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Unit 2 - Physical Connections

Question 1 of 50 Question 1 of 50

The red dots on the map represent:

Select one of the following:

Biodiversity Hot Spots.
Places where migratory birds rest.
International ocean boundaries.
Locations of earthquakes and volcanoes.

Explanation

Question 2 of 50 Question 2 of 50

Earthquakes that occur under the water are called:

Select one of the following:

tsunami
under water earthquakes
kawasaki
disasters

Explanation

Question 3 of 50 Question 3 of 50

About how many Earthquakes can be felt every year?

Select one of the following:

3,000
300,000
30,000
300

Explanation

Question 4 of 50 Question 4 of 50

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

Select one of the following:

Sir Samford Flemming
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Tuzo Wilson

Explanation

Question 5 of 50 Question 5 of 50

Alfred Wegener had four proofs for his Continental Drift Theory. Which of the following is not one of his proofs?

Select one of the following:

Fossils of the same plants and animals on both continents
The jigsaw fit between South America and Africa
Ice covered places that are now warm. They must have been somewhere else when it happened.
There are mountains of similar age and structure in North America and Europe.
That the tectonic plates moved due to convection currents in the Earth.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50 Question 6 of 50

What year did Alfred Wegener propose his Continental Drift Theory?

Select one of the following:

1715
1851
1815
1915

Explanation

Question 7 of 50 Question 7 of 50

In the 1960s Canadian J. Tuzo Wilson proposed which theory?

Select one of the following:

Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
Pangaea Theory
Rock Cycle

Explanation

Question 8 of 50 Question 8 of 50

Why was Wegener's Continental Drift Theory not accepted?

Select one of the following:

No-one knew about it.
No one knew of any force that was powerful enough to move continents.
There was no evidence for it.
Pangaea did not exist.

Explanation

Question 9 of 50 Question 9 of 50

Which statement about Plate Tectonics is incorrect?

Select one of the following:

Most plates contain a continent and an ocean.
The plates each move about a kilometer a year.
The plates float on a layer of hot rock hundreds of kilometers below the surface.
Earth’s outer shell is made up of about 20 plates.

Explanation

Question 10 of 50 Question 10 of 50

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Select one of the following:

Convection currents.
Oceanic Plate
Continental Plate
The continents float in the ocean.

Explanation

Question 11 of 50 Question 11 of 50

What causes land to be built up?

Select one of the following:

Water
Wind
Erosion
Plate tectonics

Explanation

Question 12 of 50 Question 12 of 50

What causes elevated areas on Earth to be worn down?

Select one of the following:

Erosion
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes
Earthquakes

Explanation

Question 13 of 50 Question 13 of 50

What are the two main causes of erosion?

Select one of the following:

wind and volcanoes
volcanoes and earthquakes
water and earthquakes
wind and water

Explanation

Question 14 of 50 Question 14 of 50

Place the main Geologic Eras in the correct order - from oldest to newest.

Select one of the following:

Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

Explanation

Question 15 of 50 Question 15 of 50

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

Select one of the following:

Igneous
Volcanic
Metamorphic
Sedimentary

Explanation

Question 16 of 50 Question 16 of 50

Igneous rock is formed when:

Select one of the following:

sediment is compacted and cemented
magma cools
heat and pressure is applied
weathering and erosion

Explanation

Question 17 of 50 Question 17 of 50

Metamorphic rock is formed when

Select one of the following:

magma cools
compaction and cementation
rock is exposed to heat and pressure
weathering and erosion

Explanation

Question 18 of 50 Question 18 of 50

Sedimentary Rock is formed when

Select one of the following:

Wind and erosion
Sediments experience compaction and cementation
Magma cools
Rock is exposed to heat and pressure

Explanation

Question 19 of 50 Question 19 of 50

What landform is Oakville located in?

Select one of the following:

Western Cordillera
Appalachians
Innuitian Mountains
Great-Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

Explanation

Question 20 of 50 Question 20 of 50

What landform is Temagami, and most of Ontario and Quebec found in?

Select one of the following:

Great-Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
Western Cordillera
Canadian Shield
Interior Plains

Explanation

Question 21 of 50 Question 21 of 50

What landform is British Columbia found in?

Select one of the following:

Canadian Shield
Appalachians
Arctic and Hudson Bay Lowlands
Western Cordillera

Explanation

Question 22 of 50 Question 22 of 50

Which landform would be best for Farming?

Select one of the following:

Innuitian Mountains
Western Cordillera
Great-Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield

Explanation

Question 23 of 50 Question 23 of 50

Which landform would be best for fishing?

Select one of the following:

Appalachians
Metallic Minerals Canadian Shield
Interior Plains
Arctic and Hudson Bay Lowlands

Explanation

Question 24 of 50 Question 24 of 50

Which landform would be best for Mining Metallic Minerals?

Select one of the following:

Innuitian Mountains
Canadian Shield
Arctic and Hudson Bay Lowlands
Interior Plains

Explanation

Question 25 of 50 Question 25 of 50

During the Last Ice Age, Canada was almost completely covered by glaciers.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 26 of 50 Question 26 of 50

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding glacier formation?

Select one of the following:

The weight of the snow turns the bottom layers to ice.
The cooling of magma makes glaciers larger.
Form when the snow that falls in the winter does not completely melt in the summer.
Over thousands of years, the snow becomes very thick.

Explanation

Question 27 of 50 Question 27 of 50

How do continental glaciers move?

