Ocean 115 - Introduction to Oceanography » Spring 2022 » Loch Ness video

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Question #1
What rocks does Loch Ness contain? Where did they come from?
A.   Gneiss, originated from the African continent.
B.   Basalt, originated from the South American continent.
C.   Basalt, originated from the North American continent
D.   Old Red Sandstone, originated from the North American continent.
E.   Basalt, originated from the European continent.
Question #2
What legend is associated with Loch Ness?
A.   Robin Hood
B.   The Yeti
C.   The Loch Ness Monster
D.   Champ
E.   The Green Monster
Question #3
What is the significance of the Old Red Sandstone?
A.   it is not actually red
B.   It, representing part of Scotland, once belonged to North America
C.   it is the only sedimentary rock found
D.   all of the above
Question #4
How old is the gneiss?
A.   2 and a half to 3 billion years old
B.   500 million years old
C.   1 billion years old
D.   1-2 billion years old
E.   4.6 billion years old
Question #5
What did Scotland have over billion years ago?
A.   Trees
B.   Glaciers
C.   Gold
D.   Diamonds
E.   Rivers
Question #6
What did Cattle discover in the late 1800s?
A.   the Great Glen
B.   cows
C.   normal faults
D.   strike-slip faults
E.   thrust faults
Question #7
What happened to the Iapetus Ocean?
A.   The Iapetus Ocean widened
B.   The Iapetus Ocean closed
C.   The Iapetus Ocean drained away
D.   Shrunk to the remnant of Loch Ness
Question #8
Why is Loch Ness so straight?
A.   The Great Glen Fault a strike slip fault
B.   Glacial carving
C.   The Great Glen Fault a reverse fault
D.   The Great Glen Fault a detachment fault
E.   The Great Glen Fault a normal fault
Question #9
What is found at the Isle of Skye?
A.   schists and gneisses folded
B.   dinosaur footprints
C.   basalt flows
D.   layered sandstone
E.   granite intrusions
Question #10
How do we know dinosaurs cared for their young?
A.   it is an assumption the video takes
B.   bones of adults and juveniles found together
C.   carnivores attacked the nests of babies with adults nearby
D.   finding a footprint of a young dinosaur and an adult dinosaur print together
Question #11
What was the climate like when these dinosaurs were alive?
A.   Mediterranean
B.   subtropical
C.   desert
D.   polar
Question #12
Why do faults re-open?
A.   they actually always stay open once formed
B.   they are pressure points that respond to pressure on the rock
C.   they are zones of weakness in rocks that can be reactivated
D.   ice causes them to shift
E.   they actually can't reopen
Question #13
What did Charles Darwin discover at Glenroy?
A.   Active faults
B.   Evidence for a massacre
C.   Three parallel cuts
D.     
E.   Volcanic features
Question #14
What caused the strange cuts, the “parallel roads,” at Glenroy?
A.   A freshwater lake that a glacier dammed up the valley on three separate occasions
B.   It is still a mystery
C.   Earthquakes uplifting old ocean shorelines
D.   Lava flows of basalt
Question #15
What happened at Glencoe in 1692?
A.   a famous massacre of the Campbell Clan by the MacDonald Clan
B.   a famous massacre of the MacDonald Clan by the Campbell Clan
C.   a peace treaty between the Scots and English
D.   a famous marriage between the MacDonald and Campbell clans
Question #16
What does the valley show geologists?
A.   The valley was formed by a volcanic blast
B.   The valley was the result of a massive flood deposit resulting in Loch Ness
C.   The valley was the result of a massive series of earthquakes dropping the Loch 500 feet
D.   The valley shows what Loch Ness would look like if it was drained. Loch Ness has the distinct “U-Shape” caused by glaciers
Question #17
How come Loch Ness does not fill up with saltwater?
A.   The Loch Ness Monster pills up dirt to block the flow of seawater
B.   A glacier deposited sediment blocking the flow of saltwater
C.   It has uplifted since the end of the Ice Age
D.   A flow of lava dammed up the lake away from the sea
Question #18
How old is the lake, Loch Ness?
A.   10 million years old
B.   350 million years old
C.   10,000 years old
D.   1 billion years old
Question #19
What is the correct geologic history of Loch Ness?
A.   The shape was controlled by the Great Glen Fault, Scotland and the US were once joined, dinosaur footprints show Loch Ness was then at the equator, lava shows show Scotland separated from America, then the area was glaciated forming the lake when the glaciers melted
B.   Lava shows show Scotland separated from America, then the area was glaciated forming the lake when the glaciers melted, Scotland and the US were then joined, the shape was controlled by the Great Glen Fault, dinosaur footprints show Loch Ness was then at the equator, then it moved north
C.   Lava shows show Scotland separated from America, Scotland and the US were then joined, the shape was controlled by the Great Glen Fault, dinosaur footprints show Loch Ness was then at the equator, then it moved north, then the area was glaciated forming the lake when the glaciers melted
D.   Scotland and the US were once joined, the shape was controlled by the Great Glen Fault, dinosaur footprints show Loch Ness was then at the equator, lava shows show Scotland separated from America, then the area was glaciated forming the lake when the glaciers melted

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