Geol 102 - Environmental Geology » Spring 2020 » Week 3 Pre-Reading Quiz

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Question #1
Researchers have drilled all the way to Earth's core.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Radiometric-age dating is used to determine the sequence of geological events based on the structural relations of rocks.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
The Hawai'ian Islands coincide with a tectonic plate boundary.​
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
New oceanic crust is created at Mid-ocean ridges.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Plate Tectonic Theory describes how the relative motion of Earth's tectonic plates controls the distribution of landforms.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Seismic shadow zones confirmed the presence of Earth's core.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Magma typically rises to Earth's surface at transform boundaries.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Dinosaurs existed much longer than hominids have existed on this planet to date.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Transform faults on the seafloor are divergent boundaries linking different segments of the mid-ocean ridge.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are subjected to heat and melt to crystallize into new rock.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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