WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 823

4,111.

The process by which rocks are broken down and not transported is termed

A.

denudation

B.

earth movement

C.

weathering

D.

erosion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,112.

Mechanical weathering due to changes in temperature occurs mainly in

A.

coastal areas

B.

desert regions

C.

wet equatorial regions

D.

polar regions

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,113.

Which of the following landforms may occur when large scale horizontal earth movements and stresses are set up in the earth's crust?

A.

block mountains

B.

fold mountains

C.

volcanic mountains

D.

residual mountains

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,114.

Bedding plane is a characteristic of

A.

sedimentary rocks

B.

igneous rocks

C.

metamorphic rocks

D.

volcanic rocks

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,115.

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

A.

sandstone

B.

granite

C.

chalk

D.

limestone

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.