FUNDAMENTAL
OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
INTERIOR
OF THE EARTH
Q 1 What is Asthenosphere ? Mark
(1)
Q 2 What is the radius of the earth's
core?
Q 3 Name the sources of heat inside the
earth.
Q 4 What are the three types of
earthquake waves?
Q 5 What is the temperature of the
core?
Q 6 Name the two types of forces which
are responsible for changing the face of the
earth.
Q 7 What are the two types of body
waves?
Q 9 What are the two main materials
found in the core?
Q 10 Name the three layers of the
Earth.
Q 11 What is the mean
density of oceanic crust?
Q 12 Where does the shadow
zone of P waves appear?
Q 13 Name the major types of
earthquake waves.
Q 15 What
does Mohorovicic discontinuity mean?
Q 17 Name the direct sources of
information about the interior of the earth. Marks (3)
Q 18 How do the earthquake
waves behave when subjected to the rocks of the earth mantle?
Q 19 What are the indirect
sources to collect information about the earth’s interior?
Q 20 Define surface waves.
Mention the types of surface waves.
Q 21 What do you understand
by body waves? Also, mention their types.
Q 22 How does the gravity
help us to know about the interior of the earth?
Q 23 Why does an earthquake
occur? Explain.
Q 24 Differentiate crust and
mantle.
Q 25 Describe the Earth's mantle.
Q 27 Why do
earthquake waves develop shadow zone?
Q 28 What are the major
intrusive landforms formed by volcanoes?
Q 29 What do you mean by shadow
zone? What does it show? Explain it with a diagram.
Q 30 Write a short note on
the propagation of earthquake waves and their effects on the rocks they
pass through.
Q 31 How are earthquake
events scaled? Marks (5)
Q 32 Briefly
describe the various layers of the earth’s interior. Q 33 Briefly describe
the various types of volcanoes on the basis of the form developed at the
surface.
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