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Earth Science & Geology Quiz
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Earth's landscapes are constantly changing, shaped by powerful natural forces over millions of years. Earth science and geology help us understand how mountains rise, rivers carve...
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All 20 questions in this Earth Science & Geology quiz
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What type of rock forms when existing rock is subjected to intense heat and pressure?
- A. Clastic
- B. Igneous
- C. Sedimentary
- D. Metamorphic
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What is the name of the layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?
- A. Troposphere
- B. Mesosphere
- C. Stratosphere
- D. Thermosphere
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What is the name of the volcanic structure formed by successive eruptions building up alternating layers of lava and ash?
- A. Stratovolcano
- B. Shield volcano
- C. Maar
- D. Cinder cone
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What is the name of the elevated flat-topped terrain bounded by steep escarpments?
- A. Peneplain
- B. Plateau
- C. Butte
- D. Mesa
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What is the name of Earth's protective magnetic field that deflects solar wind?
- A. Magnetosphere
- B. Aurora zone
- C. Van Allen Belts
- D. Ionosphere
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What is the term for the slight flattening of Earth at the poles and bulging at the equator?
- A. Ellipsoid
- B. Oblateness
- C. Oblate spheroid
- D. Spheroid
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What is the name of the vertical atmospheric circulation system formed in the tropics where warm air rises near the equator and descends in the subtropics?
- A. Hadley cell
- B. Polar cell
- C. Ferrel cell
- D. Walker circulation
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What is the name of the point in Earth's orbit where it is furthest from the Sun?
- A. Perihelion
- B. Solstice
- C. Zenith
- D. Aphelion
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Which mountain is an active volcano in Italy near Naples?
- A. Mount Vulcan
- B. Mount Vesuvius
- C. Mount Etna
- D. Mount Stromboli
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What is the name of the dark cloud of hot gas and ash that travels at high speed down the flanks of a volcano?
- A. Fumarole
- B. Lahar
- C. Pyroclastic flow
- D. Tephra
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What is the name of the type of fog formed when warm moist air moves over a colder surface?
- A. Sea fog
- B. Radiation fog
- C. Advection fog
- D. Valley fog
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What is the name of the oceanic zone that receives sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis?
- A. Bathypelagic zone
- B. Abyssal zone
- C. Photic zone
- D. Hadal zone
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What is the name of the long ridges of sediment deposited at the margins of ice sheets?
- A. Moraines
- B. Eskers
- C. Artes
- D. Drumlins
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What is the term for the boundary where one tectonic plate slides beneath another?
- A. Subduction zone
- B. Rift valley
- C. Spreading centre
- D. Transform fault
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What is the name of the underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains and transmits groundwater?
- A. Artesian well
- B. Perched water table
- C. Aquifer
- D. Aquitard
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What is the name of Earth's innermost layer?
- A. Lithosphere
- B. Mantle
- C. Outer core
- D. Inner core
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What is the name of the force that causes ocean tides?
- A. Gravity of the Moon and Sun
- B. Coriolis effect
- C. Centrifugal force
- D. Solar wind
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What is the name of the spectacular rock formation created when minerals from acidic water deposit over thousands of years in caves?
- A. Speleothem
- B. Flowstone
- C. Stalagmite
- D. Soda straw
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What is the name of the ring-shaped coral reef island found in tropical oceans?
- A. Seamount
- B. Guyot
- C. Barrier reef
- D. Atoll
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What is the name of Earth's second atmospheric layer starting at approximately 12 km altitude?
- A. Stratosphere
- B. Exosphere
- C. Thermosphere
- D. Mesosphere