Syllabus Section A:
The Human Habitat
Unit 1:
The Earth’s Surface:
Shaping the Crust
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 1/10]
What is the name for the thin
outer shell of the earth?
1
Crust
2
Mantle
3
Plate
4
Core
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 1/10]
What is the name for the thin
outer shell of the earth?
That’s right!
The crust is the thin outer shell of the earth. It is
made up of solid rock.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 1/10]
What is the name for the thin
outer shell of the earth?
That’s not it.
The crust is the thin outer shell of the earth. It is
made up of solid rock.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 2/10]
The hottest part of the earth
remains solid because of great
pressure on it. Which part of the
earth is that?
1
Mantle
2
Equator
3
Inner core
4
Outer core
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 2/10]
What is the hottest part of the
earth?
That’s right!
The inner core is the answer.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 2/10]
What is the hottest part of the
earth?
That’s not it.
The inner core is the answer.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 3/10]
Which of the following is basalt?
1
2
3
4
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 3/10]
Which of the following is basalt?
That’s right!
Basalt is a heavy, black rock.
It was formed when lava cooled on the
earth’s surface.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 3/10]
Which of the following is basalt?
That’s not it.
Basalt is a heavy, black rock.
It was formed when lava cooled on
the earth’s surface.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 4/10]
What can help prevent mass
movement?
1
Ice
2
Houses
3
Vegetation
4
Heavy rain
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 4/10]
What can help prevent mass
movement?
That’s right!
Vegetation can help prevent mass movement because
the roots of trees and plants bind the soil together.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 4/10]
What can help prevent mass
movement?
That’s not it.
Vegetation can help prevent mass movement because
the roots of trees and plants bind the soil together.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 5/10]
What type of rock is formed
when other rocks change
because of great heat or
pressure?
1
Hard rock
2
Igneous rock
3
Sedimentary rock
4
Metamorphic rock
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 5/10]
What type of rock is formed
when other rocks change
because of great heat or
pressure?
That’s right!
Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary
rocks which were changed by great heat or pressure.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 5/10]
What type of rock is formed when
other rocks change because of great
heat or pressure?
That’s not it.
Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary
rocks which were changed by great heat or pressure.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 6/10]
What name is given to the deep
grooves in a limestone
pavement?
1
Clints
2
Scree
3
Grikes
4
Shallow holes
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 6/10]
What name is given to the deep
grooves in a limestone
pavement?
That’s right!
Grikes are deep grooves in a limestone pavement.
They were once narrow, vertical joints that were
weathered and enlarged by carbonation.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 6/10]
What name is given to the deep
grooves in a limestone
pavement?
That’s not it.
Grikes are deep grooves in a limestone pavement.
They were once narrow, vertical joints that were
weathered and enlarged by carbonation.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 7/10]
What are columns of calcite that
hang from a limestone cave roof
called?
1
Stalagmites
2
Stalactites
3
Columns
4
Clints
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 7/10]
What are columns of calcite that
hang from a limestone cave roof
called?
That’s right!
Stalactites are slender columns of calcite that hang
from a limestone cave roof.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 7/10]
What are columns of calcite that
hang from a limestone cave roof
called?
That’s not it.
Stalactites are slender columns of calcite that hang
from a limestone cave roof.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 8/10]
What is caused by frost, sudden
temperature changes and plants
and animals?
1
Erosion
2
Chemical weathering
3
Mechanical weathering
4
Freeze-thaw weathering
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 8/10]
What is caused by frost, sudden
temperature changes and plants
and animals?
That’s right!
Mechanical weathering is caused by frost, sudden
temperature changes, and plants and animals.
Mechanical weathering breaks rocks down into smaller
pieces.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 8/10]
What is caused by frost, sudden
temperature changes and plants
and animals?
That’s not it.
Mechanical weathering is caused by frost, sudden
temperature changes, and plants and animals.
Mechanical weathering breaks rocks down into smaller
pieces.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 9/10]
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
1
The world’s largest earthquake and volcano zone
2
The area of the world’s largest bush fire disaster
3
An island in the Pacific Ocean surrounded by volcanoes
4
A song by Johnny Cash
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 9/10]
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
That’s right!
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s largest
earthquake and volcano zone.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 9/10]
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
That’s not it.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s largest
earthquake and volcano zone.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 10/10]
Which of the following is a
feature of sea deposition?
1
Sea stack
2
Tombolo
3
Blow hole
4
Longshore drift
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 10/10]
Which of the following is a
feature of sea deposition?
That’s right!
A tombolo is a feature of sea deposition.
It is a narrow ridge of sand or shingle, which joins an
offshore island to the mainland.
The Earth’s Surface
[Question 10/10]
Which of the following is a
feature of sea deposition?
That’s not it.
A tombolo is a feature of sea deposition.
It is a narrow ridge of sand or shingle, which joins an
offshore island to the mainland.
The Earth’s Surface
Well done!
You’ve completed the quiz.