Unit 21 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

Question 1:

Who of the following is not a notable researcher who examines, or has examined, impact cratering?
a) Carlyle S. Beals
b) Michael R. Dence
c) Richard A.F. Grieve
d) Luis Alvarez
e) Thomas Huxley

Question 2:

It is suggested that a Mars-sized mass called ________ collided with Earth to create the Earth’s moon.
a) Topanga
b) Isodora
c) Theia
d) Shoemaker-Levy
e) Haley

Question 3:

Which of the following is not a type of meteorite?
a) Aerolite
b) Siderolite
c) Siderite
d) Collatorite

Question 4:

What type of area can be found at all crater impact sites?
a) Concave area
b) Excavation zone
c) Convex area
d) Debris area
e) Shatter cones

Question 5:

A huge ancient crater-like structure underlying the Canadian shield is called a(n) ________.
a) asteroid
b) meteorite
c) astron
d) meteriod
e) comet

Question 6:

_________ are geological features known to form in the bedrock below impact craters.
a) Shatter cones
b) Straie
c) Cone apex
d) Horsetailings
e) Slickensides

Question 7:

The threshold to distinguish simple from complex craters is ________ in diameter.
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 4 km
e) 5 km

Question 8:

The Tunguska Event in 1908 is the best documented example of ________.
a) an atmospheric explosion
b) impact frequency
c) a crater structure
d) the moon’s craters
e) a comet explosion

Question 9:

The Manicouagan Crater in Quebec is known to be the ________ largest crater in the world.
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
e) fifth

Question 10:

The Torino Impact Hazard Scale was named after a(n) ________.
a) city
b) car
c) novel
d) scientist
e) asteriod

Question 11:

The yellow zone on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale can be considered ________.
a) a no hazard zone
b) a normal zone
c) to merit attention by astronomers
d) threatening
e) to mean collision is certain

Question 12:

In level 3 in the Torino Impact Hazard scale, the public should be alert if the asteroid or comet is ________.
a) more than a decade away
b) less than a decade away
c) more than a year away
d) less than a year away
e) less than an hour away

Question 13:

The threat of global catastrophe starts on what level of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
e) 10

Question 14:

A collision is certain starting on what level of the Torino impact hazard scale?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
e) 10

Question 15:

In our solar system, satellites refer to ________.
a) asteroids
b) comets
c) meteorids
d) moons
e) planets

Question 16:

Comets are bigger than asteriods.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The Chicxulub Crater on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is one possible explanation for the extinction of dinosaurs.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Shoemaker-Levy 9 is an asteroid.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Terminal velocity does not affect the kinetic energy released from a meteorite impact.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Canada does not have complex craters.
a) True
b) False

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