Geog 001 - Physical Geography » Spring 2022 » Module 11 Chapter 13 and 14 Quiz
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Geog 001 - Physical Geography ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
Which of the following is most closely associated with a mantle plume?
A.
The lower Mississippi River Valley
B.
Southern California
C.
The Hawaiian Islands
D.
Western Europe
E.
The Florida peninsula
Question #2
The very high temperatures in Earth's core are caused by ________.
A.
radioactive decay
B.
fusion
C.
fission
D.
volcanoes
E.
rotation
Question #3
Within the Earth is molten mineral matter called ________.
A.
extrusive material
B.
soil
C.
magma
D.
rock
E.
bedrock
Question #4
________ is an example of a native element.
A.
Calcite
B.
Halite
C.
Iron
D.
Lead
E.
Gold
Question #5
________ and nickel are thought to comprise significant portions of the Earth's inner and outer cores.
A.
Titanium
B.
Iron
C.
Basalt
D.
Aluminum
E.
Quartz
Question #6
The ________ is not a portion of the Earth's interior.
A.
lithosphere
B.
magnetosphere
C.
asthenosphere
D.
outer core
E.
Moho
Question #7
The airborne material ejected from a volcano is termed________.
A.
lava
B.
magma
C.
granite
D.
pyroclastic material
E.
silica
Question #8
Uniformitarianism was an idea first put forth by the scientist ________.
A.
Wegener
B.
Hutton
C.
Aristotle
D.
Köppen
E.
Berkeley
Question #9
Granite, diorite, gabbro, and peridotite are ________ rocks.
A.
igneous intrusive
B.
sedimentary chemical and organic
C.
metamorphic foliated
D.
sedimentary clastic
E.
igneous extrusive
Question #10
Consider the location of New York City. In terms of crustal plates, New York City is ________.
A.
on a transform boundary
B.
not on a plate boundary
C.
on a convergent boundary
D.
on a divergent boundary
E.
not on a plate
Question #11
The Earth's age is ________ billion years old.
A.
460
B.
0.046
C.
46
D.
0.46
E.
4.6
Question #12
Which of the following is the result of a continental-continental boundary convergence?
A.
Mid-oceanic ridge
B.
Subduction
C.
Island arc
D.
Trench
E.
The Alps
Question #13
The Pacific "Ring of Fire" refers to the ________.
A.
Azores Island
B.
volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
C.
subduction zones on the ocean floor
D.
flood basalts
E.
the Hawaiian Islands
Question #14
The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was proposed by ________ in the early twentieth century.
A.
Köppen
B.
Wallace
C.
Wegener
D.
Saganss
E.
Darwin
Question #15
Which of the following is not closely associated with the large system of ridges on the ocean floors?
A.
Transform faults
B.
Upwelling of magma
C.
Continental rift zones
D.
Island arcs
E.
Seafloor spreading
Question #16
Which of the following does not fit the definition of a mineral?
A.
It must form a regular pattern of crystals.
B.
It must be made up of inorganic substances.
C.
It must be found in nature.
D.
It must have the same chemical composition wherever found.
E.
It must have economic value.
Question #17
When a craton is exposed at Earth's surface, it is called a ________.
A.
mid-ocean ridge
B.
continental shield
C.
caldera
D.
plate
E.
transform fault region
Question #18
Which of the following is not part of the Pacific Ring of Fire?
A.
Mt. Unzen, Japan
B.
Hawaiian Islands
C.
Mt. Novarupta, Alaska
D.
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
E.
Mount St. Helens, Washington
Question #19
Isostasy refers to the recognition that the ________ floats on the denser mantle.
A.
inner core
B.
atmosphere
C.
outer core
D.
crust
E.
aluminum
Question #20
Sedimentary deposits in the form of regular layers are known as ________.
A.
granite
B.
detrital striations
C.
clastic inclusions
D.
strata
E.
intrusive exfoliation
Question #21
The state having the greatest extent of flood basalts is ________.
A.
Washington
B.
Arkansas
C.
Idaho
D.
California
E.
Arizona
Question #22
Under most of the Earth's land surface, solid rock exists as a buried layer known as ________.
A.
sediments
B.
an outcrop
C.
soil
D.
bedrock
E.
regolith
Question #23
Presently, the North American and Eurasian plates are moving ________.
A.
nowhere
B.
toward each other
C.
away from each other
D.
toward the Equator
E.
toward the North Pole
Question #24
Foliation refers to what characteristic of rocks?
A.
Small crystals
B.
Hollow cores
C.
Numerous joints
D.
Large crystals
E.
Straight or wavy, banded lines
Question #25
A ________ plate boundary is associated with lateral slippage, conservation of existing crust, and is descriptive of the San Andreas fault system.
A.
subducting
B.
divergent
C.
fault scarp
D.
convergent
E.
transform
Question #26
The Himalayas were formed by crumpling of plate edges in a ________ zone.
A.
divergent
B.
basalt
C.
transcurrent
D.
convergent
E.
rift
Question #27
The plate boundaries which are ________ are likely to make island arcs.
A.
transducive boundaries between oceanic and continental plates
B.
convergent between oceanic plates
C.
divergent between continental plates
D.
convergent between continental plates
E.
divergent between oceanic plates
Question #28
Currently, the fastest rate of seafloor spreading is thought to be on the order of ________.
A.
100 meters per year
B.
10 meters per year
C.
1 kilometer per year
D.
10 centimeters per year
E.
0 centimeters per year (stopped)
Question #29
Fracking is most closely associated with ________.
A.
conventional extraction
B.
natural gas
C.
oil
D.
fossil fuels in sandstones
E.
an environmentally safe extraction method
Question #30
If you travel away from a mid-ocean ridge you will find ________.
A.
increasingly younger rocks
B.
more and more earthquakes
C.
increasingly older rocks
D.
little evidence of paleomagnetic reversals of the poles
E.
the seafloor is drifting opposite to your direction of motion
Question #31
With respect to minerals, which of the following is true?
A.
All minerals crystals are too small to be seen.
B.
All minerals have been discovered.
C.
Mineral is a synonym for rock.
D.
More than 500,000 minerals exist.
E.
Fewer than 20 minerals make up 95% of the crust.
Question #32
Marble is metamorphosed ________.
A.
schist
B.
shale
C.
gneiss
D.
limestone
E.
slate
Question #33
The basic classification of rock types is based on their ________.
A.
petrology
B.
color
C.
crystal structure
D.
pH
E.
origin
Question #34
An inner portion of the Earth which is rigid, dense, and solid and lies directly beneath the Moho is called the ________.
A.
crust
B.
outer core
C.
magma
D.
mantle
E.
inner core
Question #35
Uniformitarianism replaced ________ as the guiding concept for landscape development.
A.
catastrophism
B.
plate tectonics
C.
monotheism
D.
isostasy
Question #36
The Earth's interior is hot because of ________.
A.
plate tectonics
B.
friction
C.
radioactive decay
D.
the pull of lunar gravity
E.
an inner core of magma
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Geog 001 - Physical Geography ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here