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Geography Grade 11 Mock

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 3hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The idea that explained how continents moved over time 

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Pangea

c)

Plate Tectonics Theory

d)

Plate Boundaries

2.

A German scientist who first had the idea of continental drift.

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Gladys West

3.

The name of the supercontinent before they moved to where the continents are today. 

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Pangea

c)

Super Country

d)

United States of America

4.

The year Wegener first had the idea for continental drift

a)

1975

b)

1950

c)

1888

d)

1912

5.

The decade when other scientists started believing Wegener

a)

1940's

b)

1950's

c)

1960's

d)

1970's

6.

The scientific theory that describes how the Earth’s crust (and upper mantle) is divided into plates that can move (very slowly).  

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Pangea

c)

Plate Tectonics Theory

d)

Plate Boundaries

7.

The places where tectonic plates (big pieces of crust) meet together

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Pangea

c)

Plate Tectonics Theory

d)

Plate Boundaries

8.

The tectonic plates move apart

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

9.

The tectonic plates move together

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

10.

The tectonic plates slide past.

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

11.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
12.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
13.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
14.
Mountains form from....
a)
Plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
d)
none of these
15.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
16.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
17.
Sand Andreas Fault formed at this type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
18.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
19.
 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
20.
Earth's composition consists of:
a)
7 layers
b)
5 layers
c)
3 layers
d)
4 layers
21.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
22.

Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.

a)

volcanic

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

transform

23.
The area where two tectonic plates meet
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
faults
d)
convection
24.
Which best describes the mantle?
a)
molten metal
b)
dense, solid metal ball
c)
hot but not solid rock
d)
dry land and ocean floor
25.
In which layer of the Earth is the athenosphere located?
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
crust
26.

Rocky or rigid outer part of Earth consisting of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Asthenosphere

27.

Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Earthquake

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Core

28.

Solid, outer layer and is made of both the oceanic and continental crust.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

29.

Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

a)

Convection Current

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

d)

Magma

30.

The thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.

a)

Oceanic Crust

b)

Continental Crust

c)

Magma

d)

Inner Core

31.

In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?

a)

an ocean

b)

a volcano

c)

a river valley

d)

a mountain chain

32.

Crustal plates that pull apart from one another MOST likely form

a)

volcanic island arcs

b)

strike-slip faults

c)

oceanic trenches

d)

rift zones

33.

Which two plates collided with each other to form the Himalayan Mountains?

a)

Nazca and Eurasia

b)

Indo-Australian and Eurasian

c)

North America and Antarctic

d)

South American and Indo-Australian

34.

Which of these tectonic plate boundaries is most likely to form a volcano.

a)

a continental plate colliding with a continental plate

b)

an oceanic plate sliding past a continental plate

c)

a continental plate sliding past a continental plate

d)

an oceanic plate colliding into a continental plate

35.

What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Volcanic and seismic activity

c)

Strong winds and storms

d)

Rotation of the solid core

36.

Which statement best describes why fossils of the same land-dwelling species have been discovered in both South America and Africa?

a)

The organism migrated to two continents

b)

The organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges

c)

The organisms became extinct due to climate change on these continents

d)

These organisms once lived on one large landmass that later split into two continents

37.

A satellite image can help scientist locate the area where two plates have diverged by showing the existence of

a)

Plateaus

b)

