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Unit 2 - Physical Connections

Question 1 of 50 Question 1 of 50

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

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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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

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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

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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

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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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

Elevation is often responsible for Relief Precipitation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 50 Question 39 of 50

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

What type of precipitation is shown?

Select one of the following:

  • Condensation

  • Convectional

  • Frontal

  • Relief

Explanation

Question 46 of 50 Question 46 of 50

1

What type of precipitation is shown?

Select one of the following:

  • Convectional

  • Condensation

  • Frontal

  • Relief

Explanation

Question 47 of 50 Question 47 of 50

1

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

1

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

1

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

1

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

Explanation