World Geology
SMG100
Name a Geologist
Random Questions
100

What is the name of the tectonic structure home to more than 750 volcanoes?

The Ring Of Fire
100

Are you right HERE right NOW?

(TRUE/FALSE)

TRUE

100

Kanysh Satpayev

100

What is this meme called

Totя 

200

 Which famous geological feature separates Africa from Asia and is known as a major plate boundary? 

The Red Sea Rift

200

What type of rock is formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava?

Igneous rock

200

This person came up with the law of constancy of angles in crystals

Nicolas Steno

200

Where is the Bursar's Office located?

Block 1. Room 1.248B

300

Which mountain range contains the SECOND tallest mountain in the world (K2)?

The Karakoram range

300

Which organisms constitute

the MINORITY of oil (less than 0.001%)?

Animals and plants

300

Founder of A-Z Geology; 15 years of experience in exploration projects.

Azamat Zhumagali (AKA Aymar_Joumagali)

300

What is the leading explanation for these white spots near orcas eyes?

They are a form of camouflage

400

What is the longest tributary river in the world?

Irtysh

400

How is this called?

A Tricone Drill Bit

400

He proposed that radioactive decay in the mantle produced heat, which produced convection currents that circulate magma

Arthur Holmes

400

Solve the integral: 

sqrt(x2-1)-arctan(sqrt(x2-1))+C

500

What is the landform occupying more than 90% of ice-free land?

Hillslope

500

What is the name for the required filled papers on chemicals and their toxicity?

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

500

He advanced plate tectonics by proposing the concepts of hotspots (explaining volcanic island chains like Hawaii) and transform faults

John Tuzo Wilson

500

When and where did people firgure out the Earth was round?

4th Century BCE, Ancient Greece