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| 551. |
When moving information from a curved surface to a flat surface will lose some |
| A. | parts of the map |
| B. | accuracy |
| C. | calculations |
| D. | lines |
| Answer» C. calculations | |
| 552. |
Gentle slopes have |
| A. | close contour lines |
| B. | distant contour lines |
| C. | dotted contour lines |
| D. | solid contour lines |
| Answer» C. dotted contour lines | |
| 553. |
Recycling paper reduces the amount of |
| A. | petrol consumption |
| B. | gas consumption |
| C. | deforestation |
| D. | fossil consumption |
| Answer» D. fossil consumption | |
| 554. |
The reservoirs of gas and petroleum under the surface of Earth are |
| A. | metamorphic rocks |
| B. | sedimentary rocks |
| C. | igneous rocks |
| D. | permeable rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 555. |
For travelling short distances, the best way to conserve natural resources is |
| A. | by driving |
| B. | by flying |
| C. | by taking lift |
| D. | by cycling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 556. |
One of the major problems of fossil fuels is that it is |
| A. | limited |
| B. | cancer causing |
| C. | asthma causing |
| D. | disease causing |
| Answer» B. cancer causing | |
| 557. |
The energy released by fission is generally used to |
| A. | produce electricity |
| B. | produce inflammable gas |
| C. | produce heat |
| D. | produce fuel for transportation |
| Answer» B. produce inflammable gas | |
| 558. |
Another way to reduce the effect of mining is by decreasing the use of |
| A. | machinery |
| B. | land |
| C. | minerals |
| D. | gases |
| Answer» D. gases | |
| 559. |
Each element is made up of only one kind of |
| A. | atom |
| B. | compound |
| C. | mineral |
| D. | molecule |
| Answer» B. compound | |
| 560. |
A mineral's streak can be found by |
| A. | heating it |
| B. | vaporizing water from it |
| C. | distillation it |
| D. | rubbing it |
| Answer» E. | |
| 561. |
The tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surface is known as |
| A. | Fracture |
| B. | Cleavage |
| C. | Streak |
| D. | Luster |
| Answer» C. Streak | |
| 562. |
The way a mineral breaks is determined by |
| A. | arrangement of atoms |
| B. | color |
| C. | streak |
| D. | position of atoms |
| Answer» B. color | |
| 563. |
Like sedimentary and igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks also have features that tell their |
| A. | history |
| B. | texture |
| C. | physical states |
| D. | future |
| Answer» B. texture | |
| 564. |
Large movements under the crust cause additional pressure to be exerted on a rock during |
| A. | sediments |
| B. | metamorphism |
| C. | igneuosism |
| D. | extrusome |
| Answer» C. igneuosism | |
| 565. |
Folds and bends on the metamorphic rock show that it has been |
| A. | deposited |
| B. | eroded |
| C. | pressurized |
| D. | deformed |
| Answer» E. | |
| 566. |
An example of recrystallized sedimentary rock into a nonfoliated metamorphic rock is |
| A. | chlorite |
| B. | slate |
| C. | marble |
| D. | rhyolite |
| Answer» D. rhyolite | |
| 567. |
The types of textures an igneous rock can have are |
| A. | fine-grained only |
| B. | fine-grained and coarse-grained |
| C. | fine-grained, medium-grained and coarse-grained |
| D. | fine-grained, medium-grained, coarse-grained and hard-grained |
| Answer» C. fine-grained, medium-grained and coarse-grained | |
| 568. |
The water falling on earth surface in any form is called |
| A. | atmosphere |
| B. | climate |
| C. | weather |
| D. | precipitation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 569. |
A small rocky object which orbit the sun is called as |
| A. | meteorite |
| B. | steroid |
| C. | asteroid |
| D. | astronauts |
| Answer» D. astronauts | |
| 570. |
Thousand of forest fires is result of |
| A. | strike |
| B. | thud |
| C. | thunder |
| D. | trumpet |
| Answer» D. trumpet | |
| 571. |
Polar zone have the climate which is |
| A. | hot |
| B. | extremely cold |
| C. | mild |
| D. | rainy |
| Answer» C. mild | |
| 572. |
Wind speed is measured with the help of |
| A. | weather balloon |
| B. | thermometer |
| C. | barometer |
| D. | anemometer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. |
Winds which blow from east to west within angle of 60° and 90° are the |
| A. | westerlies |
| B. | trade winds |
| C. | polar easterlies |
| D. | Coriolis effect |
| Answer» D. Coriolis effect | |
| 574. |
The contamination caused by human or natural resources is regarded as |
| A. | air pressure |
| B. | air pollution |
| C. | air lapse |
| D. | air exhaust |
| Answer» C. air lapse | |
| 575. |
The allowance Trading System is an initiative towards reduction of |
