361.
Sedimentary rocks are also called as
A
Dyke rocks
B
Intrusive
C
Extrusive
D
Plutonic
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Sedimentary rocks are also called as
Dyke rocks
Intrusive
Extrusive
Plutonic
Rift Valleys are formed due to
Dyke rocks
Folding
Faulting
Volcanic action
Rift Valley or grabin is the result of
None of these
Faulting
Earthquake
Presence of lakes in the surrounding area
Residual hill in the desert region is known as
Pediment
Inlier
Inselberg
Playa
Questa form plain is formed by
Wind action
The sand particle
The resistant strata standing as interstream ridgy with broad low hands.
The wave action
Playas are depressions formed due to
Marine erosion
Deflating action of winds
Glacial erosion
River erosion
Plains formed by Aeolian deposits are called
Flood plains
Loess plains
Till plains
Sandy plains
Peneplains are formed by
Deposition by glaciers
Denudation by river
Denudation by glacier
Deposition by winds
Peneplains are formed by
Deposition of glaciers
Denudation by river
Denudation by glacier
Deposition of winds
Pediplains occur in
Coastal region
Glaciated regions
Humid regions
Semi-arid regions
Mountain of accumulation is the name given to
Fold mountains
Residual mountains
Block mountains
Volcanic mountains
Ice cap is applied to
None of these
It is applied to an ice plate limited to high mountain and plateaus
It is applied to an ice plate confined to hills
It is applied to an ice place to the mountain of mediun height
How much of the Earths land surface is desert
1 sixth
1 tenth
1 fifth
1 third
How is the rectilinear drainage pattern formed where two sets of structural controls occur at right angles, termed
Trellis
Rectangular
Radial
Dendritic
How is the amount of horizontal displacement in a normal fault called
Strik
Throw
Tear
Heave
Give the name of the up folded rock
Syncline
Rift valley
Fault
Anticline
Flood plains are called so, mainly because
They are formed during floods
They are liable to submergence during floods
They prevent floods from spreading
They cause floods
Fiords are very typical of the
Alaskan coast
Spanish coast
Norwegian coast
Peruvian coast
Eskers are of glacio-fluvial origin. Which one of the following statements characterize them
They are long, narrow and sinuous ridges of sands
They are small, irregular mounds of bedded sands
They are small alluvial cones
They are flat-topped terraces
Drift plains are formed by the action of
Rivers
Glaciers
Winds
Wave