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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Tilted Block mountains and Lifted Block mountains
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उत्तर
| Tilted Block mountain | Lifted Block mountain |
| A tilted block mountain has one steep slope and one gentle slope on another side. | A lifted block mountain is bounded by steep slopes on both sides. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
What are ‘Volcanoes’?
What is the following:
Fissure type of volcanoes
What is the following:
Caldera
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
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 |
Answer the following:
Some volcanoes erupt explosively.
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.
How the theory of plate tectonics has explained the formation of mountains like Himalaya or Alps and of the volcanic islands.
How many major zones of volcanic activities in the world?
