Geol 102 - Environmental Geology » Spring 2020 » Week 3 The Solid Earth Post Reading Quiz
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Question #1
What are forms of the same element that have different atomic masses called?
A.
Compounds
B.
Atoms
C.
Isotopes
D.
Ions
Question #2
In order for a substance to be considered a mineral it must meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT:
A.
Naturally-occurring
B.
Crystalline
C.
Inorganic
D.
Amorphous
Question #3
This animation illustrates how the weak, plastic _______ flows allowing the rigid ______ crust to "float" atop pushed apart by convection currents in the mantle.
A.
magma.... oceanic
B.
lithosphere... asthenospheric
C.
asthenosphere.... lithospheric
D.
Convection currents... mid-ocean ridge
Question #4
Oceanographers and seismologists further explored the theory of continental drift during the early- to mid-twentieth century by correlating patterns of earthquakes and ____.
A.
Volcanoes
B.
Convection currents
C.
Isostatic equilibrium
D.
Tectonic plates
Question #5
Where is the youngest seafloor found?
A.
At continental marrgins where the seafllor abuts the continent
B.
This is a trick questions. All the seafloor is the same age.
C.
At mid-ocean ridges
D.
Not enough information to tell
Question #6
The compressional movement of plate boundaries, such as observed at the Juan De Fuca plate, is representative of which type of boundary?
A.
Convergent
B.
Spreading center
C.
Divergent
D.
Transform
Question #7
The San Andreas fault is an example of a ____________ plate boundary.
A.
transform
B.
Divergent
C.
Convergent
Question #8
Which landscape is an example of a divergent boundary?
A.
Cascade Mountains
B.
Aleutian Islands
C.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D.
San Andreas
Question #9
The lateral movement at transform boundaries causes what type of force?
A.
Torque
B.
Extension
C.
Shear
D.
Compression
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