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Geography Year 11 Unit 2 practice quiz
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1Facts about Earthquakes: Within the earth, there is tremendous heat as much as 1500 degrees fahrenheit. Heat rises and tries to escape between and through the plates. Consequently, the plates may be displaced and/or ruptured.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2An earthquake can:
- AMake buildings split and crumble or fall into large cracks.
- BDestroy roads, railroad tracks, and bridges. Telephone poles and electric lines are ruined.
- CChange the course of rivers and streams. Mountains may have avalanches or be split and leveled, and flat land can become lumpy and even hilly or mountainous.
- DBreak water pipes, cause flooding.
- EAll of the above.
- FNone of the above.
3Many earthquakes take place on ocean bottoms.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4Describe how tectonic plates work.
- AThey collide with one another and squish into big slabs of rock.
- BThey are able to float due to the age of rocks. Since there are great variations in plate ages it can compensate for the length and weight of the crust, and since continental rocks are much heavier the much thicker crust below can hold it.
- CThey are able to float due to the composition of rocks. Since there are great variations in plate thickness it can compensate for the weight and density of the crust, and since continental rocks are much lighter the much thicker crust below can support it better.
- DThey are able to float because of the layout. The variations in where the plates lie allows them to move around freely and occasionally they will collide.
- EAll of the above.
- FNone of the above.
5What does the term "Polar Dinosaurs in Australia" refer to?
- AThe dinosaurs who lived at the North pole a long time and swam to Australia later when they were in need of food.
- BIt just refers to the animals that look like polar bears now living in Australia.
- CThe Dinosaur bones found in Australia, discovered by Scientist R.J Polar.
- DSome of the well-preserved dinosaurs in Australia that are believed to have lived in cold areas a long time ago.
6A divergent plate boundary is when two plate boundaries move towards each other.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7A convergent plate boundary is when the tectonic plates move towards each other.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8A transform plate boundary is when two plate boundaries:
- AMove away from each other.
- BMove towards each other.
- CSlide past one another.
9A volcano belt is where:
- AVolcano action is most likely to occur.
- BThe area is safe from volcanoes.
- CA volcano erupts every day.
10100% of volcanic eruptions occur in the northern hemisphere.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Describe the term "pyroclastic surge"[blank_start],[blank_end] and what can it do it do to humans[blank_start]?[blank_end]
- Avolcanic avalanche
- Bturns them to charcoal
12The kind of Eruption that took place at Mount Vesuvius was a [blank_start]____[blank_end] eruption, one of the most violent forces of nature.
- APlinean
13[blank_start]______[blank_end] igneous rocks are formed when a volcano erupts and [blank_start]_____,[blank_end] or [blank_start]____[blank_end], flows over the surface.
- AExtrusive
- Bmolten rock
- Clava
14[blank_start]_____[blank_end] igneous rocks are formed when molten rock [blank_start]____[blank_end] deep within the lithosphere.
- AIntrusive
- Bsolidifies
15You can account for the differences in appearance of rocks such as obsidian, basalt and tuff by knowing that basalt often has a crystalline structure and are intrusive, obsidian resembles black glass, and tuff is the result of volcanic ash which is cemented together.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Intrusive features eventually end up on the surface as [blank_start]_____[blank_end] gradually wears down the rock above it.
- Aerosion
17Sediment is formed:
- AThe same way as Igneous rock.
- BBy deposits of broken up material that accumulates in lakes and oceans.
- CBy deposits of grasses and other plant life that accumulates on hills and plains.
- DAll of the above.
18[blank_start]___[blank_end] occurs when new layers of sediment are deposited on top of older layers and the weight squeezes out any spaces between particles that make up the lower layers, flattening the particles and causing them to interlock. [blank_start]______[blank_end] occurs when minerals, dissolved in water, filter through the sediment and act as cement grains together to form sedimentary rock.
