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Geo Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sort of hazard is a tsunami?

a)

A Biological hazard

b)

An Atmospheric hazard

c)

A Geological hazard

d)

A Geomorphological hazard

2.

A Biological hazard is a hazard caused ...

a)

by processes that occur on the surface of the Earth

b)

by processes that operate inside the earth

c)

or spread by plants and animals

3.

Which of the following is most likely to NOT be a natural disaster?

a)

Christchurch Earthquake, 2011

b)

Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004

c)

Amazon Rain Forest Burning, 2018

d)

North Pole Lightning Strikes, 2019

4.

More people die in natural hazards then natural disasters?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

There are major types of tectonic plate boundaries. They are...

a)

Transform, diverging and converging

b)

Insurgent, developing and conveyance

c)

Tecdactic, undulating and destructive

d)

Dormant, unstable and shifting

6.

Deposition is the process where ...

a)

sediment is dispersed into the atmosphere

b)

eroded material drifts downstream and then back in a zig-zag fashion

c)

eroded material is placed or deposited in a new position

d)

foliage is planted on the dunes to protect them from further erosion

7.

What sort of rock formation is Uluru?

a)

A stagalmite

b)

A monolith

c)

A thorophatic

d)

A thinkimite

e)

A vegemite

8.

The majority of landforms formed by erosion consist of rock. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Fluvial landforms are landforms produced by ...

a)

the intrusion of humankind.

b)

the impact of a natural disaster.

c)

the actions of a river or stream.

d)

the actions of atmospheric pressure.

10.

There are three major geomorphological processes. They are...

a)

Plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, deposition

b)

Atmospheric, tidal and biological

c)

Plate rotation, gravity and devastation

d)

Insurgent, divergent and cross-correctional

11.

Why don't cannibals eat clowns?

a)

Because they taste funny

b)

I refuse to answer this question as I identify as a clown

12.

The following is NOT a realistic benefit of a groyne

a)

It encourages the build up and formation of beaches

b)

It prevents long shore drift moving sediment along the coast

c)

It provides a natural defence against erosion

d)

It provides orca whales a place to jump over

13.

The strength, or magnitude, of an earthquake is measured using what?

a)

The Geiger Counter.

b)

The seisometer.

c)

The Richter scale.

d)

The Tectonic Anemometer.

14.

New Zealand is on a diverging plate boundary. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Earthquakes are measured on a scale from 10-0. The closer you get to zero, the greater the magnitude of the earthquake. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

You find yourself shipwrecked on an island. Where would you build your lookout.

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Caves

c)

Spit

d)

Headland

17.

Which one is NOT a strategy for coastal management?

a)

Sand dredging

b)

Dune management

c)

Groyne wall construction

d)

Deep sea mining

18.

Longshore drift is ...

a)

a biological process that consists of the transportation of sediments (clay, silt, pebbles, sand and shingle) along a coast parallel to the shoreline, which is dependent on oblique incoming wind direction.

b)

a biological process that consists of the transportation of human waste out to the ocean's depths.

c)

a geological process that consists of the transportation of sediments (clay, silt, pebbles, sand and shingle) along a coast parallel to the shoreline, which is dependent on oblique incoming wind direction.

19.

Which of the following is most likely NOT to appear in the economic column of a decision making matrix regarding the erosion of the Gold Coast Beaches

a)

Sand dredging has changed the migratory path of whales

b)

The Kirra Groyne Wall has improved surfing conditions

c)

New vegetation can include weeds

d)

Tourists flock to the beaches

20.

Beach nourishment is the process of ...

a)

dredging sand away from the coastline to create deep lagoons for people to enjoy

b)

dumping or pumping sand from elsewhere onto an eroding shoreline to create a new beach or to widen the existing beach.

c)

planting vegetation along the coastline to make the beaches look prettier and encourage visitors

21.

Groynes are cross-shore structures designed to reduce longshore transport on open beaches.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A geomorphic hazard is...

a)

A hazard caused by processes that occur on the surface of the Earth

b)

A hazard that occurs because of dramatic changes in wind direction in tunnels and caves below the Earth's surface

c)

A hazard caused when tectonic plates push against one another

d)

A hazard caused when the Earth's core increases in temperature

23.

What is an Aeolian landform

a)

Aeolian landforms are features of the Earth's surface produced by either the erosive or constructive action of the wind

b)

Aeolian landforms are formed due to the movement of tectonic plates

c)

Aeolian landforms are features of the Earth's surface produced by humans

d)

Aeolian landforms are formed during electrical storms

24.

BOLTSS stands for...

a)

Boundary, Orientation, Land, Title, Scale, Shape

b)

Border, Oceans, Land, Title, Salt, Sugar

c)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Tiles, Scale, Source

d)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

25.

The most common natural disaster is ...

a)

Cyclones

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Floods

d)

Drought

26.

The six types of maps are

a)

Mud maps, thematic maps, chloropleth maps, insoline/weather maps, flowline maps and specialised maps

b)

Mud maps, town maps, river maps, desert maps, flowline maps and specialised maps

c)

Marsh maps, city maps, chloropleth maps, insoline/weather maps, flowline maps and global maps

d)

Mud maps, thematic maps, glacial maps, insoline/weather maps, flowline maps and valley maps

27.

What year did the Christchurch Earthquake occur?

a)

2016

b)

2008

c)

2018

d)

2011

28.

To increase tourism, the Gold Coast Council has just decided to purposely sink old shipping vessels off the coastline to create artificial reefs. This will draw tourists. In which category of a decision making matrix would this predominantly fall?

a)

Environmental

b)

Economic

c)

Social

29.

As of today's date, people are allowed to climb Uluru. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Indigenous Australian's have a deep connection with Uluru as ... indicate the response most unlikely to be correct

a)

they believe that is was formed by ancestral beings during the Dreamtime.

b)

it is a living cultural landscape

c)

it carries great spiritual and cultural significance for these local indigenous tribes with over 40 sacred aboriginal sites and eleven Tjurkurpa or Dreaming trails present in the area

d)

it provides a great spot for picture taking