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A #geography quiz to review the way in which relief is formed and transformed.
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1
What geological unit of relief can you observe in the image?
A fold.
A fault.
A divergent border.
A convergent border.
2
How many tectonic plates are there?
16
12
15
17
3
Which layer has rocks in a semi-solid state?
The mantle.
The crust.
The inner core.
The outer core.
4
How many types of relief are created by weathering?
Coastal, fluvial and karst.
Coastal, fluvial, karst and glaciar.
Coastal, fluvial and glaciar.
Coastal, fluvial, karst and eolian.
5
What is the name of the phenomenon produced when one tectonic plate moves under another?
Folding.
Converging.
Subduction.
Diverging.
6
What agent of erosion creates the dune landscapes?
The wind and the water.
The human beings.
The wind.
The temperatures.
7
How many types of water weathering do exist?
Chemical.
Mechanical and chemical.
Mechanical and eolian.
Mechanical.
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What is the correct definition for depression?
Flat terrain that is elevated above the surrounding area.
Low elevation.
Low area between two high areas, often with a running river
Wide low area with gentle slopes, surrounded by higher areas
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What is the name we give to the erosion caused by the action of elements?
Shaping.
Elementing.
Element's erosion.
Weathering.
10
What are the causes of a tidal wave?
Submarine earthquakes, volcanoes and explosions.
Submarine earthquakes and volcanoes.
Submarine earthquakes.
Submarine earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes.
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What are the volcanoes?
Landforms created by the human beings.
Landforms created by the fire weathering.
Landforms that are created by the orogeny.
Landforms created by the eruption of materials from the deep
12
What is the correct definition for abyssal plain?
Deep deression originated where tectonic plates meet.
Enormous area of the ocean floor, relatively flat and deep.
Extension of the continent below the water.
Sharp descent at the end of the continental self.
13
How many types of volcanoes are there?
Hawaiian, Stromboli, Pelean, Vesuvian.
Hawaiian, Stromboli, Pelean, Vulcanian, Iovian.
Hawaiian, Stromboli, Pelean, Vesuvian, Iovian.
Hawaiian, Stromboli, Pelean, Vulcanian, Vesuvian.
14
When do we define a border or boundary as convergent?
When two tectonic plates separate from each other.
When two tectonic plates collide.
When two tectonic plates remain static.
When two tectonic plates slide past each other.
15
What are the two largest tectonic plates?
The Pacific and the African plates.
The Pacific and the North American plates.
The Pacific and the Eurasian plates.
The Pacific and the Antartic plates.
16
How do we measure the strength of an earthquake?
With the Kelvin scale.
With the Madden scale.
With the Richter scale.
With the Kilauea scale.
17
What is the literal meaning of "orogeny"?
"Destruction of mountains"
"Transformation of mountains"
"Creation of mountains"
"Erosion of mountains"
18
What layer of the Earth contains the continents and the oceans?
The crust.
The inner core.
The mantle.
The outer core.
19
What is the main material or materials that form the inner core?
Iron.
Iron and nickel.
Iron, nickel and gold.
Iron, nickel and other minerals.
20
What is the correct definition for plateau?
Flat terrain that is elevated above the surrounding area.
Flat area of land with few landforms.
Wide low area with gentle slopes surrounded by higher areas.
Low elevation, smaller than a mountain.
