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