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The cooling of a warm moist air current as it passes over a cold sea or land surface often causes
A a counter current
B rainfall
C a cyclone
D fogs
E a high tide
Most warm ocean currents flow
A on the eastern side of continents
B towards the equator
C in the Pacific Ocean
D on the western side of continents
E towards the high latitudes
The Red Sea has a higher degree of salinity than the Mediterranean Sea because the former
A is smaller in size than the latter
B is located in a rift valley while the letter is located in a geosyncline
C receives a smaller amount of fresh water than the latter
D is linked with the Indian Ocean while the later is linked with the Atlantic
E is nearer a hot desert than the latter
During wave actions, the rush of water onshore is called
A longshore drift
B swash
C underlow
D backwash
E tidal current
When the roof of a coastal cave collapses, it forms
A a doline
B an estuary
C a gorge
D a lagoon
E a geo
Depositional plains refer to all the following except
A alluvial plains
B structural plains
C deltaic plains
D flood plains
E drift plains
The overriding portion of the thrust fold is termed
A a simple fold
B an overfold
C a syncline
D a nappe
E an anticline
Which of the following is a volcanic plateau?
A Kukuruku
B Terra Rosa
C Deccan
D Graben
E Atlas
''They are formed from the accumulation of materials derived from other rocks which have been cemented together this is a description of
A metamorphic rocks
B plutonic rocks
C organically formed sedimentary rocks
D volcanic rocks
E mechanically formed sedimentary rocks
The layer of earth found immediately beneath the crust is called
A hydrosphere
B lithosphere
C mesosphere
D barysphere
E core
In the southern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs on
A 21st March
B 21st June
C 23rd September
D 22nd December
E 4th Januray
Which of the following statements is not true of the Solar system
A The rays of the sun give energy to the system
B All the plantes rotete around the sun
C All the planets have their orbits round the sun
D The planets revolve around the sun
E The sun is at the centre of the system
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