a. Discuss the environmental impacts of earthquakes b. With the aid of a diagram, describe the rock cycle c. Explain the concept of Plate Tectonics  2. a. Describe the internal structure of the Earth b. Briefly describe the various theories on the origin of the earth.  3. Describe the physical and chemical weathering process  4. Describe the main erosional processes of each of the following:-a). Wind erosionb). Sea erosionc). Glacier erosion  5. a). Discuss factors associated with landslide activity b). Explain environmental hazards of landslides

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a. Discuss the environmental impacts of earthquakes 
b. With the aid of a diagram, describe the rock cycle 
c. Explain the concept of Plate Tectonics  2. a. Describe the internal structure of the Earth 
b. Briefly describe the various theories on the origin of the earth.  3. Describe the physical and chemical weathering process  4. Describe the main erosional processes of each of the following:-
a). Wind erosion
b). Sea erosion
c). Glacier erosion  5. a). Discuss factors associated with landslide activity b). Explain environmental hazards of landslides 

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Earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface due to the sudden release of the seismic energy by movement in the Earth's lithosphere. The intensity of Earthquakes depends on the energy released by them.

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