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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?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
2. Which of these is NOT one of the three kinds of rock?
Metamorphic
Extrusive
Igneous
Sedimentary
3. Which continent is slowly dividing in two as a result of plate tectonics?
Happening roughly around the Great Rift Valley
North America
Africa
Australia
Asia
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
Mount Saint Helens
Pinatubo
Mauna Loa
Vesuvius
6. Which country does NOT experience frequent earthquakes?
Peru
Turkey
Haiti
Vietnam
7. Fulgurites are large fused chunks of sand formed by what?
Crustaceans
Geysers
Meteorites
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
Cenotes
Prismatic Springs
Tower Karst
9. Which of these rocks is formed by cooling magma?
The other three are formed from sediment
Sandstone
Limestone
Shale
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?
Lapis Lazuli
Amethyst
Fool's Gold
Black Sand
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
Newly formed Mountain Ranges
Earth's Core
Sand Dunes
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
Average speed of a glacier
Growth rate of Mount Everest
Speed at which sand dunes move
Rate at which Niagara Falls is eroding
16. By the geologic definition, where would you find ooze?
Active Volcanoes
Ocean Floor
Peat bogs and swamps
Geysers
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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