Pub quiz questions for the term Geology.
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Terms: |Geology|
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
A type of ground that remains at the freezing point of water, or colder, for at least two years is known in geology by a special term. Ice need not be present, but is often found there. What is this ground called?
Permafrost
Terms: |Geology| |Glaciers|
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Every glacier, as it moves, carries with it fragments of rock and other material gathered along the way. What is the collective name for this material, which remains behind in characteristic accumulations after the glacier has vanished?
Moraine
Terms: |Geology| |Glaciers|
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
The old coarse-grained snow found on a glacier, considered an intermediate stage between snow and ice and later transformed into glacial ice, has a specific name. What is it?
Firn
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
The gemstone sought in this question is completely transparent when pure, although it usually contains impurities and is more commonly found in shades resembling white wine or straw yellow. The largest specimen ever found was discovered in Brazil in 1984, was named El Dorado, and weighs more than 6 kilograms. Which gemstone is it?
Topaz
Terms: |Geology|
Published: 1. 4. 2026.
Current scientific descriptions of the Earth’s core generally maintain that two metals dominate its solid inner part. The larger proportion consists of iron, at about 85 percent. Which other metal is considered the next most abundant constituent, if its share is approximately 10 percent?
Nickel
Terms: |Geology|
Published: 26. 3. 2026.
Which granular material is of a size between sand and clay, and that’s mineral origin is quartz and feldspar? It is sometimes known poetically as “rock flour” or “stone dust” when produced from glaciation
Silt