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Oceanography Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What is ENSO? Describe the chronology of events leading to an El Nino event. How is the Atlantic hurricane season effected by El Nino? Is a planula a plant or animal? ...

Topics: Ocean

Dinosaur Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 When did the dinosaurs live? What is the basic ecology of the dinosaurs? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Compare and contrast the two major groups of dinosaurs - ...

Topics: Biosphere, Time/Earth History

Planetary Geology Question part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 How old is our solar system? What is the approximate age of the Universe? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 How old is the Milky way Galaxy and how do we know? How does ...

Topics: Solar system

Environmental Geology Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 How do levees affect river morphology, and why do they increase the long-term risk of damaging flooding? How do septic systems differ from municipal water treatment ...

Topics: Climate, Human Dimensions/Resources, Biosphere

Physical Geology Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What variables are important to soil formation? What factors determine the location of deserts? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Explain the effect of water on the ...

Topics: Solid Earth

Historical Geology Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 How old is the Earth? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Compare and contrast igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Describe the basic properties of sedimentary ...

Topics: Time/Earth History

Mineralogy Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 What characteristics define a "mineral?" Describe how x-rays can be used to study minerals? Explain how mineral association can be used to aid in the ...

Topics: Solid Earth:Mineralogy

Structural Geology Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What is a recumbent isoclinal fold? What is a fault-bend fold? What is a Brunton compass used for? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 What are the orientations of fold ...

Topics: Solid Earth:Structural Geology

Geomorphology Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Draw an equilibrium profile of a river, and explain how water discharge, slope, channel width, and water velocity change as a function of distance downstream. What ...

Topics: Earth surface

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Questions part of Knowledge Survey Questions
Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 1 What is the definition of a formation? Bloom's Taxonomy Level - 2 Outline the basic descriptive parameters needed to characterize sedimentary rocks in detail. ...

Topics: Earth surface

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