(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Give one word for the following :
A volcano whose eruption buried and destroyed two Roman towns.

Which type of lavas weather into more fertile soil. Name also one useful feature of volcanicity other than soil fertility.

Which four of the following words are connected with volcanic activity:
Karst, crater, drumlin, stalactite, gully, potholesl, ash, basalt, swallow, holes, dyke, domes, bluffs.

Describe the distribution of volcanoes in the world.
OR
Name the important belts of volcanoes.

What are the influences of volcanoes eruption on man?
OR
What is the importance of volcanoes?
OR
Mention adverse and beneficial effects of volcanoes.

What is the following :
Fissure type of volcanoes

What is the following :
 Spine or plug

What is the following :
Epicentre 

Give one example of volcanic mountains.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

Volcanic activity is a ______ movement.

Define the following term:

Pressure Gradient

Define the following term:

Winds

Define the following term:

Coriolis force

Define the following term:

Altitude

Define the following term:

Monsoons 

How does the Coriolis Force vary latitudinally?

Give reasons for the following:

The winds are directed to the right of their flow in the Northern Hemisphere.

Give reasons for the following:

Mediterranean lands receive most of the rainfall in the winter season.

Give reasons for the following:

Humid air is lighter than dry air.

Distinguish between the following:

Summer and Winter Monsoons.