1. Syllabus Section A: The Human Habitat Unit 1: The Earth’s Surface: Shaping the Crust

2. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 1/10] What is the name for the thin outer shell of the earth? Crust 1 Mantle 2 Plate 3 Core 4

3. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! The crust is the thin outer shell of the earth. It is made up of solid rock. [Question 1/10] What is the name for the thin outer shell of the earth?

4. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. The crust is the thin outer shell of the earth. It is made up of solid rock. [Question 1/10] What is the name for the thin outer shell of the earth?

5. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 2/10] The hottest part of the earth remains solid because of great pressure on it. Which part of the earth is that? Mantle 1 Equator 2 Inner core 3 Outer core 4

6. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! The inner core is the answer. [Question 2/10] What is the hottest part of the earth?

7. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. The inner core is the answer. [Question 2/10] What is the hottest part of the earth?

8. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 3/10] Which of the following is basalt? Basalt 1 Granite 2 Limestone 3 Sandstone 4 12 34

9. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 3/10] Which of the following is basalt? That’s right! Basalt is a heavy, black rock. It was formed when lava cooled on the earth’s surface.

10. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 3/10] Which of the following is basalt? That’s not it. Basalt is a heavy, black rock. It was formed when lava cooled on the earth’s surface.

11. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 4/10] What can help prevent mass movement? Ice 1 Houses 2 Vegetation 3 Heavy rain 4

12. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! Vegetation can help prevent mass movement because the roots of trees and plants bind the soil together. [Question 4/10] What can help prevent mass movement?

13. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 4/10] What can help prevent mass movement? That’s not it. Vegetation can help prevent mass movement because the roots of trees and plants bind the soil together.

14. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 5/10] What type of rock is formed when other rocks change because of great heat or pressure? Hard rock 1 Igneous rock 2 Sedimentary rock 3 Metamorphic rock 4

15. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks which were changed by great heat or pressure. [Question 5/10] What type of rock is formed when other rocks change because of great heat or pressure?

16. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. Metamorphic rocks were once igneous or sedimentary rocks which were changed by great heat or pressure. [Question 5/10] What type of rock is formed when other rocks change because of great heat or pressure?

17. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 6/10] What name is given to the deep grooves in a limestone pavement? Clints 1 Scree 2 Grikes 3 Shallow holes 4

18. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! Grikes are deep grooves in a limestone pavement. They were once narrow, vertical joints that were weathered and enlarged by carbonation. [Question 6/10] What name is given to the deep grooves in a limestone pavement?

19. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. Grikes are deep grooves in a limestone pavement. They were once narrow, vertical joints that were weathered and enlarged by carbonation. [Question 6/10] What name is given to the deep grooves in a limestone pavement?

20. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 7/10] What are columns of calcite that hang from a limestone cave roof called? Stalagmites 1 Stalactites 2 Columns 3 Clints 4

21. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! Stalactites are slender columns of calcite that hang from a limestone cave roof. [Question 7/10] What are columns of calcite that hang from a limestone cave roof called?

22. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. Stalactites are slender columns of calcite that hang from a limestone cave roof. [Question 7/10] What are columns of calcite that hang from a limestone cave roof called?

23. The Earth’s Surface 1 [Question 8/10] What is caused by frost, sudden temperature changes and plants and animals? Erosion 1 Chemical weathering 2 Mechanical weathering 3 Freeze-thaw weathering 4

24. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! Mechanical weathering is caused by frost, sudden temperature changes, and plants and animals. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces. [Question 8/10] What is caused by frost, sudden temperature changes and plants and animals?

25. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. Mechanical weathering is caused by frost, sudden temperature changes, and plants and animals. Mechanical weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces. [Question 8/10] What is caused by frost, sudden temperature changes and plants and animals?

26. The Earth’s Surface 1 What is the Pacific Ring of Fire? The world’s largest earthquake and volcano zone 1 The area of the world’s largest bush fire disaster 2 An island in the Pacific Ocean surrounded by volcanoes 3 A song by Johnny Cash 4 [Question 9/10]

27. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s largest earthquake and volcano zone. [Question 9/10] What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

28. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world’s largest earthquake and volcano zone. [Question 9/10] What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

29. The Earth’s Surface 1 Which of the following is a feature of sea deposition? Sea stack 1 Tombolo 2 Blow hole 3 Longshore drift 4 [Question 10/10]

30. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s right! A tombolo is a feature of sea deposition. It is a narrow ridge of sand or shingle, which joins an offshore island to the mainland. [Question 10/10] Which of the following is a feature of sea deposition?

31. The Earth’s Surface 1 That’s not it. A tombolo is a feature of sea deposition. It is a narrow ridge of sand or shingle, which joins an offshore island to the mainland. [Question 10/10] Which of the following is a feature of sea deposition?

32. The Earth’s Surface 1 Well done! You’ve completed the quiz.