Question 1

A __________detects swelling and possible eruption in a volcano.

Accepted Answer

A)  frightened graduate student 
B)  tiltmeter 
C)  ceilometer 
D)  seismograph 
E)  anemometer 
A)  frightened graduate student 
B)  tiltmeter 
C)  ceilometer 
D)  seismograph 
E)  anemometer

Question 2

The Glacier Park, Montana area, provides a classic example of large scale _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overthrust faulting 
B)  flood basalts 
C)  horsts 
D)  transcurrent faulting 
E)  graben structure 
A)  overthrust faulting 
B)  flood basalts 
C)  horsts 
D)  transcurrent faulting 
E)  graben structure

Question 3

The nature of a volcanic eruption is determined largely by the ___________ of the magma.

Accepted Answer

A)  density 
B)  chemistry 
C)  color 
D)  pressure 
E)  none of the above 
A)  density 
B)  chemistry 
C)  color 
D)  pressure 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

The Black Hills, South Dakota, is a dome- shaped mass which is built over a______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  batholith 
B)  stock 
C)  laccolith 
D)  vein 
E)  dike 
A)  batholith 
B)  stock 
C)  laccolith 
D)  vein 
E)  dike

Question 5

Hot, plastic material of the asthenosphere is most conspicuous at _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the centers of the continents 
B)  divergent plate boundaries 
C)  areas in which mountains are being built 
D)  oceanic trenches 
E)  subduction zones 
A)  the centers of the continents 
B)  divergent plate boundaries 
C)  areas in which mountains are being built 
D)  oceanic trenches 
E)  subduction zones

Question 6

The Indian subcontinent was originally attached to_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Gondwanaland 
B)  Sial 
C)  Sima 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Tasmania 
A)  Gondwanaland 
B)  Sial 
C)  Sima 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Tasmania

Question 7

The vast majority of North America is moving

Accepted Answer

A)  up. 
B)  down. 
C)  to the west. 
D)  so slowly that the direction is unknown. 
E)  to the east. 
A)  up. 
B)  down. 
C)  to the west. 
D)  so slowly that the direction is unknown. 
E)  to the east.

Question 8

What is the term for a piece of crust which has been in a collision along a convergent crustal boundary and become accreted to another crustal plate?

Accepted Answer

A)  terrane 
B)  loxodrome 
C)  midoceanic ridge 
D)  terracette 
E)  none of the above 
A)  terrane 
B)  loxodrome 
C)  midoceanic ridge 
D)  terracette 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

The island of Krakatau disappeared in a volcanic explosion. Krakatau was located in the_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  ocean off of California 
B)  Gulf of Alaska 
C)  Arctic Ocean 
D)  Mediterranean Sea 
E)  Java Sea 
A)  ocean off of California 
B)  Gulf of Alaska 
C)  Arctic Ocean 
D)  Mediterranean Sea 
E)  Java Sea

Question 10

Radial walls extending outward from a volcano are_____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  clay pans 
B)  sills 
C)  dikes 
D)  plugs 
E)  veins 
A)  clay pans 
B)  sills 
C)  dikes 
D)  plugs 
E)  veins

Question 11

The first person to write about the possibility of continental drift was_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Wegener 
B)  Ortelius 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Einstein 
E)  Hess 
A)  Wegener 
B)  Ortelius 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Einstein 
E)  Hess

Question 12

Flood basalts cover much of the ocean floor, India, and in North America, the ____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Colorado Plateau 
B)  Newfoundland area 
C)  Ozark area 
D)  Florida region 
E)  Columbia Plateau 
A)  Colorado Plateau 
B)  Newfoundland area 
C)  Ozark area 
D)  Florida region 
E)  Columbia Plateau

Question 13

If you travel away from a midocean ridge you will find________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  little evidence of paleomagnetic reversals of the poles 
B)  increasingly older rocks 
C)  increasingly younger rocks 
D)  more and more earthquakes 
E)  the seafloor is drifting opposite to your direction of motion 
A)  little evidence of paleomagnetic reversals of the poles 
B)  increasingly older rocks 
C)  increasingly younger rocks 
D)  more and more earthquakes 
E)  the seafloor is drifting opposite to your direction of motion

Question 14

Of the states below, which has the greatest number of volcanoes (active or inactive)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida 
B)  New York 
C)  Alaska 
D)  Louisiana 
E)  Arizona 
A)  Florida 
B)  New York 
C)  Alaska 
D)  Louisiana 
E)  Arizona

Question 15

How long ago did the Atlantic start to form?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 million years 
B)  2.5 billion years 
C)  4.6 billion years 
D)  250 million years 
E)  1 million years 
A)  25 million years 
B)  2.5 billion years 
C)  4.6 billion years 
D)  250 million years 
E)  1 million years

