Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Plates are located on which layer of the earth's structure?
A. Core B. Mantle C. Crust D. Hydrosphere
C. Crust
What is the name of the big lake which looks like a giant hole in the middle of Florida?
A. Lake Okeechobee
The Southeast coast of Florida, where most of the major cities like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Hollywood are located, is part of one of the following:
A. Wetlands B. Estuary
C. River Valley D. Highland Ridge
D. Highland Ridge
Which habitat of the Everglades has slash pine trees and saw palmetto plants.
A. Hardwood Hammock B. Mangrove Estuary
C. Pinelands D. Sawgrass Prairie
C. Pinelands
What is the source of energy for life on earth?
The Sun
Convection Currents occur in which part of the earth's structure, and cause Tectonic Plates to move?
A. Core B. Mantle C. Crust D. Hydrosphere
B. Mantle
What river connects Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico near Ft. Meyers?
A. Kissimmee River B. Miami River
C. Caloosahatchee River D. St. Lucie River
C. The Caloosahatchee River
The rocky ground of South Florida is made up of:
A. Igneous Rock B. Obsidian Sand
C. Oolitic Limestone D. Granite Stones
C. Oolitic Limestone
Which habitat of the Everglades has live oak trees and sabal palm trees?
A. Hardwood Hammock B. Mangrove Estuary
C. Pinelands D. Sawgrass Prairie
A. Hardwood Hammock
What is the name of an organism which does not need to eat in order to get energy?
A Producer
What is the type of boundary called when
Two plates are moving towards each other and cause Mountain Ranges?
A. Divergent Boundary B. Convergent Boundary
C. Transform Boundary D. None of these
B. Convergent Boundary
What is the name of the aquifer which is closer to the surface and holds the water we use in Miami and surrounding cities?
A. Silver Springs Aquifer B. Biscayne Aquifer
C. Weeki Wachee Aquifer D. Floridan Aquifer
B. Biscayne Aquifer
Name 3 Bodies of Saltwater which are around Florida.
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Bay
Caribbean Sea
Which area of the Everglades is a place where freshwater flows into saltwater?
A. Hardwood Hammock B. Mangrove Estuary
C. Pinelands D. Sawgrass Prairie
B. Mangrove Estuary
What is the name of an organism which must take energy from another organism in order to live?
A consumer
What is this type of boundary called when
two plates are moving away from each other and cause Volcanoes and Trenches in Earth’s Crust?
A. Divergent Boundary B. Convergent Boundary
C. Transform Boundary D. None of these
A. Divergent Boundary
What is the name of the aquifer which is deeper from the surface and holds slightly salty water which must be desalinated before using?
A. Silver Springs Aquifer B. Biscayne Aquifer
C. Weeki Wachee Aquifer D. Floridan Aquifer
D. Floridan Aquifer
What body of water does the Everglades flow into?
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Biscayne Bay
C. Florida Bay D. St. John's River
C. Florida Bay
Which feature of the Everglades give the name... "River of Grass"?
A. Hardwood Hammock B. Mangrove Estuary
C. Pinelands D. Sawgrass Prairie
D. Sawgrass Prairie
What is the name of the process that producers do in order to produce food?
Photosynthesis
What do you call the type of boundary where two plates are moving past each other and cause Fault Lines and Earthquakes?
A. Divergent Boundary B. Convergent Boundary
C. Transform Boundary D. None of these
C. Transform Boundary
What is the name of the drainage basin which delivers natural fresh water to the wetlands and aquifers in South Florida?
Kissimmee/Okeechobee/Everglades Drainage Basin
What is the name of the Oceanic Current which flows past Florida, and circles the Atlantic Ocean.
The Gulfstream Current
Name the agricultural crop which blocks the flow of the water in the Everglades?
Sugar Cane
What is the name of an organism which gets its energy from dead and decaying organisms?
Decomposers