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प्रश्न
Distinguish between Divergent and convergent boundaries.
फरक स्पष्ट करा
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उत्तर
- Divergent Boundaries –
- Here the plates pull away from each other.
- Most active divergent plate boundaries occur between oceanic plates and exist as mid-oceanic ridges.
- Divergent boundaries also form volcanic islands.
- Convergent Boundaries –
- Here the plates move towards each other and sometimes a plate sinks under another.
- The location where the sinking of a plate occurs is called a subduction zone.
- The subducting plate in a subduction zone is normally an oceanic crust.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following
| 1. Endogenetic process | Seismograph |
| 2. Mantle | Subduction Zone |
| 3. Convergent boundaries | Volcanic |
| 4. Earthquake | Pacific Ocean |
| 5. Composite volcano | SIMA |
Statement I: Mountain ranges are formed by the collision of tectonic plates
Statement II: The movement of tectonic plates is due to the thermal energy from the mantle.
Mention its major components volcano.
What are seismic waves?
The collision with the Eurasian Plate along the boundary between India and Nepal formed ______ Plateau.
Match the following:
| (a) | Active Volcano | (i) | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| (b) | Dormant Volcano | (ii) | Strata Volcano |
| (c) | Extinct Volcano | (iii) | Mt. St. Helens |
| (d) | Composite Volcano | (iv) | Mt. Fuji |
| (e) | Shield Volcano | (v) | Mauma loa |
What is a subduction zone?
What is the difference between the ‘magnitude’ and the ‘intensity’ of an earthquake?
What do you know about the Active Volcano?
Distinguish between:
Atmosphere and Biosphere.