Question 16

Crater Lake, Oregon, is an example of a volcanic _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  batholith 
B)  caldera 
C)  neck 
D)  lava flow 
E)  peak 
A)  batholith 
B)  caldera 
C)  neck 
D)  lava flow 
E)  peak

Question 17

The plate boundaries which are_________ are likely to make island arcs.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent between continental plates 
B)  convergent between oceanic plates 
C)  divergent between continental plates 
D)  divergent between oceanic plates 
E)  none of the above 
A)  convergent between continental plates 
B)  convergent between oceanic plates 
C)  divergent between continental plates 
D)  divergent between oceanic plates 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Over the past 100 million years of Earth history, it is known that the magnetic poles have reversed themselves _____ times.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  many 
C)  10 
D)  25 
E)  0 
A)  2 
B)  many 
C)  10 
D)  25 
E)  0

Question 19

Where would one find a convergent plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the midocean ridge of the Atlantic Ocean 
B)  along a transform plate boundary 
C)  in the middle of North America 
D)  at all of the above locations 
E)  at none of the above locations 
A)  at the midocean ridge of the Atlantic Ocean 
B)  along a transform plate boundary 
C)  in the middle of North America 
D)  at all of the above locations 
E)  at none of the above locations

Question 20

The Alaskan earthquake of 1964 was extraordinarily violent and has been assigned a moment magnitude of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.3 
B)  47.5 
C)  5.7 
D)  9.2 
E)  21.6 
A)  2.3 
B)  47.5 
C)  5.7 
D)  9.2 
E)  21.6

A __________detects swelling and possible eruption in a volcano.

The Glacier Park, Montana area, provides a classic example of large scale _________.

The nature of a volcanic eruption is determined largely by the ___________ of the magma.

The Black Hills, South Dakota, is a dome- shaped mass which is built over a______ .

Hot, plastic material of the asthenosphere is most conspicuous at _________.

The Indian subcontinent was originally attached to_______ .

The vast majority of North America is moving

What is the term for a piece of crust which has been in a collision along a convergent crustal boundary and become accreted to another crustal plate?

The island of Krakatau disappeared in a volcanic explosion. Krakatau was located in the_______ .

Radial walls extending outward from a volcano are_____ .

The first person to write about the possibility of continental drift was_________ .

Flood basalts cover much of the ocean floor, India, and in North America, the ____________ .

If you travel away from a midocean ridge you will find________ .

Of the states below, which has the greatest number of volcanoes (active or inactive)?

How long ago did the Atlantic start to form?

Crater Lake, Oregon, is an example of a volcanic _______.

The plate boundaries which are_________ are likely to make island arcs.

Over the past 100 million years of Earth history, it is known that the magnetic poles have reversed themselves _____ times.

Where would one find a convergent plate boundary?

The Alaskan earthquake of 1964 was extraordinarily violent and has been assigned a moment magnitude of _____.

Introduction to Earth

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Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances

Climatic Zones and Types

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

Weathering and Mass Wasting

The Fluvial Processes

Solution Processes and Karst Topography

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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Exam 14: The Internal Processes

A __________detects swelling and possible eruption in a volcano.

The Glacier Park, Montana area, provides a classic example of large scale _________.

The nature of a volcanic eruption is determined largely by the ___________ of the magma.

The Black Hills, South Dakota, is a dome- shaped mass which is built over a______ .

Hot, plastic material of the asthenosphere is most conspicuous at _________.

The Indian subcontinent was originally attached to_______ .

The vast majority of North America is moving

What is the term for a piece of crust which has been in a collision along a convergent crustal boundary and become accreted to another crustal plate?

The island of Krakatau disappeared in a volcanic explosion. Krakatau was located in the_______ .

Radial walls extending outward from a volcano are_____ .

The first person to write about the possibility of continental drift was_________ .

Flood basalts cover much of the ocean floor, India, and in North America, the ____________ .

If you travel away from a midocean ridge you will find________ .

Of the states below, which has the greatest number of volcanoes (active or inactive)?

How long ago did the Atlantic start to form?

Crater Lake, Oregon, is an example of a volcanic _______.

The plate boundaries which are_________ are likely to make island arcs.

Over the past 100 million years of Earth history, it is known that the magnetic poles have reversed themselves _____ times.

Where would one find a convergent plate boundary?

The Alaskan earthquake of 1964 was extraordinarily violent and has been assigned a moment magnitude of _____.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Transient Atmospheric Flows and Disturbances

Climatic Zones and Types

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

Weathering and Mass Wasting

The Fluvial Processes

Solution Processes and Karst Topography

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

Filters