ASTRODOME GEOGRAPHY QUIZ - SECONDARY
LEVEL FIVE QUIZ
QUESTIONS:
1. How many major plates form the Earth’s crust?
A: 4 B: 7 C: 10 D: 12
2. Which one of the following describes a type of volcano?
A: Strato-Cumulus B: Delta C: Regolith D: Shield
3. When did the Mesozoic Era start - approximately?
A: 245 million years ago B: 295 million years ago C: 315 million years ago
4. Pangea, the supercontinent was made of several large land masses, one of which was?
A: Caledonia B: Americana C: Laurasia D: Eurasia
5. Which word describes the upper rigid part of the Earth’s mantle?
A: Mesosphere B: Atmosphere C: Aquasphere D: Lithosphere
6. The famous fault along the west coast of America is called?
A: the Blue-Ridge fault B: the San-Francisco fault C: the San-Andreas fault
7. The dinosaur Tyrannosaurus Rex lived during which geological time period?
A: Cretaceous B: Jurassic C: Triassic
8. Oceanic crust is less dense (lighter) than Continental crust?
TRUE or FALSE
9. What are Tsunamis?
A: Volcanic lakes of hot water B: Large waves caused by Earthquakes
C: Areas of recently formed crust D: Pockets of oxygen rich atmosphere
10. The nearest star to the Earth, after the Sun is Proxima Centauri. How far away is it?
A: 4 light days B: 4 light weeks C: 4 light years D 40 light years
ANSWERS:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. FALSE
9. B
10. C