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Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?
A Wind vane
B Barometer
C Cup anamometer
D Hygrometer
E Speedometer
Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?
A The chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
B The peeling away of rocks in thin layers acid
C The dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
D The addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
E The disintegration of foliated rocks
The major mountain belts of the world were produced through?
A wind erosion
B glacial activity
C volcanic activity
D folding
E river deposition
Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America?
A The areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders
B These areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil
C population is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's
D The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
E The inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world
A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged?
A twice
B thrice
C four times
D five times
E six times
Which of these is NOT a weathering process?
A The removal of regolith under the influence of weather
B The alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate
C The breakdown of rocks by plant roots
D The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
E The disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action
Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa?
A grazing
B bush burning
C crop cultivation
D seasonal rainfall
E temperature
Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of?
A oil palm
B surgarcane
C cocoa
D rice
E maize
A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when?
A volcano is near the sea
B neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
C lava is viscous
D lava reaches the surface through a fissure
E volcano is below an ocean
In which one of the following sections of a hill slope would you expect the soil to be deepest and most moist? The
A footslope
B midslope
C summit
D upper slope
E fall slope
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