EARTH MCQS SET 01

EARTH MCQS SET 01

1. The approximate density of the earth is
a) 5.5
b) 5.8
c) 5.1
d) 5.2

2. Flat-topped seamounts are known as
a) Submarine volcanoes
b) Guyots
c) Groynes
d) Terraces

3. Which of the following is a fresh water lake?
a) Wuler
b) Chilka
c) Pulicat
d) Sambher

4. The clinometers compass can be used to find the structural trend of rocks containing the minerals
a) Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
c) Chromite, Magnetite, Galena
b) Galena, Sphalerite, Gold
d) None of the above

5. The specific gravity of a powdered mineral can be determined with the help of
a) Chemical balance
c) Pycnometer
b) Jolly’s spring balance
d) Walker’s Steel Yard

6. Which of the following is a fresh water fossil
a) Physa
b) Cerethium
c) Nucula
d) Ammonite

7. Find the odd man out
a) Lamination
b) Slaty cleavage
c) Schistosity
d) Foliation

8. The most abundant sedimentary rock found in the Earth’s crust is
a) Shale
b) Sandstone
c) Limestone
d) None of the above

9. Stromatolites are
a) Green algae
c) Blue algae
b) Organo-sedimentary structures
d) Sedimentary structure

10. Sill is a
a) Horizontal igneous intrusive
b) Vertical igneous intrusive
c) Concave igneous pluton
d) None of the above

ANSWERS:
1)a)5.5
2)b)Guyots
3)a)Wuler
4)b)Galena, Sphalrite, Gold
5)c)Pycnometer
6)a)Physa
7)a)Lamination
8)a)Shale
9)b)Organo-sedimentary structures
10)a)Horizontal igneous intrusive