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प्रश्न
What are tectonic movements? How are these classified?
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उत्तर
Tectonic movements are changes through earth’s natural activities which are known as ‘diastrophism’. These movements are of two types e.g. vertical movement and horizontal movement.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Lava and Magma
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:
Laccolith and Lapolith
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Graben and Horst
Answer the following:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
Answer the following:
Earthquakes are common in the belt of young fold mountains.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth as a whole does not expand.
Out of the following words write down the four that are connected with volcanic activity.
Karst, crater, drumlin, stalactites, gully, pot holes, ash, basalt, swallow holes, dyke, domes, bluffs.
How the theory of plate tectonics has explained the formation of mountains like Himalaya or Alps and of the volcanic islands.
Assertion (A): The Pacific Ocean includes two thirds of the world’s volcanoes.
Reason (R): The boundary along the Eastern and Western coast areas of the Pacific Ocean is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.
