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.   Atoms
B.   Compounds
C.   Ions
D.   Isotopes
Question #2
In order for a substance to be considered a mineral it must meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT:
A.   Crystalline
B.   Inorganic
C.   Naturally-occurring
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.   Convection currents... mid-ocean ridge
B.   lithosphere... asthenospheric
C.   magma.... oceanic
D.   asthenosphere.... lithospheric
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.   Isostatic equilibrium
B.   Volcanoes
C.   Tectonic plates
D.   Convection currents
Question #5
Where is the youngest seafloor found?
A.   At mid-ocean ridges
B.   Not enough information to tell
C.   This is a trick questions. All the seafloor is the same age.
D.   At continental marrgins where the seafllor abuts the continent
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.   Divergent
B.   Convergent
C.   transform
Question #8
Which landscape is an example of a divergent boundary?​
A.   San Andreas
B.   Mid-Atlantic Ridge
C.   Aleutian Islands
D.   Cascade Mountains
Question #9
The lateral movement at transform boundaries causes what type of force?​
A.   Torque
B.   Extension
C.   Compression
D.   Shear

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