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 North American continent
C.   Basalt, originated from the South 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.   Champ
B.   The Yeti
C.   The Green Monster
D.   Robin Hood
E.   The Loch Ness Monster
Question #3
What is the significance of the Old Red Sandstone?
A.   it is the only sedimentary rock found
B.   It, representing part of Scotland, once belonged to North America
C.   it is not actually red
D.   all of the above
Question #4
How old is the gneiss?
A.   1-2 billion years old
B.   2 and a half to 3 billion years old
C.   500 million years old
D.   1 billion years old
E.   4.6 billion years old
Question #5
What did Scotland have over billion years ago?
A.   Diamonds
B.   Glaciers
C.   Rivers
D.   Trees
E.   Gold
Question #6
What did Cattle discover in the late 1800s?
A.   normal faults
B.   strike-slip faults
C.   cows
D.   thrust faults
E.   the Great Glen
Question #7
What happened to the Iapetus Ocean?
A.   The Iapetus Ocean drained away
B.   Shrunk to the remnant of Loch Ness
C.   The Iapetus Ocean closed
D.   The Iapetus Ocean widened
Question #8
Why is Loch Ness so straight?
A.   Glacial carving
B.   The Great Glen Fault a normal fault
C.   The Great Glen Fault a reverse fault
D.   The Great Glen Fault a detachment fault
E.   The Great Glen Fault a strike slip fault
Question #9
What is found at the Isle of Skye?
A.   dinosaur footprints
B.   basalt flows
C.   granite intrusions
D.   layered sandstone
E.   schists and gneisses folded
Question #10
How do we know dinosaurs cared for their young?
A.   bones of adults and juveniles found together
B.   it is an assumption the video takes
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.   subtropical
B.   desert
C.   polar
D.   Mediterranean
Question #12
Why do faults re-open?
A.   they actually always stay open once formed
B.   ice causes them to shift
C.   they actually can't reopen
D.   they are pressure points that respond to pressure on the rock
E.   they are zones of weakness in rocks that can be reactivated
Question #13
What did Charles Darwin discover at Glenroy?
A.   Volcanic features
B.   Active faults
C.   Three parallel cuts
D.     
E.   Evidence for a massacre
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.   Lava flows of basalt
D.   Earthquakes uplifting old ocean shorelines
Question #15
What happened at Glencoe in 1692?
A.   a famous marriage between the MacDonald and Campbell clans
B.   a peace treaty between the Scots and English
C.   a famous massacre of the Campbell Clan by the MacDonald Clan
D.   a famous massacre of the MacDonald Clan by the Campbell Clan
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 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 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.   It has uplifted since the end of the Ice Age
C.   A flow of lava dammed up the lake away from the sea
D.   A glacier deposited sediment blocking the flow of saltwater
Question #18
How old is the lake, Loch Ness?
A.   350 million years old
B.   1 billion years old
C.   10,000 years old
D.   10 million years old
Question #19
What is the correct geologic history of Loch Ness?
A.   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
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.   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
D.   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

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