Geographical Earth Features Quiz
Geographical Earth Features · Exam Mode
20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end
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 is the name of the study of the physical features of Earth's surface and the processes that shape them?
- A. Pedology
- B. Hydrology
- C. Geomorphology
- D. Geology
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What is the name of the type of sedimentary rock formed from the skeletal remains of marine organisms?
- A. Shale
- B. Mudstone
- C. Limestone
- D. Sandstone
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What is the name of the slow movement of soil down a slope caused by gravity?
- A. Rockfall
- B. Creep
- C. Solifluction
- D. Slumping
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What is the name of the phenomenon where warm ocean water causes widespread coral death and bleaching?
- A. Eutrophication
- B. Algal bloom
- C. Crown-of-Thorns outbreak
- D. Coral bleaching
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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
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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 geological boundary marking the mass extinction of non-avian dinosaurs?
- A. Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
- B. Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
- C. Permian-Triassic boundary
- D. Triassic-Jurassic boundary
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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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In which climate would you find 'Xerophytes'?
- A. Desert
- B. Marsh
- C. Rainforest
- D. Tundra
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What is the name of the layer of rock just below the soil in which plant roots grow?
- A. Parent material
- B. Bedrock
- C. Subsoil
- D. Regolith
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What is the scientific term for the breaking apart of rocks by the freezing and thawing of water in cracks?
- A. Frost weathering
- B. Salt crystallisation
- C. Carbonation
- D. Hydrolysis
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What term describes the curved path followed by Earth around the Sun?
- A. Elliptical orbit
- B. Perihelion
- C. Equinox
- D. Aphelion
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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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Which country has the most volcanoes?
- A. Iceland
- B. Japan
- C. Indonesia
- D. USA
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What is the name of the global ocean circulation system driven by differences in water temperature and salinity?
- A. Thermohaline circulation
- B. ENSO
- C. Gulf Stream
- D. El Nio
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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 most common mineral on Earth's surface?
- A. Calcite
- B. Mica
- C. Feldspar
- D. Quartz
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What is the name of the tectonic plate that covers most of Africa?
- A. Eurasian Plate
- B. Somali Plate
- C. African Plate
- D. Nubian Plate
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What is the name of the boundary between the crust and the mantle in Earth's interior?
- A. Mohorovii discontinuity
- B. Lehmann discontinuity
- C. Conrad discontinuity
- D. Gutenberg discontinuity
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What is the name of the process by which water moves from surface water into the groundwater system?
- A. Infiltration
- B. Evapotranspiration
- C. Runoff
- D. Percolation