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Iceland Introduction

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 70secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an image of Thingvellir in Iceland. What is it an example of?
a)
Continental Shelf?
b)
Continental Rift System?
c)
Oceanic Rift Syestem
d)
Volcano?
2.
Thingvellir is pulling apart. At what rate is this occurring?
a)
0.25 - 0.5 mm per year
b)
2.5 - 5 mm per year
c)
25 - 50 mm per year
d)
250 - 500 mm per year
3.
This is an image of Hekla, a volcano in Iceland. What kind of volcano is it?
a)
Big
b)
Strombolian
c)
Shield 
d)
Strato-volcano
4.
What geological phenomenon is driving vulcanism in Iceland?
a)
Teen Spirit?
b)
Bathymetrics
c)
Hotspot?
d)
Cold region?
5.
Which of the following phenomena provides evidence of Continental Drift
a)
Ancient Climate?
b)
Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
c)
Sea Floor Magnetic Anomalies
d)
Sediment erosion in the Sahara?
6.
Which of the following features provides proof that glaciers have eroded the land surface?
a)
contortions
b)
eruptions
c)
striations
d)
alsatians
7.
How old are the oldest rocks in Iceland
a)
15 million years old
b)
45000 million years old
c)
60 million years old
d)
6000 years old