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In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is by?
Aprecipitation
Binfiltration
Cevaporation
Dcondensation
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Question 1322
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The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the?
Adiposal of plant ana animals waste products
Breleases of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
Cprecipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
Dcycling of water and chemical elements
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Question 1323
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Iron deposit is a natural resource when it occurs?
Ain high concentrations
Bwith few impurities
Cin economic quantities
Din sedimentary formations
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Question 1324
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A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as?
Asand
Bloam
Csandy clay
Dclay
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Question 1325
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Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below?
A0°C
B6°C
C10°C
D15°C
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Question 1326
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The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the?
Acondensation trail
Brelative humidity
Cdew point
Dwet adiabat
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Question 1327
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After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?
Astable
Blighter
Cdenser
Dwarmer
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Question 1328
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What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?
AThey are warm currents
BThey are cold currents
CThey wash the western coast
DThey flow away from the equator
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Question 1329
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The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?
Athere are no noticeable ocean currents meet
Bthere are cold ocean currents
Cthere are no warm ocean currents
Dcold and warm currents meet
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Question 1330
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When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?
Apirate
Bgap
Celbow
Dmisfit
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Question 1331
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A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as?
Ayardang
Bzeugen
Chorst
Dplaya
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Question 1332
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The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is?
Adissolution, denudation and consolidation
Bextrusion, denudation and deposition
Cintrusion, granulation and consolidation
Ddeposition, consolidation and cementation
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Question 1333
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The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is?
Avolcanic rock
Bgranite rock
Cgraphite
Dlimestone
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Question 1334
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An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is?
Asandstone and grit
Bdolomite and gypsum
Cpeat and coal
Dflint and shale
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Question 1335
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Recent space explorations indicate that the other planet of the solar system with the possibility of having had life-supporting conditions in the past is?
APluto
BMercury
CMars
DJupiter
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Question 1336
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The time difference between New Orleans on longitude 90°W and Cairo on longitude 30°E is?
A4 hours
B8 hours
C12 hours
D16 hours
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Question 1337
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On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth's surface?
AJune 21st and September 21st
BMarch 22nd and December 22nd
CJune 21st and December 22nd
DMarch 22nd and September 21st
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Question 1338
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The best method of depicting the relative contribution of the southern states of Nigeria to palm Kernel export from the country is the?
Adot map
Bline graph
Cpie graph
Dchoropleth graph
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Question 1339
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If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1 : 50 000 is 35 mm, what is the distance between them on the ground.
A1.50 km
B1.55 km
C1.75 km
D1.85 km
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Question 1340
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If a map has a scale of 1 :50 000 and a cocoa plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 5cm by 4cm, what is the area of the plantation?
