Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2022 » Amazing Earth Video Quiz

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Question #1
What happened in Montserrat?
A.   the volcano erupted once and triggered a tsunami
B.   the volcano continued to erupt making the island uninhabitable
C.   the volcano erupted once
D.   the volcano triggered a tsunami
Question #2
Is it easy to determine what will happen in the future on the island?
A.   No
B.   Yes
Question #3
How long can it take for a volcanic island to form?
A.   Hundreds to thousands of years
B.   10,000 years
C.   Days
D.   Weeks
E.   5 years
Question #4
What is a geophone?
A.   an analytical technique
B.   a blasting technique
C.   a rock microphone
D.   a shockwave detector
E.   a location finder
Question #5
What are stromatolites?
A.   A type of meteorite
B.   Microorganisms preserved in sedimentary rocks
C.   A rock only found in Australia
D.   The oldest rock on the planet
Question #6
Why are stromatolites important?
A.   Early form of fossil life
B.   Oxygen producers. Early form of fossil life
C.   First evidence of animals
D.   Oxygen producers
E.   All of the answers are correct.
Question #7
What do the rocks in Argentina and Namibia show us?
A.   that rocks cannot be correlated from distant locations
B.   that the Atlantic is older than the Pacific
C.   that Africa and South America use to be connected
D.   that lava flows happened in the Earth’s past
Question #8
Where is arguably the best place to study the ocean floor (hint: don’t answer this question too quickly)?
A.   North Sea
B.   Iceland
C.   Arctic Ocean
D.   deep ocean floor of the Atlantic
E.   East Pacific Rise
Question #9
What specific rock and features do you find on Iceland that show it is an active plate boundary?
A.   geysers and mudpools
B.   vertical dikes of basalt, geysers and mudpools
C.   black smokers, geysers and mudpools
D.   black smokers
E.   vertical dikes of basalt

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