- ACompaction
- BCementation
19Metamorphic rocks are formed through enormous [blank_start]___[blank_end] and temperatures reaching over 300 degrees celsius.
- Apressure
20There are more metamorphic rocks than any other kinds of rock since they are formed in low pressure.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Mineral deposits are concentrated in geological structures through ___ and ___.
- AErosion.
- BWeathering.
- CPollution.
- DTime.
22An element (a geologic building block) can be broken down into multiple substances.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Minerals are inorganic compounds consisting of one or more elements found in the lithosphere. It must be:
1) A [blank_start]____[blank_end] solid. (Atoms are arranged consistently).
2) Occur [blank_start]___[blank_end].
3) Have a specific [blank_start]___[blank_end] composition.- Acrystalline
- Bnaturally
- Cchemical
243 types of crust include [blank_start]__[blank_end], [blank_start]__[blank_end], and [blank_start]__[blank_end].
- AIgneous rock
- BSedimentary Rock
- CMetamorphic
25Igneous rock forms in what?
- AMagma (underground), lava (on surface).
- BMagma (on surface), laval (underground).
- CCool, icy patches in the crust.
- DJust magma.
- EJust lava.
26Two types of Igneous rock. [blank_start]___[blank_end], which forms in lava and has very fine grains. [blank_start]____[blank_end], which forms in magma and has coarse grains.
- AExtrusive
- BIntrusive
27Sedimentary rock consists of sediment and originates from pre-existing rock.
- ATrue
- BFalse
28[blank_start]____[blank_end] is when the rock particles are cemented together and crystallized from tremendous heat and pressure.
- ALithification
29Sedimentary rocks are always formed into vertical layers.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30Metamorphic rock undergo a change in shape AND mineral composition, changing a it's still solid.
- ATrue
- BFalse
31What zones have the worst earthquake tremors, and how deep can they get?
- ASubduction zones, and 300 km.
- BSubduction zones and 1000 km.
- CSubduction zones and 500 km.
- DExtrusive zones and 300 km.
32Earthquakes are measured with (check all that apply):
- ASeismometer (measures intensity of quakes).
- BSeismograph (graphs created by seismometers).
- CSeisocharts (charts created by seismometers).
- DThe Rinten Scale - most popular scale to measure quakes, based on intensity over a given distance.
- EThe Richter Scale - most popular scale to measure quakes, based on intensity over a given distance.
- FThe Susan Scale - most popular scale to measure quakes, based on intensity over a given distance.
33Body waves travel away from quake's focus. What are S, P, Rayleigh waves, and Love waves?
- AP waves - Primary waves, travel through air, solid, liquid, in a straight line. A body wave.
S waves - Secondary waves, travels through solids, more violent zigzags. A body wave.
Love waves - Travel like S waves, side to side, a surface wave.
Rayleigh waves - Behaves like rolling ocean waves, surface wave. - BP waves - Primary waves, travel through air, solid, liquid, in a straight line. A body wave.
S waves - Behaves like rolling ocean waves, surface wave.
Love waves - Secondary waves, travels through solids, more violent zigzags. A body wave.
Rayleigh waves - Travel like S waves, side to side, a surface wave. - CS waves - Primary waves, travel through air, solid, liquid, in a straight line. A body wave.
Rayleigh waves -Travel like S waves, side to side, a surface wave.
Love waves - Secondary waves, travels through solids, more violent zigzags. A body wave.
P waves - Behaves like rolling ocean waves, surface wave. - DP waves - Behaves like rolling ocean waves, surface wave.
Love waves - Travel like S waves, side to side, a surface wave.
Rayleigh waves - Primary waves, travel through air, solid, liquid, in a straight line. A body wave.
S waves - Secondary waves, travels through solids, more violent zigzags. A body wave.
- AP waves - Primary waves, travel through air, solid, liquid, in a straight line. A body wave.
34Tsunamis are always a direct result of hurricanes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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