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1. The Ring of Fire surrounds which ocean?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
2. Which of these is NOT one of the three kinds of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Metamorphic
3. Which continent is slowly dividing in two as a result of plate tectonics?
Happening roughly around the Great Rift Valley
Australia
Africa
North America
Asia
4. Where would you find a stalagmite?
The floor of a cave
The ceiling 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
Vesuvius
Mauna Loa
Pinatubo
Mount Saint Helens
6. Which country does NOT experience frequent earthquakes?
Turkey
Haiti
Peru
Vietnam
7. Fulgurites are large fused chunks of sand formed by what?
Meteorites
Crustaceans
Geysers
Lightning
8. What geological feature are there only about 12 of in the world, including ones found at Yellowstone National Park and Lake Taupo?
Prismatic Springs
Tower Karst
Supervolcanoes
Cenotes
9. Which of these rocks is formed by cooling magma?
The other three are formed from sediment
Sandstone
Shale
Granite
Limestone
10. Given geological definitions, which of these things is NOT a mineral?
Obsidian does not have a well-defined chemical composition
Obsidian
Ice
Diamond
Feldspar
11. What is pyrite more commonly known as?
Fool's Gold
Lapis Lazuli
Amethyst
Black Sand
12. True or false, coal is made from the remains of dinosaurs
Coal is made from plants
True
False
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
Yes
No
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
Speed at which sand dunes move
Average speed of a glacier
Rate at which Niagara Falls is eroding
Growth rate of Mount Everest
16. By the geologic definition, where would you find ooze?