Question 1

In geologic theory, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all________

Accepted Answer

A)  divine punishments sent to discourage us of our evil ways 
B)  unique phenomena that can neither be predicted nor understood 
C)  exceptions to the theory of uniformitarianism 
D)  naturally recurring geologic hazards from ongoing physical processes 
A)  divine punishments sent to discourage us of our evil ways 
B)  unique phenomena that can neither be predicted nor understood 
C)  exceptions to the theory of uniformitarianism 
D)  naturally recurring geologic hazards from ongoing physical processes

Question 2

The word "Geology" is derived from Greek meaning______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  rocks form all lands 
B)  geographic theology 
C)  the logic of rocks 
D)  discourse of the Earth 
A)  rocks form all lands 
B)  geographic theology 
C)  the logic of rocks 
D)  discourse of the Earth

Question 3

___________are the places where most sediments are ultimately deposited.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dunes 
B)  Swamps 
C)  Oceans 
D)  Floodplains 
A)  Dunes 
B)  Swamps 
C)  Oceans 
D)  Floodplains

Question 4

What age plant and animal fossils were identical for the southern hemisphere continents, causing Wegener to hypothesize Pangaea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic 
B)  Late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic 
C)  Early and Late Proterozoic 
D)  Hadean and Earliest Archean 
A)  Late Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic 
B)  Late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic 
C)  Early and Late Proterozoic 
D)  Hadean and Earliest Archean

Question 5

The early geologic process that formed the primitive: atmosphere, crust, mantle and core within the first few million years of Earth history was ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  meltdown 
B)  stratification 
C)  absolution 
D)  chemical differentiation or segregation 
A)  meltdown 
B)  stratification 
C)  absolution 
D)  chemical differentiation or segregation

Question 6

Why did Sir Edward Bullard's 1960's fit of the 900 m bathymetric contour show some areas of overlap between South America and Africa ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The work was actually done by a graduate student and Bullard never checked the details before he published it. 
B)  Massive erosion has modified the entire coastlines since 200 Ma so it is a wonder they still fit so well. 
C)  Large volumes of sediment have accumulated in the deltas and fans from the Congo, Amazon, Parana, and Rio de Plata rivers to outbuild the continental shelves and slopes. 
D)  Inaccurate bathymetry was all that was available to him prior to our modern multibeam sonar techniques. 
A)  The work was actually done by a graduate student and Bullard never checked the details before he published it. 
B)  Massive erosion has modified the entire coastlines since 200 Ma so it is a wonder they still fit so well. 
C)  Large volumes of sediment have accumulated in the deltas and fans from the Congo, Amazon, Parana, and Rio de Plata rivers to outbuild the continental shelves and slopes. 
D)  Inaccurate bathymetry was all that was available to him prior to our modern multibeam sonar techniques.

Question 7

Molten silicate material that forms at appropriate conditions of temperature and pressure for rocks to melt within the earth is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  magma 
B)  vesuvianite 
C)  ignimbrite 
D)  obsidian 
A)  magma 
B)  vesuvianite 
C)  ignimbrite 
D)  obsidian

Question 8

_________are the three, basic categories of rocks in the rock cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic 
B)  Sedimentary, igneous, and volcanic 
C)  Crustal, lithospheric, and transform 
D)  Weathered, sedimentary, and volcanic 
A)  Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic 
B)  Sedimentary, igneous, and volcanic 
C)  Crustal, lithospheric, and transform 
D)  Weathered, sedimentary, and volcanic

Question 9

At a_________ boundary, the two plates are moving towards one another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At a_________ boundary, the two plates are...

Question 10

Consider the tectonic plates on either side of an oceanic- ridge boundary. How are the plates moving with respect to the boundary?

Accepted Answer

A)  sliding along it 
B)  moving away from it 
C)  falling into it 
D)  moving toward it 
A)  sliding along it 
B)  moving away from it 
C)  falling into it 
D)  moving toward it

Question 11

In addition to the dominant iron and nickle, the core is thought to contain__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  minor amounts of oxygen, silicon and sulphur 
B)  minor amounts of heavy metals such as gold, lead, and uranium 
C)  major amounts of oxygen, silicon and sulphur 
D)  large resources of diamonds 
A)  minor amounts of oxygen, silicon and sulphur 
B)  minor amounts of heavy metals such as gold, lead, and uranium 
C)  major amounts of oxygen, silicon and sulphur 
D)  large resources of diamonds

Question 12

Which of the following paleoclimatic evidence supports the idea of the late Paleozoic super continent in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  tillites in South Africa and South America 
B)  lithified loess deposits in the deserts of Chile, Australia, and Africa 
C)  thick sediments in the Amazon and Congo deltas of South America and Africa 
D)  cold water fossils in the deep- water sediments of the South Atlantic abyssal plain 
A)  tillites in South Africa and South America 
B)  lithified loess deposits in the deserts of Chile, Australia, and Africa 
C)  thick sediments in the Amazon and Congo deltas of South America and Africa 
D)  cold water fossils in the deep- water sediments of the South Atlantic abyssal plain

Question 13

____________is often paraphrased as "the present is the key to the past."

Accepted Answer

A)  Biblical prophecy 
B)  Uniformitarianism 
C)  Catastrophism 
D)  Aristotelian logic 
A)  Biblical prophecy 
B)  Uniformitarianism 
C)  Catastrophism 
D)  Aristotelian logic

Question 14

On the average, lithospheric plates are ___________thick.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 km 
B)  1000 km 
C)  l km 
D)  l00 km 
A)  10 km 
B)  1000 km 
C)  l km 
D)  l00 km

