WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 164

816.

All the following are causes of mechanical weathering except

A.

temperature changes

B.

rain action

C.

alternate wetting and drying

D.

frost action

E.

action of plants and animals

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

817.

Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces in the earth's crust are

A.

block mountains

B.

fold mountains

C.

volcanic mountains

D.

residual mountains

E.

dissected mountains

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

818.

A large expanse of low, level land, formed due to an uplift of part of the sea floor bordering a continent is called

A.

a flood plain

B.

an outwash plain

C.

a deltaic plain

D.

a high plain

E.

a coastal plain

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

819.

Which of the following rock types is coal associated with?

A.

Mechanically-formed sedimentary rocks

B.

Hard crystalline rocks

C.

Organically-formed sedimentary rocks

D.

Pultonic igneous rocks

E.

Volcanic igneous rocks

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

820.

They are formed in layers and derived from old rocks and the remains of dead organic materials. This description refers to

A.

metamorphic rocks

B.

igneous rocks

C.

intrusive rocks

D.

crystalline rocks

E.

sedimentary rocks

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.