Mountains

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Grassy Plains

38.
What type of stress is this?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
39.
What type of stress is this?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
40.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
41.
What type of stress causes these folds?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
42.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
43.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
44.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
45.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
46.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
d)
Tenson
47.
The cat is standing on the...
a)
foot wall
b)
hanging wall
c)
left
d)
weirdest elevator ever
48.
What type of deformation is this rock displaying?
a)
brittle 
b)
ductile
c)
normal fault
d)
reverse fault
49.
What type of fault is shown in this picture?
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike slip
d)
tension
50.
What part of a fold is pictured here?
a)
upfold
b)
downfold
c)
anticline
d)
syncline
51.
A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust?
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
fracture
d)
strike-slip fault
52.
What is this boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
neutral
53.
What is this boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
subduction
d)
divergent
54.
What type of boundary experiences shearing stress?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Strike-slip
55.
Which fault doesn't move up or down?
a)
Strike-slip
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Shearing
56.
What type of stress is involved in creating the great rift valley?
a)
Tension
b)
Shearing
c)
Compression
d)
Divergent
57.
What Geologic Activity is occurring in this picture?
a)
Sea-floor Spreading
b)
Volcano forming
c)
Earthquake
d)
Mountain building
58.
Which Plate Boundary does the picture illustrate?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Transform Boundary
c)
Convergent Boundary
59.
Folded mountains form ___.
a)
when a state of isostasy occurs
b)
when continents collide
c)
when continents diverge
d)
after huge earthquakes
60.
How does a reverse fault form?
a)
The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
b)
Compression thrusts the fault into reverse.
c)
Blocks slide past each other.
d)
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
61.
Materials that respond to stress by bending or deforming without breaking are ___
a)
ductile.
b)
brittle.
c)
faulted.
d)
isostatic.
62.
Which of these are types of mountains?
a)
rolling, glacial, subterranean, cascades
b)
rocky, green, smoky, white
c)
fault-block, dome, volcanic, folded
d)
salt-block, dome, magnum, frozen
63.
The hanging wall slides up and over the footwall is what kind of fault?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
64.
What fault has little up or down motion?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
65.
When the hanging wall slips downward below the footwall, what kind of fault is it?
a)
strike-slip
b)
normal
c)
reverse
66.
Which of these boundaries/stresses/faults all correctly go together?  Choose all that apply.
a)
normal, divergent, tension
b)
reverse, convergent, shearing
c)
strike-slip, transform, compression
67.
The surface along which rock break and slide past each other is called a:
a)
fracture
b)
fault
c)
joint
68.
How does a reverse fault form?
a)
The hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
b)
Compression thrusts the fault into reverse.
c)
Blocks slide past each other.
d)
The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.
69.

Identify the type of fault

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

70.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
71.
The cat is standing on the...
a)
foot wall
b)
hanging wall
c)
left
d)
weirdest elevator ever
72.
What type of stress caused the fault?
a)
shearing
b)
tension
c)
compression
73.

This type of fault is....

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

74.
Which is the hanging wall?
a)
left side
b)
right side
75.
Which is the hanging wall?
a)
left side
b)
right side
76.
In the diagram, letter "A" is labeling the _____
a)
Hanging Wall
b)
Foot Wall
c)
Gallery Wall
d)
Accent Wall
77.

What part of an earthquake occurs underground?

a)

Focus

b)

Epicenter

c)

P Waves

d)

S Waves

78.

The epicenter of an earthquake is the...

a)

area on the surface directly above the breaking point

b)

where a rock under stress breaks

c)

seismic waves that carry energy across the crust

d)

the shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of rock

79.

The three types of stress that leads to faults include:

a)

tension, compression, and normal stress

b)

tension, compression, and shearing stress

c)

deformation, tension, and shearing stress

80.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
81.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
82.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
83.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
84.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
85.
As magma rises towards the surface it collects in a 'room' called a _____ _____ . 
a)
magma chamber
b)
side vent
c)
main vent
d)
lava chamber
86.
Vocanoes are found...
a)
on land
b)
under water
c)
on islands
d)
all of the above
87.
What is a volcano?
a)
A mountain that has lava all over it 
b)
A giant hill filled with magma
c)
A long high sea wave 
d)
A hole in the Earth where magma erupts
88.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
89.
What is / are sign(s) that a volcano may erupt soon?
a)
Earthquake activity in the area
b)
Changes in the shape of the volcano
c)
Different amounts of gas being produced
d)
All of these are signs
90.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
91.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
92.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
94.
Where do volcanoes come from?
a)
Places where plates move apart
b)
Places where plates are moving together
c)
Hot Spots
d)
All of these options
95.

Group of islands

a)

Lake

b)

Atoll

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

e)

Valley

96.

Area of land drained by a given river and its branches

a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

Plateau

d)

Basin

e)

Plains

97.

Area of level land, usually at low elevation and covered in grass

a)

Plain

b)

Lake

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

e)

Ocean

98.

Landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles, typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, and pebbles

a)

Plain

b)

Plateau

c)

River

d)

Lake

e)

Beach

99.

Barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and as a result, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

a)

Plains

b)

Basin

c)

Desert

d)

Plateau

e)

Lake

100.

