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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, From the Boundless Deep.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?
(a) Geology.
(b) Biography.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Astrology.

2. What causes lava rock to decompose?
(a) Changes in temperature.
(b) Rain.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Wind.

3. What word best describes the foliage on the island at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Unique.
(c) Desert-like.
(d) Poisonous.

4. When the island submerged, what formed over it?
(a) An arch.
(b) A tide pool.
(c) Ice.
(d) Clouds.

5. How far below the surface did fissures form?
(a) Four yards down.
(b) Four feet down.
(c) Four miles down.
(d) Forty miles down.

Short Answer Questions

1. In comparison with the other land masses on the planet, what best describes these islands?

2. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

3. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?

4. What can underwater eruptions cause?

5. Once an island is formed, what can further eruptions cause?

(see the answer key)

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