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

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