Quiz 2

(1) What caused the Kentland structural anomaly in Newton County, Indiana?

(a) faulting
(b) volcanic eruption
(c) meteor impact

(2) About how many new oil and gas wells are drilled every year in Indiana?

(a) 15
(b) 150
(c) 1,500

(3) Why did the steel industry settle in northwestern Indiana near Gary?

(a) Location midway between Minnesota ore fields and Appalachian coal fields
(b) Skyscraper construction in Chicago in the early 20th Century and proximity to Minnesota iron ore
(c) Transcontinental railroad construction in the late 19th Century and proximity to Indiana coal fields

(4) Global warming (also referred to as "climate change") is attributed
primarily to which gases?

(a) sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxides
(b) carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrofluorocarbons
(c) nitrogen oxides, methane, and sulfur dioxide

(5) About how much of Indiana's drinking water is derived from ground water?

(a) 25 percent
(b) 33 percent
(c) 66 percent

(6) Which city in Indiana is at greatest risk of being impacted by a major earthquake?

(a) Evansville
(b) Terre Haute
(c) Indianapolis

(7) CHALLENGE QUESTION. Use IndianaMap to answer the
following question: About how many Superfund sites are there in Indiana?
(HINT: Use the GIS layer titled "Superfund Sites" found in the
"Environment/Biology - Environment" folder )

(a) 5
(b) 50
(c) 100