Geographical Earth Features Quiz
Geographical Earth Features · Easy
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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 Geographical Earth Features quiz
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What term describes the process by which water becomes vapour and rises into the atmosphere from plants?
- A. Transpiration
- B. Precipitation
- C. Evaporation
- D. Condensation
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What is the name of the large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?
- A. Tsunami
- B. Seiche
- C. Tidal wave
- D. Storm surge
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What is the name of the geological epoch we are currently living in?
- A. Oligocene
- B. Pleistocene
- C. Holocene
- D. Pliocene
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What is the name of the phenomenon where cold deep water rises to the ocean surface?
- A. Thermohaline circulation
- B. Upwelling
- C. Downwelling
- D. Overturning
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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 dark basaltic rock that forms the ocean floor?
- A. Quartzite
- B. Basalt
- C. Granite
- D. Gabbro
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What is the name of the process by which salt water penetrates into freshwater aquifers near coastlines?
- A. Salinisation
- B. Freshwater intrusion
- C. Saltwater intrusion
- D. Tidal flooding
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What is the name of Earth's solid outer layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle?
- A. Geosphere
- B. Hydrosphere
- C. Lithosphere
- D. Asthenosphere
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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 region of Earth's interior between the crust and the outer core?
- A. Geosphere
- B. Mantle
- C. Asthenosphere
- D. Lithosphere
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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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Which gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
- A. Carbon Dioxide
- B. Nitrogen
- C. Hydrogen
- D. Oxygen
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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 vast wind-deposited sediment that covers large areas of China and other regions?
- A. Loam
- B. Loess
- C. Laterite
- D. Till
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What is the name of the distinctive cone-shaped landform built by tephra (volcanic ash and fragments)?
- A. Cinder cone
- B. Stratovolcano
- C. Maar
- D. Shield volcano
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What is the name of the process by which tectonic plates move apart at mid-ocean ridges?
- A. Obduction
- B. Seafloor spreading
- C. Orogeny
- D. Subduction
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What is the name of the process that transports sediment by wind, water, or ice?
- A. Compaction
- B. Deposition
- C. Erosion
- D. Weathering
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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 horizontal layers of rock found in sedimentary sequences?
- A. Intrusions
- B. Strata
- C. Dikes
- D. Unconformities
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What is the name of the measurement used to express how acidic or basic ocean water is?
- A. Salinity
- B. pH
- C. Turbidity
- D. Alkalinity