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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Graben and Horst
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उत्तर
| Graben | Horst |
| It is another name for rift •valleys which is a trough-like submerged park between horsts (Block two mountains). | It is the elevated highland on both sides of a rift valley, generally flat on the top. Another name for horst is the Block mountain. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the magma chamber of a volcano?
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
How are volcanoes formed?
What is the following:
Mud volcanoes
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Acidic Lava and Basic Lava
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Crater and Caldera
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 |
How many major zones of volcanic activities in the world?
