Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

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(a)

Cliff

(b)

Beach

(c)

Sea cave

Ox-bow lakes are found in

1

(a)

glaciers

(b)

river valleys

(c)

deserts

The raised banks of the rivers are called

1

(a)

distributary

(b)

delta

(c)

levees

(d)

flood plains

Angel falls is located in :

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(a)

South Africa

(b)

South America

(c)

South India

(d)

None of these

As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming long bends known as:

1

(a)

levees

(b)

arches

(c)

Meanders

(d)

Stacks

_____________and ______________of the sea waves gives rise to coastal landforms.

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(a)

Erosion, deposition

The_________________ inside the Earth moves in a circular manner.

1

(a)

molten magma

Sudden movements like_______________ and ____________cause mass destruction over the surface of the Earth.

1

(a)

earthquakes, volcanoes

The greatest damage is usually closest to the______________ and the strength of the earthquake decreases away from the____________

1

(a)

epicentre, centre

An earthquake is measured by ______

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(a)

Seismograph.

What is lithospheric plates?

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(a)

When the lithosphere is broken into a number of plates is called the lithospheric plates.

What is seismograph?

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(a)

A seismograph is a machine which measures an earthquake.

In which continent, the Victoria fall is located?

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(a)

The Victoria fall is located on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.

What are the different types of landforms found near or around sea?

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(a)

Sea caves, sea arches, stacks and sea cliff are the different types of landforms.

State some commonly used earthquake prediction methods adopted by local people.

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(a)

By studying animal behaviour local people can predict earthquake. For example, fish in the ponds get agitated snakes come to the surface, etc.

What are endogenic forces?

2

(a)

What is the difference between the focus and the epicentre of an earthquake?

2

(a)

Give some earthquake preparedness measures?

2

(a)

What is seismograph? How is the magnitude of earthquake measured?

2

(a)

Why do the plates move?

2

(a)

What are sand dunes?

3

(a)

Why do the plates move?

3

(a)

Define the following terms.
(a) focus (b) epicentre?

3

(a)

Draw a flow-chart of 'Evolution of landforms'.

3

(a)

Differentiate between endogenic forces and exogenic forces.

4

(a)

How sea waves gives rise to coastal landforms?

4

(a)

The 'Earthquake-A case study' given in the form of headlines that appeared in the newspapers after the quake. Arrange the events in the right sequence of their happening.

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(a)

Briefly describe the journey of a river forming waterfalls and flood plains.

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(a)