Elevated land with sloping sides and rounds summit, generally smaller than a mountain.

a)

Mountain

b)

Plains

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

e)

Hill

101.

Land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.

a)

Lake

b)

Island

c)

Mountain

d)

Hill

e)

Plateau

102.

Sizeable inland body of water.

a)

River

b)

Island

c)

Plateau

d)

Lake

e)

Ocean

103.

Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land, generally larger and more rugged than a hill.

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Island

d)

River

e)

Hill

104.

One of the "five" major bodies of saltwater that surround the continents.

a)

Lake

b)

Plateau

c)

River

d)

Island

e)

Ocean

105.

Landform surrounded by water on the majority of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Peninsula

d)

Beach

e)

Hill

106.

Area of flat or rolling land at a higher elevation than the surrounding land.

a)

River

b)

Plateau

c)

Mountain

d)

Hill

e)

Island

107.

Large natural stream of water that runs through the land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

Delta

d)

River

e)

Basin

108.

Narrow waterway between two landmasses that join two larger bodies of water.

a)

River

b)

Strait

c)

Peninsula

d)

Island

e)

Lake

109.

A point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it.

a)

Valley

b)

Canyon

c)

Mountain

d)

Hill

e)

Summit

110.

Area of low land usually between hills or mountains.

a)

Plains

b)

Valley

c)

Desert

d)

Lake

e)

Canyon

111.

Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth.

a)

Desert

b)

River

c)

Island

d)

Volcano

e)

Canyon

112.

Low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth.

a)

Hill

b)

Valley

c)

Delta

d)

Desert

e)

Lake

113.

A deep valley with steep rocky walls.

a)

River

b)

Mountain

c)

Hill

d)

Canyon

e)

Island

114.

Natural void in the ground often formed by the weathering of rock.

a)

Cave

b)

Canyon

c)

Valley

d)

River

e)

Ocean

115.

What is an epicenter?

a)

The point on Earth's surface, closest to the origin of the earthquake

b)

The exact location of the earthquake

116.

What type of fault is the San Andreas in California?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Optimus Prime

d)

Divergent

117.

Which seismic wave travels the fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

a)

P waves

b)

S waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

Tsunami waves

118.
The most destructive type of wave is a 
a)
P-wave
b)
S-wave
c)
Surface wave
d)
transverse wave
119.

All of the following are reasons some buildings are damaged more than others during an earthquake EXCEPT....

a)

The strength of the building materials.

b)

How close the building was to the earthquake's epicenter.

c)

What type of soil the building sat on.

d)

The people living inside of the building.

e)

The design of the building.

120.

What does a seismograph measure?

a)

The amount of oil and gas underground.

b)

The amount of damage an earthquake causes.

c)

The temperature of the earth's core.

d)

The amount of shaking of the crust.

121.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
122.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
123.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
124.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
125.
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
a)
Mechanical weathering 
b)
Wind weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Erosion weathering
126.
What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?
a)
Repeated freezing and thawing of water
b)
Tree roots or plant roots growing bigger
c)
Both and A and B
d)
Neither A or B 
127.
Which type of climate would cause the greatest rate of weathering?
a)
Cold and dry
b)
Cold and humid (wet)
c)
Warm and humid (wet)
d)
Warm and dry
128.
The surfaces of old concrete statues are often covered with small holes or pits. Which of these MOST LIKELY causes these holes or pits?
a)
The concrete becomes pitted as water freezes in small cracks in the statue.
b)
The concrete is chipped away by sand particles blown by strong winds
c)
The concrete is chemically weathered by acid rain.
d)
Long exposure to sunlight causes the pits to form.
129.
What is the weathering process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces (sediments) and do not change the rock composition?
a)
Acid weathering 
b)
Gravity weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Mechanical weathering
130.
Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.
a)
erosion, weathering, deposition
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition
c)
deposition, weathering erosion
d)
erosion, deposition, weathering
131.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
deposition
b)
landslide
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
132.
Weathering causes rocks and minerals to break into smaller pieces.  Which event is the best example of weathering?
a)
a raindrop splashing in a lake
b)
a snowball rolling down a mountain
c)
a tree root growing into the crack of a rock
133.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
134.
Potholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
135.
Rocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
136.
Lichens (small green plants) growing on a large boulder release enzymes and other acids that slowly break the rock apart. This is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering

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