Geographical Earth Features Quiz
Geographical Earth Features · South America 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 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 ancient ocean that existed before the Atlantic Ocean formed through the breakup of Pangaea?
- A. Pacific Ocean
- B. Tethys Ocean
- C. Panthalassa
- D. Iapetus Ocean
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What is the name of the phenomenon where Earth's magnetic poles reverse their direction?
- A. Geomagnetic reversal
- B. Polar wandering
- C. Geomagnetic storm
- D. Magnetic anomaly
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What is the name of the transition zone between fresh water in rivers and salt water in the sea?
- A. Estuary
- B. Lagoon
- C. Halocline
- D. Thermocline
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What is the name of the phenomenon where land previously covered by ice rebounds upward after the ice melts?
- A. Subsidence
- B. Eustatic change
- C. Thermal expansion
- D. Isostatic rebound
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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 the circular atmospheric storm system that rotates counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A. High pressure system
- B. Cold front
- C. Cyclone
- D. Anticyclone
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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 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 dramatic landscape created by the erosion of soluble rock like limestone by water?
- A. Karst
- B. Badlands
- C. Canyon lands
- D. Tors
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What is the name of the dark material formed from partially decomposed organic matter in soil?
- A. Loam
- B. Silt
- C. Clay
- D. Humus
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What is the name of the phenomenon where the ocean surface becomes unusually warm in the eastern Pacific causing global weather disruptions?
- A. La Nia
- B. Indian Ocean Dipole
- C. Monsoon
- D. El Nio
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What is the name of the large flat areas of sedimentary rock in the interior of continents?
- A. Cratons
- B. Rifts
- C. Shields
- D. Sequences
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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 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 the supercontinent that existed before the current continents formed?
- A. Pangaea
- B. Laurasia
- C. Gondwana
- D. Rodinia
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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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Which country has the most volcanoes?
- A. Iceland
- B. Japan
- C. Indonesia
- D. USA
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What is the name of the volcanic crater that forms when a magma chamber empties and collapses?
- A. Fumarole
- B. Caldera
- C. Maar
- D. Atoll
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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