Another name for the core of the earth is

A. lithosphere

B. barysphere

C. troposphere

D. endosphere

Sedimentary rocks are usually

A. crystalline

B. impervious

C. stratified

D. brittle

All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate

A. heating and cooling

B. freezing and thawing

C. wetting and drying

D. oxidation and hydrolysis

One of the features of a fold mountain is

A. graben

B. anticline

C. dyke

D. horst

Which of the following are water pollutants?

A. aquatic animals

B. shrimps

C. dissolved fertilizers

D. water plants

Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the deserts?

A. zeugen

B. barchan

C. ripples

D. dunes

Which of the following is not a possible cause of soil erosion?

A. afforestation

B. deforestation

C. bush burning

D. over-grazing

Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?

A. landslide

B. earthquake

C. rockslide

D. talus creep

In the upper course of a river, all the following features can be found except

A. waterfall

B. gorge

C. ox-bow lake

D. cataracts

A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a

A. pond

B. spring

C. stream

D. river