Cameroon GCE ordinary level June 2025 geology 1
Cameroon GCE ordinary level June 2025 geology 1
A branch of geology concerned with the study
of the solar system:
A Geophysics.
B Astrogeology.
C Seismology.
D Structural geology.
The Earth is subdivided into three main shells
namely:
A Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core.
B Crust, Mantle, Core.
C Crust, Upper Mantle, Core.
D Upper Crust, Mantle, Core.
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Which of the following best defines Geology?
A The study of natural resources.
B The study of the soil and water.
C The study of the planets.
D The study of the Earth’s history and
composition.
A layer of the Earth composed of the entire
crust and the upper rigid part of the mantle:
A Asthenosphere.
B Mesosphere.
C Lithosphere.
D Core.
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The Earth’s mantle is separated from the core
by a discontinuity called:
A Lehmann.
B Conrad.
C Mohorovicic.
D Guternberg.
Identify the fourth planet in terms of distance
away from the sun.
A Earth.
B Jupiter.
C Saturn.
D Mars.
3. 1 1.
Which seismic wave travels fastest during an
earthquake?
A S–wave.
B Love wave.
C Rayleigh wave.
D P–wave.
The Earth’s natural satellite is called:
A the Sun.
B Phobos.
C the Moon.
D Deimos.
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5. A river takes its rise from the:
A Mouth.
B Discharge.
C Watershed.
D Water table.
Select the instrument used to measure
earthquakes.
A Mercalli scale.
B Seismogram.
C Seismograph.
D Seismic scale.
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6. A process responsible for streams to lengthen
their channels:
A Attrition.
B .Down cutting.
C Headward erosion.
D Runoff.
14. When earthquakes occur under the sea, they
produce:
A Faulting.
B Tsunamis.
C Breaking waves.
A ridge of sediments joining an island to the D Vibrations.
mainland is a:
A Bar.
B Tombolo.
C Spit.
D Beach.
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15. Convergent plate boundaries are where plates:
A move away from each other.
B move towards each other.
C slide pass one another.
D are formed.
In a river channel, transported particles tend
to hit against each other and further break
down in a process called:
A Abrasion.
B Attrition.
C Corrosion.
D Hydraulic action.
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16. Divergent plate boundaries are characterised
by:
A
,
Mid Ocean Ridges.
B Fold mountains.
C Trenches.
D Andesitic lavas.
