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Get Physical - with some Geography! Quiz


This is a mixed quiz about ten very different areas of physical geography. You shouldn't have to rack your brains too much to find the answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by Jomarion. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Jomarion
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,480
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1356
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (8/10), Guest 88 (6/10), Guest 50 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following is classed as a sedimentary rock? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Valleys which have been shaped by glaciers are styled as U-shaped.


Question 3 of 10
3. Where would you find the feature known as a barkhan (also spelt 'barkan' or 'barchan(e)')? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following is a well-known example of a rock stack (a pillar of hard rock)? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Do you know what conditions must exist for the formation and growth of coral reefs? Which of the following is NOT a good condition? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What name is given to a line which is drawn on a map to separate two areas having different amounts of rainfall over a set period of time? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In equatorial forests it rains heavily during most afternoons or early evenings. What name is given to this type of rainfall? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Piles of loose, broken, rock fragments accumulate at the base of cliffs, crags, hillsides or valley shoulders when any rock surfaces, higher up, are exposed to weathering. Bits are broken off and fall down to create these piles. What name is give to these tumbled heaps of stones? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Can you name the cold, dry wind which blows, periodically, down the Rhone Valley in France? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which inland sea, or lake, is the lowest and saltiest on Earth? Hint



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1. Which of the following is classed as a sedimentary rock?

Answer: limestone

Sedimentary rocks are formed, as their name suggests, from sediment. Over a very long period of time, rocks are broken up by natural forces and the particles are carried by rivers, streams or currents and deposited in layers. Gradually (again, over a long time) they are compacted to form 'rock strata'.

Limestone is a different type of sedimentary rock. It is formed from the compacted layers of dead marine organisms (particularly their durable shells) which accumulate on sea floors.

Granite is an igneous rock - solidified from molten materials. Slate and quartz are metamorphic rocks. Their original form has been changed either by heat or intense pressure.
2. Valleys which have been shaped by glaciers are styled as U-shaped.

Answer: True

As glaciers move slowly downhill, they carry embedded rock materials with them which, together with the ice, form tools to carve out wide, U-shaped valleys.
River valleys which have never been glaciated are referred to as V-shaped.
3. Where would you find the feature known as a barkhan (also spelt 'barkan' or 'barchan(e)')?

Answer: in sandy deserts

Barkhans are crescent-shaped dunes found in some sandy deserts. These dunes move with the wind.
4. Which of the following is a well-known example of a rock stack (a pillar of hard rock)?

Answer: The Old Man of Hoy

Many rock climbers feel challenged to climb The Old Man of Hoy, which is located just off the Orkney Isles, in Scotland. It is 137m high. (Tall, isn't it?) Like all other stacks, it is a pillar of hard rock which has resisted wave erosion and has, therefore, become detached from the land mass when the softer rocks around it eroded.
5. Do you know what conditions must exist for the formation and growth of coral reefs? Which of the following is NOT a good condition?

Answer: Long-shore currents must provide a constant supply of fresh (non-saline) water from river mouths.

Coral is a limestone deposit formed from the hard body parts of tiny, marine organisms. Reef-building polyps will not flourish near the mouths of rivers where the water carries various unwanted particles and is often without the required salinity.
6. What name is given to a line which is drawn on a map to separate two areas having different amounts of rainfall over a set period of time?

Answer: isohyet

All these are lines drawn on maps to separate differing meteorological phenomena. Isobars relate to pressure; isohels to amounts of sunshine and isotherms to temperature.
7. In equatorial forests it rains heavily during most afternoons or early evenings. What name is given to this type of rainfall?

Answer: convectional rainfall

During the earlier part of the day the air above the forests is intensely heated by the sun. This humid air rises, becomes less dense and expands until cooling and, ultimately, precipitation takes place. This is convectional rainfall
8. Piles of loose, broken, rock fragments accumulate at the base of cliffs, crags, hillsides or valley shoulders when any rock surfaces, higher up, are exposed to weathering. Bits are broken off and fall down to create these piles. What name is give to these tumbled heaps of stones?

Answer: scree

Another word for scree is 'talus'. You are strongly advised never to climb or scramble about on scree. These stone surfaces are very loose, unstable and very-easily disturbed. You could have a nasty accident or cause an avalanche of stones if the talus is a high and large one - as some of them are.
9. Can you name the cold, dry wind which blows, periodically, down the Rhone Valley in France?

Answer: Mistral

This wind usually blows during the winter and the spring, but it isn't unknown in other seasons. It blows from the north and the north-west and picks up speed as it passes southwards through the valleys of the Rhone and the Durance, cooling and drying everything in its path.

It can cause storm problems for shipping in the Mediterranean and its effects can also be felt in North African countries.
10. Which inland sea, or lake, is the lowest and saltiest on Earth?

Answer: The Dead Sea

The surface of the Dead Sea ('Yam Hamelakh' - 'The Salt Sea') is 1,300 feet below sea level and has some of the most saline water on Earth. It is almost six times as salty as ocean water. Rivers and streams, bringing their dissolved minerals with them, flow into this sea but no rivers flow out. Because of this, combined with a high degree of evaporation, minerals are left dissolved in the water. Thus, with the passage of time, the Dead Sea becomes more and more salty.
Source: Author Jomarion

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