

• hydrosphere

• barysphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

Calcareous type of sedimentary rocks are made from

• remains of dead animals

• vegetative matter

• molten magma

• living plants and animals

Which of the following is not a process in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Lithification

• Cementing

• Compaction

• Cooling and solidification

Which of the following is the third phase in the sequence of denudation?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Deposition

What is the distance between two places on the surface of the earth which are located 8°N and 10°S?

• 1011km

• 1998km

• 10101km

• 1071km

Which is the most widespread of mountains?

• Fold mountains

• Block mountains

• Residual mountains

• Volcanic mountains

Which of the following rocks is metamorphic?

• Shale

• Granite

• Basalt

• Quartzite

Mountain of denudation is another name for

• residual mountains

• fold mountains

• volcanic mountains

• block mountains

The most satisfactory explanation for the formation of fold mountain is

• faulting

• magmatic eruption

• compressional force

• tensional force

A plateau that is highly eroded by rivers and broken by deep narrow valleys is

• intermontane plateau

• volcanic plateau

• dissected plateau

• lava plateau