Select one of the following:

As the snow melts every year, they move forward.
As the snow accumulates, the glaciers move slowly across the landscape.
Continental glaciers are too large to move.
They only move when it is snowing.

Explanation

Question 28 of 50 Question 28 of 50

How do Alpine glaciers move?

Select one of the following:

Move down valleys from high elevations to low elevations under the force of gravity.
They flatten all mountains, then move like continental glaciers.
They do not move because they are too heavy.
They move up mountains due to the large amount of ice and snow.

Explanation

Question 29 of 50 Question 29 of 50

Which of the following statements about how Alpine glaciers shape the land is incorrect?

Select one of the following:

When they move down valleys, they scrape away the valley walls to produce broad U-shaped valleys
They flatten all mountains to make the land flat when they melt.
They can change the rivers running in the area.
Sharpen the upper portions of the mountains and give them a rugged appearance.

Explanation

Question 30 of 50 Question 30 of 50

How do Continental Glaciers shape the land?

Select one of the following:

Give the landscape a smoother appearance by eroding higher points on the land and filling in lower areas with the eroded material.
When they move down valleys, they scrape away the valley walls to produce broad U-shaped valleys.
Sharpen the upper portions of the mountains and give them a rugged appearance.
They do not shape the land.

Explanation

Question 31 of 50 Question 31 of 50

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

Select one of the following:

Latitude
Temperature
Ocean Currents
Wind and Air Masses

Explanation

Question 32 of 50 Question 32 of 50

Which Climate Factor is illustrated in the picture?

Select one of the following:

Near Water
Relief
Wind and Air Masses
Latitude

Explanation

Question 33 of 50 Question 33 of 50

Which of the following statements about Ocean Currents is INCORRECT?

Select one of the following:

Currents originating near the equator are warm, near the poles, cool.
The air above the current takes the temperature of the water.
Ocean currents carry warm or cool temperatures to different places.
The air above the ocean is usually very dry.

Explanation

Question 34 of 50 Question 34 of 50

Which of the following statements about Wind and Air Masses is INCORRECT?

Select one of the following:

Cool in cold areas, warm in warm areas.
Air and Wind Masses stay stationary all of the time.
Moist over water, dry over land.
Air takes the climatic conditions where it was formed.

Explanation

Question 35 of 50 Question 35 of 50

What causes Prevailing Winds?

Select one of the following:

The rotation of the Earth, along with high and low pressure areas cause air to move in well-established patterns
Elevation
The Jet Stream
Ocean currents

Explanation

Question 36 of 50 Question 36 of 50

What is the name of the Prevailing Wind that moves from West to East across Canada?

Select one of the following:

Doldrums
Southeast Trade
Northeast Trade
Jet Stream

Explanation

Question 37 of 50 Question 37 of 50

Polar Fronts are responsible for much of Canada's rainfall.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 38 of 50 Question 38 of 50

Elevation is often responsible for Relief Precipitation.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 39 of 50 Question 39 of 50

Which of the following statements about Maritime Climates is true?

Select one of the following:

It has more precipitation in the Winter months.
It has more precipitation in the Summer months.
The temperature range is more than 25C.
The annual rainfall is less than 1000 mm.

Explanation

Question 40 of 50 Question 40 of 50

Which of the following statements about Continental Climates is true?

Select one of the following:

The annual precipitation is less than 1000mm.
It has more precipitation in the summer months.
The temperature range is less than 25C.
It has more precipitation in the winter months.

Explanation

Question 41 of 50 Question 41 of 50

Which of the reasons below is NOT responsible for Canada having many different Climates?

Select one of the following:

Wind and Air Masses remain stationary over different parts of the country.
It is a large country
It has different elevations
Coastal regions are different than inland regions

Explanation

Question 42 of 50 Question 42 of 50

Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation?

Select one of the following:

Relief
Condensation
Convectional
Frontal

Explanation

Question 43 of 50 Question 43 of 50

What is happening in the picture?

Select one of the following:

Condensation
Frontal Precipitation
Relief Precipitation
Convectional Precipitation

Explanation

Question 44 of 50 Question 44 of 50

Why is air cooler at higher elevations?

Select one of the following:

Air is the same temperature everywhere in the atmosphere.
It is closer to the sun, so it is actually warmer.
There is less air pressure.
It is farther from the ground, so it is colder.

Explanation

Question 45 of 50 Question 45 of 50

What type of precipitation is shown?

Select one of the following:

Condensation
Convectional
Frontal
Relief

Explanation

Question 46 of 50 Question 46 of 50

What type of precipitation is shown?

Select one of the following:

Convectional
Condensation
Frontal
Relief

Explanation

Question 47 of 50 Question 47 of 50

What type of precipitation is shown in the picture?

Select one of the following:

Convectional
Relief
Condensation
Frontal

Explanation

Question 48 of 50 Question 48 of 50

When moist air rises up the windward slope of a mountain, what type of precipitation could we expect?

Select one of the following:

Relief
Condensation
Convectional
Frontal

Explanation

Question 49 of 50 Question 49 of 50

When heat from the sun causes warm moist air to rise, what type of precipitation would we expect?

Select one of the following:

Condensation
Convectional
Frontal
Relief

Explanation

Question 50 of 50 Question 50 of 50

When a cool air mass meets a warm air mass, the warmer air mass is forced up and over the cool air mass. What type of precipitation is this?

Select one of the following:

Condensation
Frontal
Relief
Convectional