Description : An area that is not in a major earthquake belt is the region of the w) Andes mountains x) Coast Ranges of Central America y) Appalachian Mountains z) the islands of Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Description : What is the subsidence occurred at Great Nicobar Island due to 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 5 m (B) 3 m (C) 10 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 3 m
Description : 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault. (A) Kangra Active fault (B) San Andreas fault (C) Main Boundary thrust (D) Tanda Active fault
Last Answer : (D) Tanda Active fault
Description : Which one is the 2nd large magnitude earthquake occurred during past 100 yrs? (A) 2001, Bhuj earthquake (B) 2004, Sumatra earthquake (C) 2015, Nepal earthquake (D) 2005, Kashmir earthquake
Last Answer : (B) 2004, Sumatra earthquake
Description : A city that suffered a major earthquake, but is not on a plate boundary, is w) Los Angeles, California x) San Francisco, California y) Tokyo, Japan z) Charleston, South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Description : The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America had a Richter scale magnitude closest to w) 6.5 x) 7.5 y) 8.5 z) 9.5
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 8.5
Description : Name the extremely fine-grained, wind-blown clay particularly characteristic of the arid and semi-arid southwestern United States, Mexico and South America. This material was used by the southwestern Indians and Mexicans for constructing huts and buildings from prehistoric times.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ADOBE
Description : Which city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1995 Japan?
Last Answer : a fat kid falling over started the earth quake
Description : On the Phanerozoic time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 65 to 136 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician y) Carboniferous z) Cretaceous
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CRETACEOUS
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick) x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : What is the rupture length of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 500 km (B) 5000 km (C) 1200 km (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1200 km
Description : Which is the largest subduction earthquake? (A)1960 Chile earthquake (B) 1905 Kangra earthquake (C) 2011 Tohuku earthquake (D)2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
Last Answer : (A)1960 Chile earthquake
Description : Tsunami waves are generated with the earthquake. True or false. (A) False (B) True (C) None of these
Last Answer : (B) True
Description : Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake? (A) Denali fault (B) Himalayan frontal thrust (C) Alpine fault (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Denali fault
Description : Which of the following is not categorised under the Himalayan earthquake? (A) Uttarkashi Earthquake (B) Kangra Earthquake (C) Gorkha Earthquake (D) Bhuj Earthquake
Last Answer : (D) Bhuj Earthquake
Description : Which one of the following is a secondary phenomenon during an earthquake? (A) Fault scarp (B) Terrace offset (C) Liquefaction (D) All of these
Last Answer : (C) Liquefaction
Description : On the Richter scale, a magnitude 6 earthquake is how much larger than a magnitude 4 earthquake? w) 1.5 times x) 4 times y) 15 times z) 100 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 100 TIMES
Description : As we have seen with Hurricane Andrew, natural forces can cause great loss of human life. Which of the following natural disasters has resulted in the greatest loss of human life in a single occurrence? w) typhoon x) volcanic eruption y) earthquake z) tornado
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EARTHQUAKE (ON JANUARY 23, 1556, 830,000 PEOPLE DIED IN SHENSI, CHINW)
Description : Which of these events gives us evidence that the earth is spherical? w) a volcanic eruption x) an earthquake y) an eclipse of the moon z) the earth's rotation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
Description : The approximate average yearly rainfall in centimeters for the United States is: w) 25 centimeters x) 50 centimeters y) 75 centimeters z) 100 centimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 75 CENTIMETERS
Description : Biomass energy is w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the Earth y) has been used for only a few years z) the predominant source of commercial heat energy in the northern regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : Mount St. Helens is one of the more active volcanos in the United States today. In what state is Mount St. Helens located?
Last Answer : ANSWER: WASHINGTON
Description : Name the volcano in the continental United States that erupted in May 1980.
