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Geo Terms Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is AA?

a)

A type of Hawaiian food

b)

A sharp and pointy basaltic lava flow

c)

A type of Hawaiian dance

d)

A Hawaiian term for a volcano

2.

What is abrasion?

a)

The process of erosion by wind

b)

The process of erosion by water

c)

The process of erosion by ice

d)

The process of erosion by sand

3.

Where can you find an abyssal plain?

a)

In the mountains

b)

In the desert

c)

On the ocean floor

d)

In the rainforest

4.

What is acid rain?

a)

Rain that contains acid, which can cause serious environmental damage

b)

Rain that is very hot

c)

Rain that is colored

d)

Rain that falls in the desert

5.

What does the term 'aeolian' refer to?

a)

A type of rock formation

b)

A type of weather pattern

c)

Any wind-related process

d)

A type of cloud formation

6.

What is an aftershock?

a)

A shock that occurs after a large earthquake

b)

A shock that occurs before a large earthquake

c)

A shock that occurs during a large earthquake

d)

A shock that occurs in the ocean

7.

What is an air mass?

a)

A type of airplane

b)

A type of weather forecast

c)

A body of air that has similar characteristics such as temperature, pressure, and moisture content

d)

A type of wind pattern

8.

What does air pressure measure?

a)

The weight of the air above any point

b)

The temperature of the air

c)

The humidity of the air

d)

The speed of the wind

9.

What does albedo refer to?

a)

The percentage of the sun's radiation that is absorbed by a surface

b)

The percentage of the sun's radiation that is reflected off a surface

c)

The percentage of the sun's radiation that is transmitted through a surface

d)

The percentage of the sun's radiation that is emitted by a surface

10.

Where can you find alluvial fans?

a)

At the top of a mountain

b)

In the middle of a desert

c)

At the foot of a mountain range

d)

In the middle of a rainforest

11.

What is an anemometer?

a)
A device used to measure humidity.
b)
A device used to measure air pressure.
c)
A device used to measure wind speed.
d)
A device used to measure temperature.
12.

What is an alpine glacier?

a)
A type of glacier that forms in coastal regions.
b)
A type of glacier that forms in flat regions.
c)
A type of glacier that forms in mountainous regions
d)
A type of glacier that forms in desert regions.