(A) mentle plumes
(B) spreading centers
(C) subduction zone
(D) ocean trenches
Answer: (C) subduction zone
All the deep earthquakes in the world are associated with subduction zone.
Category: FPSC Assistant Meteorologist Test Past Papers MCQs
FPSC assistant meteorologist (BS-16) test past papers solved multiple choice questions (MCQs) with answers. The FPSC assistant meteorologist test consists of 100 MCQs from English, meteorology, climatology, basics of Physics, basic maths, environmental studies, and basic geology. The following sample questions also contain MCQs from past FPSC assistant meteorologist tests.
what type of rock makes up the greatest portion of the volume of the continental crust:
(A) Gabbro
(B) Granite
(C) Limestone
(D) None of these
Answer: (B) Granite
Granite rock makes up the greatest portion of the volume of the continental crust.
When a conglomerate contain particles that are sharp and angular, geologists call it:
(A) An arkose
(B) A quartz arenite
(C) A coquina
(D) A breccia
Answer: D) A breccia
When a conglomerate contain particles that are sharp and angular, geologists call it a breccia.
Isostasy concerns with the outer layer of earth:
(A) Imposition of load
(B) Removal of load
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Both A and B
Increasing temperature with depth in the earth is called:
(A) Thermacline
(B) Thermometric inclination
(C) Geothermal gradient
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Geothermal gradient
Increasing temperature with depth in the earth is called geothermal gradient.