Geology Trivia

Are you ready to rock? Or at least answer questions about rocks? Hey gang, it's time for some science questions with geology trivia. This is one of my near to your habits and I enjoy geology both in high school and college. If you haven't taken a class, I'd recommend it or do a little research online. It will literally change how you look at the earth. As always, I've got 3 rounds of 10 questions each. If you're looking for more science trivia or rules on how to play, check out our website dorkygeekynerdy.com. I'm your field guide, Brian Rollins. This is episode 327 of The Dorky, Geeky, Nerdy Trivia podcast. Now let's get digging the dorky round #1 What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral on Earth? Diamond #2 Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of molten rock? The mantle #3 What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 335 to 175,000,000 years ago? Pangaea #3 What is the term for a large crack in the Earth's crust caused by tectonic forces? It's a fault #5 What is the highest point on the Earth's surface? Mount Everest. It's over 8800 meters. For US Americans, that's 29,000 feet, or 5 1/2 miles. Number six, what is the name of the Earth's outermost layer? The crust #7 What volcano erupted in Washington state in 1980, killing 57 people? Mount Saint Helens #8 What scale is used to measure earthquakes? The Richter scale #9 What metal makes up most of the Earth's core? Iron. The spin of the core is what creates our magnetosphere #10 which fault? Runs nearly 1000 miles through California and was the name of a disaster movie starring Dwayne Johnson. San Andreas, the Geeky round #1 What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma? Igneous rock #2 Which mineral is commonly found in sand and is the primary ingredient in glass making? Quartz #3 What is the name of the deepest part of the world's oceans? The Mariana Trench #4 What is the name of the sedimentary rock that is often formed from compacted plant material and is used as fuel? Coal #5 What U.S. National park sits above a hotspot in Wyoming? Yellowstone National Park number six, The Ural Mountain range separates what, 2 continents? Europe and Asia #7 What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts? The epicenter #8 When you're eating an antacid like Tums, what mineral are you consuming? Calcium carbonate #9 Including igneous, How many types of rock are there? 3 Igneous, Sedimentary, and metamorphic #10 What is the mineral name for Fool's gold? Pyrite, the nerdy round #1 located in Hawaii. What is the name of the largest active volcano on Earth? Mauna loa #2 Which mineral has the chemical formula NaCl and is commonly known as table salt? Halite #3 What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another? Subduction #4 What is the name of the process that turns plant and animal material into fossil fuels over millions of years? Carbonization #5 What dark igneous rock was called dragonglass in Game of Thrones. Obsidian. It's been used to make blades and arrowheads for millennia. Number six of all the tectonic plates on the Earth, which is the largest? The Pacific plate #7 What is the name given to the crater formed by a volcanic eruption? A caldera #8 Other than Earth, what other planet has active volcanoes? Venus. In 2020, scientists announced the discovery of at least 37 active volcanoes. Active volcanoes have also been observed on three moons in the outer solar system #9 Mineral hardness is measured on the Moe's scale. A10 is a diamond. What's a one on the Moe's scale? Talc #10 from what ore do we get Aluminum bauxite? So on the MO's scale, how hard was this episode? A1 or A10 or something in between? Let me know on social media or Discord. 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