Geology Multiple Choice

Can you answer these multiple choice questions relating to the field of geology?
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1. The Ring of Fire surrounds which ocean?
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
2. Which of these is NOT one of the three kinds of rock?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Extrusive
Sedimentary
3. Which continent is slowly dividing in two as a result of plate tectonics?
Happening roughly around the Great Rift Valley
North America
Asia
Africa
Australia
4. Where would you find a stalagmite?
The ceiling of a cave
The floor of a cave
5. Which volcano erupts differently than the other three?
The other three are Plinean, meaning they would erupt with high amounts of ash. Mauna Loa mostly just produces lava
Mauna Loa
Pinatubo
Mount Saint Helens
Vesuvius
6. Which country does NOT experience frequent earthquakes?
Peru
Vietnam
Haiti
Turkey
7. Fulgurites are large fused chunks of sand formed by what?
Geysers
Meteorites
Crustaceans
Lightning
8. What geological feature are there only about 12 of in the world, including ones found at Yellowstone National Park and Lake Taupo?
Supervolcanoes
Prismatic Springs
Cenotes
Tower Karst
9. Which of these rocks is formed by cooling magma?
The other three are formed from sediment
Sandstone
Shale
Limestone
Granite
10. Given geological definitions, which of these things is NOT a mineral?
Obsidian does not have a well-defined chemical composition
Ice
Diamond
Obsidian
Feldspar
11. What is pyrite more commonly known as?
Black Sand
Amethyst
Lapis Lazuli
Fool's Gold
12. True or false, coal is made from the remains of dinosaurs
Coal is made from plants
False
True
13. Have humans ever dug below Earth's crust?
The Kola Borehole, the deepest hole ever dug, only got about a third of the way there
No
Yes
14. Where would you need to look to find things like the O-Horizon, A-Horizon, and B-Horizon?
Soil
Sand Dunes
Earth's Core
Newly formed Mountain Ranges
15. Which of the following is the fastest?
Mount Everest grows around 4 cm a year, Niagara falls is eroding about 30cm a year, sand dunes can move a few meters a year, glaciers move around 25 cm a day
Growth rate of Mount Everest
Average speed of a glacier
Rate at which Niagara Falls is eroding
Speed at which sand dunes move
16. By the geologic definition, where would you find ooze?
Geysers
Ocean Floor
Peat bogs and swamps
Active Volcanoes
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3 Comments
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Level 88
Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz.
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Level 47
Feb 11, 2026
Haiti gets a magnitude 6 earthquake once every 38 years just saying, that's why I clicked it
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Level 67
Feb 12, 2026
It does, and thats why it's not the answer to the question