"GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE WORLD OF SCIENCE"
( For the preparation of competitive exams & govt exams )
GK for competitive exams- the magnificent earthTHE MAGNIFICENT EARTH
Question & answer on the topic; the magnificent earth
1. When did we have Carboniferous period? -350 Million years ago
2. What are Laurasia and Gondwanaland? -Continental masses
3. Which super Continent was created by the
collision of Laurasia and Gondwanaland? -Pangaea
4. What was the ocean created by the Collision? -Panthalassa
5. In which period did earth start looking like
it is today? -Eocene period 50
Million years ago
6. In which direction are the earth's continents -Northwards
moving even today?
7. Which Ocean Continues to grow? -Atlantic Ocean
8. Which Continent is drifting away from Antarctica? -Australia
9. Which Gulf is expected to close in the future -Persian Gulf
according to Scientists?
10. Where on earth is likely to be a new Ocean? -East Africa
11.Which two Continents are likely to go north -East Africa &
of equator? Australia
12. What event points to the movement of the -Plate Tectonics
oceans?
13. What is the Thickness of these plates? -Around 100 Kms
14. What is caused by plates said to be moving -Earthquakes
against one another?
15. What is the dense mantle below the plates called? -Asthenosphere
***THE MAGNIFICENT EARTH***
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