Geography 0.0 / 5 ? FunFunNone Created by: CharlotteCreated on: 24-05-13 20:35 What is the upper mantle made up of? solid rock 1 of 32 What is the lower mantle made up of? liquid rock 2 of 32 Is the crust made from liquid rock? no 3 of 32 Is the outer core made of liquid rock? yes 4 of 32 Do convection currents occur in the mantle? yes 5 of 32 Does erosion wear down the cliffs? yes 6 of 32 What is the scale used to measure earthquakes? the Richter scale 7 of 32 Is Old Harry an example of a stack? yes 8 of 32 Abrasion is when sediment is carried along the coastline. True or false? false 9 of 32 Is the rock in the core made from iron and nickel or magnesium and copper? iron and nickel 10 of 32 When salt water gradually dissolves the rock, what is this called? solution 11 of 32 Abrasion is the process in which the waves throw certain materials at the rock. True or false? true 12 of 32 What is the term for when sediment is carried along the coast? longshore drift 13 of 32 The term backwash is used when describing the water that rolls back down the beach after a wave has broken. True or false? true 14 of 32 A headland is a type of beach. True or false? false 15 of 32 The term swash is used when describing the rush of water up the beach after a wave has broken. True or false? true 16 of 32 The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake. True or false? true 17 of 32 What is the term used to describe a point of land that protrudes and extends out into a body of water? headland 18 of 32 How many continents are there? 7 19 of 32 Which continent does Kenya lie in? Africa 20 of 32 Which continent does Peru lie in? South America 21 of 32 The South Pole is found in Antarctica. True or false? true 22 of 32 Hydraulic action is when there is a big storm. True or false? false 23 of 32 Longshore drift is when sediment is carried along the coastline and deposited, therefore gradually creating new land. True or false? true 24 of 32 Soft rock erodes slower than hard rock. True or false? false 25 of 32 Prevailing wind is a south west wind. True or false? true 26 of 32 What is the name of the machine that measures earthquakes? a Seismograph 27 of 32 Do earthquakes occur in lines? yes 28 of 32 At conservative plate boundaries, plates move parallel with each other. True or false? true 29 of 32 The sudden release of plates causes a jerking movement and an earthquake occurs. True or false? true 30 of 32 The core is 230 degrees Celsius. True or false? false 31 of 32 Groynes protect the coastline from the prevailing wind. True or false? true 32 of 32
Comments
No comments have yet been made