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In general, igneous rocks:

A) form at relatively high temperatures

B) form by crystallization of solids from a liquid

C) form at high and low pressures

D) all of the above

What difference is there between the composition of Lava and Magma?

A) Magma contains dissolved gases and lava does not

B) Magma is solid and lava is a liquid

C) Lava is solid and magma is a gas

None of the above

Joints running parallel to hinge lines are called ___________

Hinge joints

Radial joints

Bedding joints

Oblique joints

Compression joints usually occur in which part of fault?

Crust

Core

Mantle

Margins

Faults that are developed along bedding planes are ___________

Strike faults

Dip faults

Bedding faults

Hade faults

Where do the transform faults occur extensively?

Continental blocks

Oceanic ridges

Island blocks

Volcanic ridges

Identify the class to which the fold below belongs to __________

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

The fold which is associated with the formation of mountains is ___________

Geanticline

Geosyncline

Homocline

Basin

How thick is the crust of the Earth?

A) about 4 miles

B) about 4 km

C) about 40km

D) about 400 km

Living organisms have been on Earth for ______ of Earth's history?

A) about 20%

B) about 50%

C) about 80%

D) less than 1%

Which discordant body is columnar or column shaped?

Dykes

Volcanic necks

Bysmaliths

Batholiths

Which mineral is used in paints, rubber textiles?

Asbestos

Barytes

Corundum

Quartz

The primary producer of diamond in India is __________

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar

Orissa

Identify the type of slip from the figure below.

Strike slip

Dip slip

Oblique slip

Throw slip

Identify the part labelled as “A” in the figure below.

Throw

Slickensides

Heave

Offset

Which type of boundry is this?

Constructive Boundary

Destructive Boundary.

Sideways Boundary

Associated Boundary

Name this vertical structure (Hint: Magma Intrusion)

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