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