SSLC (English Medium) इयत्ता ९ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

The movement of tectonic plates is induced by ______ energy.

Many million years ago, India was a part of the super continent ______

The movement of plates that creates stress and tension in the rocks causing them to stretch and cracks result in ______.

______ refers to a bowl-shaped depression found at the top of the volcano.

The point of origin of an earthquake is called the _________.

Match the following

1. Mt. Fuji is a dormant volcano.
2. Mt. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano. 
3. Mt. Tanzania is a dormant volcano.

Which of the statement(s) is/are true?

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.

Define plate tectonics.

What is Tsunami?

What is a Volcano?

Mention its major components volcano.

What is an Earthquake and how it occurs?

What are seismic waves?

Write about the Pacific Ring of fire.

Mention its types of seismic waves.

Distinguish between Epicentre and Hypocentre.

Distinguish between Divergent and convergent boundaries.

Distinguish between primary waves and secondary waves.

Distinguish between Shield volcano and volcanic Dome.