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Geology Multiple Choice
Can you answer these multiple choice questions relating to the field of geology?
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Last updated: January 26, 2024
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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?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Igneous
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
Vesuvius
Mount Saint Helens
6. Which country does NOT experience frequent earthquakes?
Peru
Turkey
Haiti
Vietnam
7. Fulgurites are large fused chunks of sand formed by what?
Crustaceans
Lightning
Geysers
Meteorites
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
Shale
Granite
Limestone
10. Given geological definitions, which of these things is NOT a mineral?
Obsidian does not have a well-defined chemical composition
Feldspar
Obsidian
Ice
Diamond
11. What is pyrite more commonly known as?
Amethyst
Lapis Lazuli
Fool's Gold
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
No
Yes
14. Where would you need to look to find things like the O-Horizon, A-Horizon, and B-Horizon?
Sand Dunes
Earth's Core
Newly formed Mountain Ranges
Soil
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
Rate at which Niagara Falls is eroding
Speed at which sand dunes move
16. By the geologic definition, where would you find ooze?
Active Volcanoes
Geysers
Ocean Floor
Peat bogs and swamps
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3 Comments
overtired
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Jan 26, 2024
Great quiz.
armaandoman2796
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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
WolfCam
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Level 67
Feb 12, 2026
It does, and thats why it's not the answer to the question
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