Geographical Earth Features Quiz
Geographical Earth Features · Oceania 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 Geographical Earth Features quiz
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What is the name of the wind pattern that reverses direction seasonally and brings heavy rainfall to South Asia?
- A. Polar vortex
- B. Westerlies
- C. Trade winds
- D. Monsoon
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What is the name of the technique used to determine the age of rocks using radioactive decay?
- A. Radiometric dating
- B. Spectroscopy
- C. Stratigraphy
- D. Paleomagnetism
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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
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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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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 rock type that forms from compressed plant and animal remains over millions of years?
- A. Chert
- B. Shale
- C. Limestone
- D. Coal
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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 measurement used to express how acidic or basic ocean water is?
- A. Salinity
- B. pH
- C. Turbidity
- D. Alkalinity
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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 circular depressions on Earth's surface caused by meteorite impacts?
- A. Impact craters
- B. Calderas
- C. Sinkholes
- D. Maars
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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 point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun?
- A. Solstice
- B. Zenith
- C. Perihelion
- D. Aphelion
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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 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 name of Earth's second atmospheric layer starting at approximately 12 km altitude?
- A. Stratosphere
- B. Exosphere
- C. Thermosphere
- D. Mesosphere
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What is the name of the zone in Earth's interior where rock behaves plastically allowing tectonic plates to move?
- A. Lithosphere
- B. Outer core
- C. Asthenosphere
- D. Inner core
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What is the name of the mass of ice and snow that moves slowly under its own weight?
- A. Glacier
- B. Permafrost
- C. Ice cap
- D. Snowfield
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What is the name of the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals?
- A. pH Scale
- B. Beaufort Scale
- C. Richter Scale
- D. Mohs Scale
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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