Earth Earth 1 / 10 Ecologically, an ocean is divided into how many regions? 5 4 3 2 2 / 10 Which is the source from where an earthquake originates? Faults Thrust Focus Epicenter 3 / 10 What is the term applied for a narrow neck of land that connects two larger landmasses? Isthmus Strait Stack Lithalsa 4 / 10 The outermost layer of the earth’s solid(100 km wide) where the outer envelope contains soil and rocks is called? Asthenosphere Continental crust Lithosphere Upper Mantle 5 / 10 Among the two types of bodywaves (P waves and the S waves) generated during an earthquake, which one has a higher velocity? S waves(secondary waves or shear waves) P waves(compressional waves or the primary waves) 6 / 10 Two types of seismic waves are generated during an earthquake. These are the body waves and surface waves. Which ones of these have greater velocity? Body waves Surface waves 7 / 10 How much distance does the earth travel around the sun during a sidereal year (365.256 days) ? 940 million kms 1040 million kms 840 million kms 740 million kms 8 / 10 What is the term applied to the innermost division of the earth lying below the mantle? Crust Asthenosphere Core Lithosphere 9 / 10 What is the branch of the science dealing with the measurement of the shape and size of the earth, including its mass, density etc. and also concerned with the surveying of large portions of the earth’s surface? Demography Cartography Geodesy Areography 10 / 10 Approximately at which angle the earth’s magnetic axis is inclined to its axis of rotation? 9 11.5 13 13.3 Your score isThe average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz
