Folds and Faults

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Which are the major Physiographic divisions of India? Contrast between the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.

Q.

What are the $3$ main types of seismic waves? How do they differ from each other?

Q. The Alps and Himalayas are examples of fold mountains that are formed at convergent boundaries due to the collision of two tectonic plates.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Define folding, faulting and volcanic activity

Q. The movement of plates sometimes creates stress in the rocks, causing them to stretch and crack. This process is called ____________.

1. rising
2. folding
3. colliding
4. faulting

Q. Describe how Himalayas were formed. ( Very long answer for 5 marks

Q. Which of the following is/are the fold mountains?

1. The Alps
2. The Himalayas
3. Deccan plateau
4. Kilimanjaro

Q. Slow acting endogenic forces are known as forces.

1. trophic
2. diastrophic
3. ditrophic

Q. Which among the Earth's tectonic plates collided with the Eurasian Plate that led to the formation of Himalayas?

1. Pacific Plate
2. Indo-Australian Plate
3. Amurian Plate
4. Indo-African Plate

Q. Of the two main types of siesmic waves, waves move through the interior of the Earth and waves move on the surface of the Earth.

1. surface
2. body
3. electric
4. magnetic

Q.

what is the features of anaimodi, aravali ranges, western ghats, eastern ghats, satpura ranges.

Q. Which among the Earth's tectonic plates collided with the Eurasian Plate that led to the formation of Himalayas?

1. Arabian Plate
2. North American Plate
3. Indo-Australian Plate
4. Nazca Plate

Q. Plates come together and collide, and the edges of the two plates may clump together and rise up. This process is called _________.

1. rising
2. folding
3. colliding
4. faulting

Q.

Whichare the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the reliefof the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following are fold mountains?

1. The Alps
2. The Himalayas
3. Mount St. Helens
4. Mount Pinatubo

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The movement of plates sometimes creates stress in the rocks, causing them to stretch and crack. This process is called ____________.

1. rising
2. folding
3. colliding
4. faulting

Q. The Alps and Himalayas are examples of fold mountains that are formed at convergent boundaries due to the collision of two tectonic plates.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau.

Q. Himalayas are called young fold mountains explain answer in points

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Plates come together and collide, and the edges of the two plates may clump together and rise up. This process is called _________.

1. rising
2. folding
3. colliding
4. faulting