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प्रश्न
Answer the following:
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains.
उत्तर
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains because these mountains are in a state of constant flux.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give an example each of conical volcano and fissure volcano.
What do you understand by ‘Vulcanism’?
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
What is the following:
Caldera
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Fissure-type Volcanoes and Central-types Volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Tilted Block mountains and Lifted Block mountains
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
Answer the following
The vent of a volcano when blocked results in an explosive eruption.
Give one word for the following :
The region where there are highest number of geysers and hot springs.
The upper part of the earth’s crust ______.
