Take a quiz
Choose one answer for each of the following statements or questions.
Q1: Gold was first found in Alaska in
1810
1840
1880
1920
Try a later year!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
Not quite right. Try Again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
Try an earlier year!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Way to go!
Q2: Subsistence means
relying on nature as a source of food, clothing and shelter
getting financial support from the government
to be able to survive in difficult conditions
something that grows under the ground
Well tried. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
Not quite right. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Great job!
Q3: Gold can move away from the place it was formed by wind, water, ice, or gravity, and can concentrate in another place to form deposits called
placer deposits
lode deposits
sediment deposits
primary deposits
Lode deposits are deposits where gold is formed. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
That was close. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
Primary deposits are deposits where gold is formed. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Awesome!
Q4: State whether true or false: In Alaska, dog sledding is primarily a sport now and not a method of transportation
true
false
The statement is true.
Hint: Revisit this section
You did not select an answer!
You did it!
Q5: Alaska is
a part of Canada
flat like a pancake
full of wild animals such as giraffes and elephants
more than twice the size of Texas
Alaska is a part of USA. Try again! Hint: Read parts of the story
here
and
there
Alaska has 17 out of 20 tallest mountains in the US. Try again! Hint: Read parts of the story
here
and
there
Sorry. Try again! Hint: Read parts of the story
here
and
there
You did not select an answer!
Great going!
Q6: Satellites follow a fixed path is space, known as orbits. Two important types of orbits are geostationary orbits and polar orbits. Geostationary orbits are
in the same plane as the equator
about 35000 km away from the Earth
about five times as far away from the Earth as the polar orbits
all of the above
Well tried. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
That was close. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
That was close. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
You are a genius!
Q7: The planet Jupiter has
no moon at all
two tiny moons
a very large moon named Charon
more than 60 moons
Take another chance.
Hint: Check out this part of the story
You missed. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
We tricked you. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
You are a star!
Q8: State whether true or false: As you fly higher, you see a smaller area of the ground/Earth
true
false
The statement is false. As we fly higher we see larger areas of the Earth.
View the different images
to check this out.
You did not select an answer!
Way to go!
Q9: When an external energy source is required to carry out remote sensing it is called active remote sensing. Active remote sensing
requires energy from the Sun
requires energy from the Earth
can be carried out at day and night
can not be carried out when there are clouds
Sorry. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
Take another chance.
Hint: Read this part of the story
Not quite right. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Correct!
Q10: The longest river in Alaska (more than 1980 miles long) is the
Colville River
Copper River
Kuskokwim River
Yukon River
Make another choice.
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
Select another answer.
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
Kuskokwim River is the second largest river in Alaska. Try again!
Hint: Revisit this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
You are so smart!
Q11: Alaska's glaciers
cover five percent of the State
'lock up' three-quarters of Alaska's water
are located primarily in southcentral and southeastern part of the state
all of the above
Well tried. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
That was close. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
That was close. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Success. Great memory!
Q12: The Trans Alaska Pipeline System, also called the 'Pipeline', was constructed in 1977 to move oil from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean (start point) to the port of Valdez (end point). This pipeline is
600 miles long
600 kilometers long
800 miles long
800 kilometers long
Take another chance.
Hint: Read this part of the story
You missed. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
We tricked you. Try again!
Hint: Read this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
You got it!
Q13: A tall building next to a road serves as a corner reflector that returns the signal coming from a satellite. On a SAR image, such a tall building produces
a dark black spot
a bright white spot
a medium grey spot
an unpredictable (can't say) effect
Not quite right. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
Thanks for trying. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
Sorry. Try again!
Hint: Check out this part of the story
You did not select an answer!
Congratulations! You are ready to go to the resources section to try other activities.
© 2006, Geophysical Institute, UAF