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

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