Fill in the blanks choosing the correct options from the bracket:

i. Rocks are a mixture of different minerals formed by natural processes in the _____. 

(lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere)

ii. There are ______ types of rocks according to their formation process. 

(four, three, five)

iii. When the molten material, known as magma within the crust and lava on the surface, cools down, it solidifies giving rise to ____ rocks. 

(Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic)

iv. We get fossils in ______ rocks. 

(Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic)

v. The Maharashtra plateau and the Sahyadris are formed out of _______ rocks. 

(Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic)

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct options from the brackets:

i. The raised up portion of a wave is called a _______ . (trough, wave length, crest)

ii. The depressed portion of a wave is called a ______. (trough, wave length, crest)

iii. The vertical distance between a crest and a trough is called the _____.(wave length, amplitude, tide)

iv. The distance between a crest or trough is called _____ (amplitude, wave length, tide)

v. Tall sea waves caused by earthquakes below the floor of the sea are called _____.(cyclones, tsunamis, eruption)

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct options from the bracket:

i. _______ rock is found in the eastern parts and in South Konkap. 

(Granite,. Marble, Pumice)

ii. ________ activity is concentrated in South Konkan and eastern Maharashtra. 

(Fishing, Mining, Construction)

iii. _____ is referred to as primary rocks. 

(Igneous rock, Sedimentary rock, Metamorphic rocks)

iv. ________ is a major example of igneous rock. 

(Basalt, Pumice, Sedimentary)

v. ______ rocks are ‘formed due to compaction of material. 

(Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous)

vi. _________ rocks are heavy and hard. 

(Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous)

vii. When coal gets metamorphosed into ______ , its price increases. 

(garnet, diamond, opal)

viii. ______ is found in South Konkan Maharashtra. 

(Granite, Laterite, Basalt)

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct options from the brackets:

i. Occultation occurs with reference to the _____. 

(sun, moon, earth)

ii. Transit is associated with the _______ .

(sun, moon, earth)

iii. During the period of _______ eclipse, a large number of birds and animals get confused.

(solar, lunar, annular)