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Q1. How can you say that the earth is highly dynamic or an active planet?
Ans1. Earth is undergoing changes and movements internally through endogenetic forces and externally
through exogenetic forces, therefore it can be said that the earth is an active planet.
Q4. Explain the forces responsible for building block and fold mountains?
Ans4. When the tectonic plates move away from each other they create fault lines. If two fault lines are
formed near each other the land between them may rise to form a horst or block mountain. When
tectonic plates move towards each other they get compressed and the crust gets crumpled or folded
resulting in Fold Mountains
Q6. Define focus and epicenter. Also mention the different types of seismic waves?
Ans6. The point where the disturbance originates in the interior of the earth is called Seismic focus. The
two different waves are:
Surface waves Which travel across the surface
Body waves Which travel through the earth.
They are of two types:
a) Primary (P) Waves
b) Secondary (S) Waves