Ultimate 10 Quiz

The Hydrosphere is the "total amount of water on Earth."

• True

• False

Which definition best describes "Biosphere?"

• Regions of the earth occupied by living organisms

• Movement the tectonic plates

• Regions of the earth occupied by man-made structures

• Rainforests and coral reefs

The "layer of gases surrounding the Earth" is the definition for which geographical process?

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

A bushfire is an example rapid environmental change

• True

• False

Overfishing is best described as...

• A rapid, natural environmental change

• A slow, natural environmental change

• A rapid, human induced environmental change

• A slow, human induced environmental change

Three Coastal Processes include Erosion, Transportation and _______?

• Deposite

• Traction

• Demolition

• Deposition

Transportation by Solution is best defined as...

• Materials are dissolved in the water

• Fine light materials are carried along in the water

• A combination a chemicals that cause dune degradation

• Materials remain unmoved during extreme weather events

Fine particles of sand are transported by what process during longshore drift?

• Extreme Weather events

• Current

• Suspension

• Saltation

A hazard is best defined as...

• Longshore Drift

• Events that can cause damage to biodiversity

• Extreme weather events

• Events that can causes loss of life, extreme damage to property and disrupt human activity

The pattern that becomes clear when mapping the transportation of sediment during Longshore Drift is best described as...

• A Zig Zag Pattern

• A range of circuits

• Straight lines

• Large circles that follow the direction of the prevailing winds