1. Which physical feature would be considered part of the cryosphere portion of Earth’s hydrosphere — ice shelf or lagoon?
2. Which surface would have a higher albedo (AL-bee-doh) value — asphalt or fresh snow?
3. Eustasy (YOO-stuh-see) can be caused by which phenomenon — melting glaciers or hurricanes?
4. Mountains located in a crush zone between continental plates are more susceptible to which activity — earthquakes or volcanoes?
5. Yangon, which experiences six months of heavy rain and six months of dry weather, has which type of climate — tropical rain forest climate or tropical monsoon climate?
6. Which type of rock has fine grains and makes up most of the oceanic crust — basalt or granite?
7. Which activity can be described by a measurement on the Beaufort Scale — leaves rustling or rocks fracturing?
8. Compression and shear are stresses that act upon which element of nature — rocks or ocean currents?
9. Percolation involves water moving primarily in which direction — downward or horizontally?
10. A mix of deciduous and evergreen forests is typical of which type of climate — humid subtropical or subarctic?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
GEOQUIZ ANSWERS:
1. ice shelf
2. fresh snow
3. melting glaciers
4. earthquakes
5. tropical monsoon climate
6. basalt
7. leaves rustling
8. rocks
9. downward
10. humid subtropical
