Exam 13: Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earths Continents
Exam 1: A First Look at Planet Earth - Its Origins, Systems, and Tectonic Plates62 Questions
Exam 2: Minerals56 Questions
Exam 3: Igneous Rocks and Processes57 Questions
Exam 4: Volcanoes and Volcanism52 Questions
Exam 5: Weathering - the Breakdown of Rocks51 Questions
Exam 6: Sedimentary Processes, Environments, and Rocks52 Questions
Exam 7: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks53 Questions
Exam 8: Telling Time Geologically52 Questions
Exam 9: Earth Structures - Folds, Faults, and Fabrics39 Questions
Exam 10: Earthquakes55 Questions
Exam 11: The Earths Interior - Whats Going on Down There54 Questions
Exam 12: Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Earths Oceans38 Questions
Exam 13: Continental Tectonics and the Formation of the Earths Continents32 Questions
Exam 14: Mass Movement55 Questions
Exam 15: Streams and Floods57 Questions
Exam 16: Groundwater53 Questions
Exam 17: Glaciers and Ice Ages55 Questions
Exam 18: Deserts and the Work of Winds50 Questions
Exam 19: Shores and Coastal Processes50 Questions
Exam 20: Human Use of the Earths Resources Appendices Glossary58 Questions
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Where are the Earth's oldest rocks found?
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Which of the following statements concerning the basic components of continents is NOT true?
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The Blue Ridge province is composed of:
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Most of the displaced terranes of North America were accreted to the continent:
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What evidence suggests that the Rocky Mountains were formed by plate convergence?
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Which of the following statements about continental landmasses prior to the formation of Pangaea is NOT true?
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What are displaced terranes? Describe and list geographic examples of displaced terranes.
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To qualify as a mountain, at least in geological terms, an area of land must have:
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Pangaea was formed by the collision of which two landmasses?
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Based on projections of current plate motions, what tectonic events are likely to occur in the future?
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What plate motions are expected to occur in the geological future?
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