1. Which is the term for the vertical distance from sea level to a point on Earth’s surface — elevation or latitude?
2. Which weather phenomenon involves a seasonal wind system that affects rainfall — lightning or monsoon?
3. Which is the term for the layer of atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface — troposphere or isotherm?
4. Which feature is constructed as a waterway primarily for navigation or irrigation — dam or canal?
5. Which feature is formed when soil, rock, and other material are deposited by a glacier — moraine or dune?
6. Which is the term for the line where land and sky appear to meet — horizon or longitude?
7. Which phenomenon can be generated by an undersea earthquake — tsunami or hurricane?
8. Which is the term for the layer of Earth between the core and the crust — mantle or magma?
9. Which feature consists of a group of islands — peninsula or archipelago?
10. Which is the term for the leafy layer of treetops in a forest — rain shadow or canopy?
National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
GEOQUIZ ANSWERS: 1. elevation 2. monsoon 3. troposphere 4. canal 5. moraine 6. horizon 7. tsunami 8. mantle 9. archipelago 10. canopy