Question 15

_________was the first to clearly formulate the concept of uniformitarianism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Playfair 
B)  Charles Darwin 
C)  James Hutton 
D)  Sir James Ussher 
A)  Charles Playfair 
B)  Charles Darwin 
C)  James Hutton 
D)  Sir James Ussher

Question 16

The biggest driving force for natural resource development is______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of the deposit 
B)  exponential population increase and human expectations for goods and profits 
C)  finding local deposits to meet each country's needs 
D)  local needs for employment and viable industry 
A)  the size of the deposit 
B)  exponential population increase and human expectations for goods and profits 
C)  finding local deposits to meet each country's needs 
D)  local needs for employment and viable industry

Question 17

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic) plate movement is__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  20 metres per year 
B)  5 centimetres per year 
C)  0.1 centimetres per year 
D)  2 metres per year 
A)  20 metres per year 
B)  5 centimetres per year 
C)  0.1 centimetres per year 
D)  2 metres per year

Question 18

Sir William Edmond Logan was appointed the first Director of The Geological Survey of Canada in 1842 and is noted for his observations and maps of__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  gold in Prince Edward Island 
B)  sandstones in Nunavut 
C)  granites in Saskatchewan 
D)  coal beds in Wales, Nova Scotia, and copper deposits in Ontario 
A)  gold in Prince Edward Island 
B)  sandstones in Nunavut 
C)  granites in Saskatchewan 
D)  coal beds in Wales, Nova Scotia, and copper deposits in Ontario

Question 19

Which sequence is in the correct order through time for "fossil succession" assuming strata successively from: Late Precambrian, Cambrian, Silurian, Jurassic, Tertiary

Accepted Answer

A)  land plants, insects, marine plants, trilobites, humans 
B)  multicelled organisms, hardbodied marine invertebrates, first land plants, dinosaurs, mammals 
C)  one- celled organisms, first fishes, first amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs 
D)  flowering plants, birds, reptiles, first trees, first fishes, blue green algae 
A)  land plants, insects, marine plants, trilobites, humans 
B)  multicelled organisms, hardbodied marine invertebrates, first land plants, dinosaurs, mammals 
C)  one- celled organisms, first fishes, first amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs 
D)  flowering plants, birds, reptiles, first trees, first fishes, blue green algae

Question 20

The total length of the spreading ridge system in the world's ocean basins is about ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  70,000 km 
B)  700 km 
C)  700,000 km 
D)  7,000 km 
A)  70,000 km 
B)  700 km 
C)  700,000 km 
D)  7,000 km

In geologic theory, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all________

The word "Geology" is derived from Greek meaning______________ .

___________are the places where most sediments are ultimately deposited.

What age plant and animal fossils were identical for the southern hemisphere continents, causing Wegener to hypothesize Pangaea?

The early geologic process that formed the primitive: atmosphere, crust, mantle and core within the first few million years of Earth history was ____________.

Why did Sir Edward Bullard's 1960's fit of the 900 m bathymetric contour show some areas of overlap between South America and Africa ?

Molten silicate material that forms at appropriate conditions of temperature and pressure for rocks to melt within the earth is called __________.

_________are the three, basic categories of rocks in the rock cycle.

At a_________ boundary, the two plates are moving towards one another.

Consider the tectonic plates on either side of an oceanic- ridge boundary. How are the plates moving with respect to the boundary?

In addition to the dominant iron and nickle, the core is thought to contain__________ .

Which of the following paleoclimatic evidence supports the idea of the late Paleozoic super continent in the Southern Hemisphere?

____________is often paraphrased as "the present is the key to the past."

On the average, lithospheric plates are ___________thick.

_________was the first to clearly formulate the concept of uniformitarianism.

The biggest driving force for natural resource development is______________ .

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic) plate movement is__________ .

Sir William Edmond Logan was appointed the first Director of The Geological Survey of Canada in 1842 and is noted for his observations and maps of__________ .

Which sequence is in the correct order through time for "fossil succession" assuming strata successively from: Late Precambrian, Cambrian, Silurian, Jurassic, Tertiary

The total length of the spreading ridge system in the world's ocean basins is about ____________.

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: the Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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Exam 1: An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

In geologic theory, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all________

The word "Geology" is derived from Greek meaning______________ .

___________are the places where most sediments are ultimately deposited.

What age plant and animal fossils were identical for the southern hemisphere continents, causing Wegener to hypothesize Pangaea?

The early geologic process that formed the primitive: atmosphere, crust, mantle and core within the first few million years of Earth history was ____________.

Why did Sir Edward Bullard's 1960's fit of the 900 m bathymetric contour show some areas of overlap between South America and Africa ?

Molten silicate material that forms at appropriate conditions of temperature and pressure for rocks to melt within the earth is called __________.

_________are the three, basic categories of rocks in the rock cycle.

At a_________ boundary, the two plates are moving towards one another.

Consider the tectonic plates on either side of an oceanic- ridge boundary. How are the plates moving with respect to the boundary?

In addition to the dominant iron and nickle, the core is thought to contain__________ .

Which of the following paleoclimatic evidence supports the idea of the late Paleozoic super continent in the Southern Hemisphere?

____________is often paraphrased as "the present is the key to the past."

On the average, lithospheric plates are ___________thick.

_________was the first to clearly formulate the concept of uniformitarianism.

The biggest driving force for natural resource development is______________ .

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic) plate movement is__________ .

Sir William Edmond Logan was appointed the first Director of The Geological Survey of Canada in 1842 and is noted for his observations and maps of__________ .

Which sequence is in the correct order through time for "fossil succession" assuming strata successively from: Late Precambrian, Cambrian, Silurian, Jurassic, Tertiary

The total length of the spreading ridge system in the world's ocean basins is about ____________.

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: the Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

Filters