MCQ Geography Chapter 2 Endogenetic Movements Class 9 Maharashtra Board 1. What type of movement forms continents?Mountain-buildingSudden movementsContinent-buildingHorizontal movementsQuestion 1 of 202. What measures the magnitude of an earthquake?ThermometerRichter scaleBarometerSpeedometerQuestion 2 of 203. Which of these is NOT a cause of earthquakes?Moving of platesVolcanic eruptionsHeavy rainfallColliding of platesQuestion 3 of 204. What is the center of an earthquake called?EpicenterFocusFaultSurfaceQuestion 4 of 205. What is the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus called?EpicenterHypocenterFault lineSeismic zoneQuestion 5 of 206. Which seismic waves reach the earth’s surface first?Secondary wavesSurface wavesPrimary wavesL wavesQuestion 6 of 207. Which seismic waves can travel through solid, liquid, and gas?S wavesL wavesP wavesSurface wavesQuestion 7 of 208. Which seismic waves move buildings up and down?Primary wavesSecondary wavesSurface wavesFault wavesQuestion 8 of 209. Which seismic waves are the most destructive?P wavesS wavesL wavesFault wavesQuestion 9 of 2010. What instrument records seismic waves?ThermometerSeismogramBarometerCompassQuestion 10 of 2011. What happens to rangoli when you flick the plate in the activity?It stays stillIt spreads or movesIt forms a pileIt disappearsQuestion 11 of 2012. Which effect of an earthquake can change groundwater courses?TsunamisLandslidesGround fracturesAvalanchesQuestion 12 of 2013. What is thrown out during a volcanic eruption?IceHot magma, ash, and gasesSandWater onlyQuestion 13 of 2014. What is the molten magma called when it reaches the surface?AshLavaGasRockQuestion 14 of 2015. Which type of volcano forms a cone-shaped mountain?Fissure-typeCentral-typeDormantExtinctQuestion 15 of 2016. Which type of volcano forms plateaus?Central-typeFissure-typeActiveConicalQuestion 16 of 2017. Which volcano is an example of an active volcano?Mt.KilimanjaroMt.VesuviusMt.StromboliBarren IslandQuestion 17 of 2018. Which volcano is classified as dormant?Mt.FujiyamaMt.VesuviusMt.KilimanjaroBarren IslandQuestion 18 of 2019. Which volcano is considered extinct?Mt.StromboliMt.KatmaiMt.KilimanjaroBarren IslandQuestion 19 of 2020. What is a positive effect of volcanic eruptions?TsunamisLoss of lifeFertile landCollapsed buildingsQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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