Some Natural Phenomena Worksheet-3

Some Natural Phenomena Worksheet-3

1. During a cyclone, air moves from:

(a) region of high pressure to low pressure

(b) region of high pressure, to high pressure

(c) region of low velocity to high velocity

(d) region of high pressure to low velocity

2. A typhoon is essentially:

(a) a flood                                       (b) a cyclone

(c) Earthquake                              (d) none of these

3. The natural calamity that can't be predicted accurately in advance:

(a) Flood                                         (b) Cyclone

(c) Earthquake                              (d) Famine

4. Earthquakes can cause:

(a) Flood            (b) land slide    (c) Tsunami      (d) all of these

5. Which of the following event can cause earthquake?

(a) volcanic eruption

(b) meteor hitting earth

(c) underground nuclear explosion

(d) all of these

6. The weak zones around the boundaries of plates underneath earth, which are prone to slide and cause earthquake are commonly known as:

(a) fault zone                                 (b) eruption zone

(c) explosive zone                         (d) sliding zone

7. A student named the various layers of earth as shown in the figure wrongly. What is the correct sequence starting from the uppermost layer.

(a) Crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

(b) outer core, crust, mantle, inner core

(c) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

(d) outer core, mantle, crust, inner core

8. Magnitude of earthquake is measured by:

(a) Electroscope                           (b) richter scale

(c) Seismograph                           (d) Coulomb

9. In which of the following state earthquake is most likely to occur:

(a) Gujarat                                     (b) Chhatisgarh

(c) Chennai                                    (d) Kerala

10. Which of the following country in the world is most prone to earthquake?

(a) India             (b) America      (c) China            (d) Japan

Answer Key:

(1)-(a); (2)-(b); (3)-(c); (4)-(d); (5)-(d); (6)-(a); (7)-(c); (8)-(b); (9)-(a); (10)-(d)