| A. | water pollution |
| B. | air pollution |
| C. | land pollution |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» C. land pollution | |
| 576. |
The heating of earth unevenly gives rise to formation of |
| A. | meridian line |
| B. | pressure belts |
| C. | longitudinal lines |
| D. | hemispheres |
| Answer» C. longitudinal lines | |
| 577. |
Short term effects of air pollution on human health includes |
| A. | emphysema |
| B. | lung cancer |
| C. | heart disease |
| D. | nausea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 578. |
At high temperatures, the rock goes under metamorphism because |
| A. | it will melt |
| B. | its texture will change |
| C. | its shape changes |
| D. | it expands |
| Answer» B. its texture will change | |
| 579. |
An igneous rock can have |
| A. | two types of textures |
| B. | three types of textures |
| C. | four types of textures |
| D. | only one type of texture |
| Answer» B. three types of textures | |
| 580. |
Tension causes ocean bed to |
| A. | merge |
| B. | open apart |
| C. | diverge |
| D. | converge |
| Answer» C. diverge | |
| 581. |
Magma solidifies in much the same way as |
| A. | water freezes |
| B. | lava does |
| C. | CO2 is frozen to dry ice |
| D. | dough expands |
| Answer» B. lava does | |
| 582. |
The fissures in ocean bed are caused by a pulling force known as |
| A. | tension |
| B. | resistance |
| C. | friction |
| D. | mechanical force |
| Answer» B. resistance | |
| 583. |
On a topographical map, contour lines are used to show |
| A. | elevation |
| B. | latitude |
| C. | longitude |
| D. | altitude |
| Answer» B. latitude | |
| 584. |
The data collected by remote sensors is sent to the |
| A. | receiving stations on Earth |
| B. | receiving stations on satellite |
| C. | satellite's solar panels |
| D. | satellite's capturing device |
| Answer» B. receiving stations on satellite | |
| 585. |
To use the cardinal directions properly, we have to use a/an |
| A. | accelerometer |
| B. | gyroscope |
| C. | compass |
| D. | flashlight |
| Answer» D. flashlight | |
| 586. |
Hundred times a brightness yield magnitude of |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» C. 20 | |
| 587. |
A star which collapse due to gravity smashing electrons and protons is called a |
| A. | pulstar |
| B. | neutron star |
| C. | proton star |
| D. | electron star |
| Answer» C. proton star | |
| 588. |
Lowest mass stars are the |
| A. | new |
| B. | oldest |
| C. | proximal |
| D. | Pollux |
| Answer» C. proximal | |
| 589. |
The brightest stars in sky are regarded as |
| A. | first magnitude stars |
| B. | second magnitude stars |
| C. | positive stars |
| D. | constellation |
| Answer» B. second magnitude stars | |
| 590. |
A continuous spectrum shows the color |
| A. | red |
| B. | blue |
| C. | white |
| D. | all the colors |
| Answer» E. | |
| 591. |
In some cases, the sediment get hot enough to melt which is known as |
| A. | lava |
| B. | igneous rocks |
| C. | magma |
| D. | meteoroids |
| Answer» D. meteoroids | |
| 592. |
The texture and mineral composition of a rock can change due to |
| A. | its durability |
| B. | heat and pressure |
| C. | its surroundings |
| D. | water content |
| Answer» D. water content | |
| 593. |
The size of particle in medium-grained texture is |
| A. | more than 2mm |
| B. | more than 10mm |
| C. | less than 8mm |
| D. | less than 2mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 594. |
Quartz sandstone is a |
| A. | sedimentary rock |
| B. | igneous rock |
| C. | foliated metamorphic rock |
| D. | nonfoliated metamorphic rock |
| Answer» B. igneous rock | |
| 595. |
When magma cools slowly, the crystals formed are |
| A. | large but opaque |
| B. | large but translucent |
| C. | small but opaque |
| D. | small but translucent |
| Answer» C. small but opaque | |
| 596. |
Equal area projection maps are good for determining |
| A. | areas |
| B. | distances |
| C. | shapes |
| D. | sizes |
| Answer» C. shapes | |
| 597. |
From the ground, the waves are reflected and captured by |
| A. | Radar |
| B. | Ground |
| C. | Station |
| D. | Computer |
| Answer» B. Ground | |
| 598. |
V of contour line on a valley or stream show |
| A. | area of lowest elevation |
| B. | area of central elevation |
| C. | area of highest elevation |
| D. | gentle slope |
| Answer» D. gentle slope | |
| 599. |
The cone touches the globe at |
| A. | only one line of longitude |
| B. | only one line of latitude |
| C. | all lines of latitude |
| D. | no line |
| Answer» C. all lines of latitude | |
| 600. |
If the Earth would've been flat, the ship should've not sunk in the |
| A. | vertex |
| B. | ocean |
| C. | horizon |
| D. | mountain |
| Answer» D. mountain | |