Last Answer : ANSWER: MOUNT ST. HELENS
Description : Which of the following number of years best approximates the length of time since the last ice age in the United States? w) 1,000,000 x) 1,000 y) 11,000 z) 250,000
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 11,000
Description : Of the following states, the principal bituminous coal producing state in the United States is: w) Tennessee x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) West Virginia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST VIRGINIA
Description : Lassen Peak is an active volcano in the United States In what state is Lassen Peak located?
Last Answer : ANSWER: CALIFORNIA
Description : Of the energy used in the United States, about wha percent is provided by hydroelectric power? w) 4% x) 20% y) 50% z) 75%
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 4%
Description : Which of the following time periods describes the age of the coal deposits of the Eastern United States? w) Jurassic and Cambrian x) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian y) Pliocene and Miocene z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- MISSISSIPPIAN AND PENNSYLVANIAN
Description : The deposits of loess in the United States probabl originated as which of the following? w) talus x) rock flour y) humus z) geyserite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ROCK FLOUR
Description : The ice sheet that covered northeastern United States came from which of the following locations? w) Labrador center in eastern Canada x) Keewatin center in central Canada y) Cordilleran center in the Rocky Mountains z) Greenland
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LABRADOR CENTER IN EASTERN CANADA
Description : Which of the following is not a member of the WTO? A. United States B. China C. Russia D. Taiwan E. Iran
Last Answer : E. Iran
Description : The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates. (A) African plate and Arabian plate (B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate (C) African plate and Pacific plate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) African plate and Arabian plate
Description : The chief competitor of India in the field of lac is (a) Thailand (b) The United States of America (c) Japan (d) China
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which of the following is the Third largest country in population after China and India? (1) Bangladesh (2) United States of America (3) Indonesia (4) Japan
Last Answer : (2) United States of America Explanation: United States is the third largest country in terms of population after China and India.
Description : is the world‘s biggest oil consuming country? a) United States of America b) Japan c) India d) China
Last Answer : United States of America
Description : Which of the following is the Third largest country in population after China and India ? (1) Bangladesh (2) United States of America (3) Indonesia (4) Japan
Description : The North-East India is seismically one of the six most active regions of the world along with the other five zones of a. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey b. Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, ... . Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North Korea d. Turkey, Japan, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Last Answer : a. Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey
Description : Pangaea is the name of a former continent that included: w) all the continents x) only Europe and Asia y) only South America and Africa z) only North and South America
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALL THE CONTINENTS
Description : What is considered to be the oldest lake in North America? w) Mono Lake, CA x) Lake Superior, MI y) The Great Salt Lake, UT z) Crater Lake, OR
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- MONO LAKE, CA
Description : Name the mountain range, located in South America, which runs through Peru.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ANDES
Description : A pair of rivers that mark the approximate southern limit of the Ice Age glaciers in North America are the Missouri and which of the following? w) St. Lawrence x) Ohio y) Delaware z) Tennessee
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OHIO
Description : What is the name and locality of the highest mountain peak in North America?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MOUNT McKINLEY, ALASKA, U.S.A.
Description : Name the country which launched the first Satellite “Sputnik” into the space. (1) United States of America (2) Soviet Union (3) Japan (4) England
Last Answer : Soviet Union
Description : In which country is the volcano Mount Aso? a. China B. Taiwan C. Japan D. None of these
Last Answer : C. Japan
Description : Another method of locating points on a map besides the longitude and latitude method which is frequently employed in the western states is known as the: w) Arc Method x) Tier and Range System y) Square Similar Method z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TIER AND RANGE SYSTEM
Description : In which of these states can large numbers of drumlins be found? w) Oregon x) California y) Texas z) Wisconsin
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WISCONSIN
Description : How would I research something I registered at the United States Copyright Office in 1995?
Last Answer : You should be able to search online. Registrations for all works dating from January 1, 1978, to the present are searchable in the online catalog, available at www.copyright.gov/records.
Description : Latur Earthquake occurred in (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c)1993 (d) 1994
Last Answer : (c)1993