World Earth Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
Q

conrad discontinuity?

A

continental & oceanic crust

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2
Q

crust made of

A

Si Al

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3
Q

mantle made of

A

Si Ma

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4
Q

core made of

A

NiFe

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5
Q

mohovic discontinuity

A

crust & mantle

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6
Q

Asthenosphere

A

semi molten form
in mantle

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6
Q

Guttenberg discontinuity

A

mantle & core

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7
Q

lithosphere

A

Crust + upper mantle

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8
Q

continental drift theory?

A

Alfred wegner

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9
Q

__ Major tectonic plates

A

7

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10
Q

scales to measure Earthquake

A

Richter scale (0-10)
Mercalli (1-11)

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11
Q

Nor-westers in Westbengal

A

kal-baisakhi

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12
Q

Nor-westers in Assam

A

Bardoli chheerha

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13
Q

Blossom showers in karnataka

A

cherry blossom

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14
Q

Blossom showers in kerala

A

mango showers

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15
Q

Pre-monsoon showers

A

Norwesters , Blossom showers

16
Q

Months Indian calendar

A

Chaitra, Vaisakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadra, Ashvin, Kartik, Margashirsa, Pausha, Magha, Phalguna
Cricket Virat JAS Bumrah Ashwin kartik

17
Q

Reflects solar flares ,shows magnetic properties

A

Outer core (molten form)

20
Q

Largest sea
Smallest sea

A

South china sea
English channel

21
Q

Largest ocean

A

Pacific (disc by Megallan)

22
Q

Highest salinity ocean
Least salinty

A

Atlantic
Arctic

23
Q

Trench in Atlantic ocean

24
Deepest Shallowest sea
Carribean sea Persian Gulf
25
Doubt ? high and low tides a day
2 high 2 low Time b/w tides 6hrs
26
Neap tide
Sun earth moon at 90°
27
Clodest layer in atmosphere
Mesosphere
28
Space stations are located in
Ionosphere
29
Troposhere height
13km Poles 8 Equator 18
30
Troposheric ozone
Pollution - Bad for environment
31
Conduction Convection Advection
Vertical Vertical Horizontal transfer of heat (eg: loo)
32
Ozone day
16th sep 1987
33
Ozone layer height
30-35km height Bhimavaram antha dhooram
34
___ called Outer troposhere is
Mesosphere (T decrease)
35
Karman line
B/w Earth atmosphere & Exosphere
36
Coriolis force
North lo right ki South lo left ki