Q. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called
? Asteroids
Q. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
? Palaeocene
Q. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
? Corona
Q. The longest ship canal in the world is the
? St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
Q. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
? Cenozoic
Q. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel ?
? Peat
Q. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
? Climate
Q. The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the
? Volga river
Q. The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is
? Large grasslands
Q. The major cause of species extinction is
? Habitat loss and degradation
Q. The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called
? Traction
Q. Which of the following is an igneous rock ?
? Granite