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Questions Related to movement of the earth's plates

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Plateaus are vast stretches of flat land.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True,

A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Plateaus occur on every continent and take up a third of the Earths land. They are one of the four major landforms, along with mountains, plains, and hills.

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

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  1. Siwalik

  2. Greater Himalayas

  3. Karakoram

  4. Lesser Himalayas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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Which the largest continent?

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  1. Africa

  2. Asia

  3. Australia

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asia is the largest continent. It covers about one-third of the total land area of the earth. The continent lies in the Eastern Hemisphere. 

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

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  1. South Pole

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. Tropic of Capricorn

  4. Equator

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Correct Option: D

Tectonic plates float independently over the _________. 

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  1. Crust

  2. Mantle

  3. Inner Core

  4. Outer Core

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Correct Option: B

The movement of tectonic plates is due to thermal energy from  _______.

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  1. Mantle

  2. Crust

  3. Inner Core

  4. Outer Core

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The movement of tectonic plates is due to the enormous amount of thermal energy generated in the inner core and transferred to the mantle thus, causing movement in the tectonic plates.

Option $C$ is correct.

Collisions of plates produce mountain ranges and other irregular surface features in ________.

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  1. Land

  2. Ocean floor

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

In the transform boundary, the plates ________. 

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  1. slide horizontally past each other

  2. pull away from each other

  3. moves toward each other

  4. sinks under another

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Correct Option: A

What is the location where sinking of plate occurs called?

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  1. Sinking Zone

  2. Subduction Zone

  3. Sliding Zone

  4. Boundary Zone

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Correct Option: B

How many million years ago, Indian Plate was a part of Gondwanaland?

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  1. 100

  2. 120

  3. 180

  4. 250

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Correct Option: D