QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia
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1. Which desert is considered the driest non-polar desert on Earth?
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2. True or False: Fetch is the distance over which wind blows across open water, influencing wave size.
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3. True or False: A lava dome is formed by slow eruptions of highly viscous lava.
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4. Around what time did Pangaea begin to break apart?
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5. Which best explains why greenhouse gases warm the lower atmosphere?
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6. True or False: Saltation involves particles bouncing along the riverbed due to intermittent contact with the water.
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7. Which region is prone to polynyas forming along coastal margins due to katabatic winds and currents?
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8. True or False: Deposition is most likely to occur where a river’s velocity suddenly increases.
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9. I slice through the Grand Canyon, born in the Rockies and ending in Mexico.
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10. Which of these mountains is NOT volcanic?
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11. True or False: Avalanches only occur in high-altitude mountain ranges.
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12. What is the term for a mountain formed primarily through the folding of Earth’s crust?
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