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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 do you understand by ‘Vulcanism’?
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
What is the following:
Fissure type of volcanoes
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Lava and Magma
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
Answer the following:
Some volcanoes erupt explosively.
Answer the following:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
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.
The upper part of the earth’s crust ______.
