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The red dots on the map represent:
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Locations of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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International ocean boundaries.
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Places where migratory birds rest.
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Biodiversity Hot Spots.
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Earthquakes that occur under the water are called:
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tsunami
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under water earthquakes
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kawasaki
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disasters
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About how many Earthquakes can be felt every year?
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Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
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Alfred Wegener
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Tuzo Wilson
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Sir Samford Flemming
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Albert Einstein
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Alfred Wegener had four proofs for his Continental Drift Theory. Which of the following is not one of his proofs?
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That the tectonic plates moved due to convection currents in the Earth.
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The jigsaw fit between South America and Africa
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Fossils of the same plants and animals on both continents
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There are mountains of similar age and structure in North America and Europe.
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Ice covered places that are now warm. They must have been somewhere else when it happened.
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What year did Alfred Wegener propose his Continental Drift Theory?
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In the 1960s Canadian J. Tuzo Wilson proposed which theory?
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Plate Tectonics
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Continental Drift
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Pangaea Theory
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Rock Cycle
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Why was Wegener's Continental Drift Theory not accepted?
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Which statement about Plate Tectonics is incorrect?
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Earth’s outer shell is made up of about 20 plates.
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Most plates contain a continent and an ocean.
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The plates float on a layer of hot rock hundreds of kilometers below the surface.
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The plates each move about a kilometer a year.
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What causes the tectonic plates to move?
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What causes land to be built up?
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Plate tectonics
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Wind
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Erosion
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Water
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What causes elevated areas on Earth to be worn down?
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Erosion
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Plate Tectonics
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Volcanoes
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Earthquakes
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What are the two main causes of erosion?
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Place the main Geologic Eras in the correct order - from oldest to newest.
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Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
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Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
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Precambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic
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Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
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Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?
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Igneous
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Metamorphic
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Sedimentary
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Volcanic
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Igneous rock is formed when:
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Metamorphic rock is formed when
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Sedimentary Rock is formed when
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What landform is Oakville located in?
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What landform is Temagami, and most of Ontario and Quebec found in?
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What landform is British Columbia found in?
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Which landform would be best for Farming?
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Which landform would be best for fishing?
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Which landform would be best for Mining Metallic Minerals?
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During the Last Ice Age, Canada was almost completely covered by glaciers.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding glacier formation?
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Form when the snow that falls in the winter does not completely melt in the summer.
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Over thousands of years, the snow becomes very thick.
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The weight of the snow turns the bottom layers to ice.
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The cooling of magma makes glaciers larger.
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How do continental glaciers move?
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As the snow accumulates, the glaciers move slowly across the landscape.
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As the snow melts every year, they move forward.
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They only move when it is snowing.
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Continental glaciers are too large to move.
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How do Alpine glaciers move?
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Move down valleys from high elevations to low elevations under the force of gravity.
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They move up mountains due to the large amount of ice and snow.
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They do not move because they are too heavy.
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They flatten all mountains, then move like continental glaciers.
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Which of the following statements about how Alpine glaciers shape the land is incorrect?
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Sharpen the upper portions of the mountains and give them a rugged appearance.
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When they move down valleys, they scrape away the valley walls to produce broad U-shaped valleys
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They can change the rivers running in the area.
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They flatten all mountains to make the land flat when they melt.
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How do Continental Glaciers shape the land?
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Give the landscape a smoother appearance by eroding higher points on the land and filling in lower areas with the eroded material.
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Sharpen the upper portions of the mountains and give them a rugged appearance.
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When they move down valleys, they scrape away the valley walls to produce broad U-shaped valleys.
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They do not shape the land.
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?
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Latitude
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Ocean Currents
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Wind and Air Masses
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Temperature
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Which Climate Factor is illustrated in the picture?
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Latitude
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Wind and Air Masses
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Near Water
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Relief
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Which of the following statements about Ocean Currents is INCORRECT?
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Ocean currents carry warm or cool temperatures to different places.
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Currents originating near the equator are warm, near the poles, cool.
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The air above the current takes the temperature of the water.
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The air above the ocean is usually very dry.
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Which of the following statements about Wind and Air Masses is INCORRECT?
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Air takes the climatic conditions where it was formed.
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Moist over water, dry over land.
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Cool in cold areas, warm in warm areas.
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Air and Wind Masses stay stationary all of the time.
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What causes Prevailing Winds?
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What is the name of the Prevailing Wind that moves from West to East across Canada?
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Jet Stream
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Southeast Trade
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Northeast Trade
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Doldrums
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Polar Fronts are responsible for much of Canada's rainfall.
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Elevation is often responsible for Relief Precipitation.
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Which of the following statements about Maritime Climates is true?
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It has more precipitation in the Winter months.
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It has more precipitation in the Summer months.
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The temperature range is more than 25C.
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The annual rainfall is less than 1000 mm.
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Which of the following statements about Continental Climates is true?
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It has more precipitation in the summer months.
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It has more precipitation in the winter months.
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The temperature range is less than 25C.
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The annual precipitation is less than 1000mm.
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Which of the reasons below is NOT responsible for Canada having many different Climates?
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It is a large country
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It has different elevations
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Coastal regions are different than inland regions
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Wind and Air Masses remain stationary over different parts of the country.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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What is happening in the picture?
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Why is air cooler at higher elevations?
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There is less air pressure.
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It is farther from the ground, so it is colder.
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It is closer to the sun, so it is actually warmer.
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Air is the same temperature everywhere in the atmosphere.
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What type of precipitation is shown?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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What type of precipitation is shown?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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What type of precipitation is shown in the picture?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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When moist air rises up the windward slope of a mountain, what type of precipitation could we expect?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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When heat from the sun causes warm moist air to rise, what type of precipitation would we expect?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal
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When a cool air mass meets a warm air mass, the warmer air mass is forced up and over the cool air mass. What type of precipitation is this?
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Condensation
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Relief
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Convectional
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Frontal