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