Question 1

Transform plate boundaries are not involved in the creation or destruction of crust, rather the plates just move past one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What type of plate boundary would continental volcanoes like the Cascade Mountains in the western United States be associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divergent plate boundaries 
B)  Convergent plate boundaries 
C)  Transform plate boundaries 
D)  Rift boundary 
A)  Divergent plate boundaries 
B)  Convergent plate boundaries 
C)  Transform plate boundaries 
D)  Rift boundary

Question 3

The mantle is the largest layer in terms of mass and volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What keeps Earth's asthenosphere pliable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemical composition of the asthenosphere 
B)  The density of the asthenosphere 
C)  Earth's internal heat 
D)  Insulation from the lithosphere 
A)  Chemical composition of the asthenosphere 
B)  The density of the asthenosphere 
C)  Earth's internal heat 
D)  Insulation from the lithosphere

Question 5

Paleomagnetic data has been used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  measure spreading rates. 
B)  calibrate the geological time scale. 
C)  reconstruct continents 
D)  All of these choices has been determined by paleomagnetic data. 
A)  measure spreading rates. 
B)  calibrate the geological time scale. 
C)  reconstruct continents 
D)  All of these choices has been determined by paleomagnetic data.

Question 6

What process intensified arguments about Earth's age because it would require long periods of time to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniformitarianism 
B)  Catastrophism 
C)  Natural Selection 
D)  Biblical creation 
A)  Uniformitarianism 
B)  Catastrophism 
C)  Natural Selection 
D)  Biblical creation

Question 7

What were the various theories about the age of the Earth? How did these theories lead to advances in science and new discoveries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the various theories about the...

Question 8

What did Harry Hess and Robert Dietz suggest the cause of the continents moving was?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convection currents 
B)  Radioactive decay 
C)  Conduction 
D)  Gravity 
A)  Convection currents 
B)  Radioactive decay 
C)  Conduction 
D)  Gravity

Question 9

What allowed scientists to confirm their theories that the Earth's interior had layers?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large earthquake that occurred in Alaska 
B)  A system of 800 seismic stations placed worldwide 
C)  The correlation between intensity, frequency, and characteristics of waves 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  A large earthquake that occurred in Alaska 
B)  A system of 800 seismic stations placed worldwide 
C)  The correlation between intensity, frequency, and characteristics of waves 
D)  All of these choices

Question 10

If P and S waves were to travel at the same constant speeds, what could be inferred about the Earth's interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The interior is density stratified. 
B)  The interior is liquid. 
C)  The interior is homogenous. 
D)  The interior is solid 
A)  The interior is density stratified. 
B)  The interior is liquid. 
C)  The interior is homogenous. 
D)  The interior is solid

Question 11

Earthquakes are generated by two types of low frequency waves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is paleomagnetism? Why have magnetometers shown symmetrical bands of magnetism strength at varying locations?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is paleomagnetism? Why have magnetometers shown...

Question 13

Paleomagnetism was the confirmation needed to show historical plate movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hot spots always occur at plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The rate of convergence and divergence is approximately the same worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the name given to Earth's cool, rigid outer layer based on physical properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asthenosphere 
B)  Core 
C)  Lithosphere 
D)  Troposphere 
A)  Asthenosphere 
B)  Core 
C)  Lithosphere 
D)  Troposphere

Question 17

Why do transform faults form?

Accepted Answer

A)  They form due to remnants of convergent boundaries. 
B)  They form as results of secondary seismic waves. 
C)  They form due to lithospheric plate subduction zones. 
D)  They form because the axis of seafloor spreading across the surface of the Earth cannot follow a straight line smoothly. 
A)  They form due to remnants of convergent boundaries. 
B)  They form as results of secondary seismic waves. 
C)  They form due to lithospheric plate subduction zones. 
D)  They form because the axis of seafloor spreading across the surface of the Earth cannot follow a straight line smoothly.

Question 18

What evidence did James Hutton use to discount the biblical account of the Creation of Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The erosion rates of streambeds 
B)  The distribution of sediments in rivers 
C)  The patterns of rocks found in the countryside 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  The erosion rates of streambeds 
B)  The distribution of sediments in rivers 
C)  The patterns of rocks found in the countryside 
D)  All of these choices

Question 19

Ridges, rifts, and rises are common features along divergent plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is an ophiolite a result of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divergent plate boundaries 
B)  Portions of continental crust squeezed and sheared onto the face of the continent 
C)  Parts of oceanic crust obducted onto the edges of continents 
D)  Continent to continent convergent boundaries 
A)  Divergent plate boundaries 
B)  Portions of continental crust squeezed and sheared onto the face of the continent 
C)  Parts of oceanic crust obducted onto the edges of continents 
D)  Continent to continent convergent boundaries

Transform plate boundaries are not involved in the creation or destruction of crust, rather the plates just move past one another.

What type of plate boundary would continental volcanoes like the Cascade Mountains in the western United States be associated with?

The mantle is the largest layer in terms of mass and volume.

What keeps Earth's asthenosphere pliable?

Paleomagnetic data has been used to:

What process intensified arguments about Earth's age because it would require long periods of time to occur?

What were the various theories about the age of the Earth? How did these theories lead to advances in science and new discoveries?

What did Harry Hess and Robert Dietz suggest the cause of the continents moving was?

What allowed scientists to confirm their theories that the Earth's interior had layers?

If P and S waves were to travel at the same constant speeds, what could be inferred about the Earth's interior?

Earthquakes are generated by two types of low frequency waves.

What is paleomagnetism? Why have magnetometers shown symmetrical bands of magnetism strength at varying locations?

Paleomagnetism was the confirmation needed to show historical plate movements.

Hot spots always occur at plate boundaries.

The rate of convergence and divergence is approximately the same worldwide.

What is the name given to Earth's cool, rigid outer layer based on physical properties?

Why do transform faults form?

What evidence did James Hutton use to discount the biblical account of the Creation of Earth?

Ridges, rifts, and rises are common features along divergent plate boundaries.

What is an ophiolite a result of?

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Transform plate boundaries are not involved in the creation or destruction of crust, rather the plates just move past one another.

What type of plate boundary would continental volcanoes like the Cascade Mountains in the western United States be associated with?

The mantle is the largest layer in terms of mass and volume.

What keeps Earth's asthenosphere pliable?

Paleomagnetic data has been used to:

What process intensified arguments about Earth's age because it would require long periods of time to occur?

What were the various theories about the age of the Earth? How did these theories lead to advances in science and new discoveries?

What did Harry Hess and Robert Dietz suggest the cause of the continents moving was?

What allowed scientists to confirm their theories that the Earth's interior had layers?

If P and S waves were to travel at the same constant speeds, what could be inferred about the Earth's interior?

Earthquakes are generated by two types of low frequency waves.

What is paleomagnetism? Why have magnetometers shown symmetrical bands of magnetism strength at varying locations?

Paleomagnetism was the confirmation needed to show historical plate movements.

Hot spots always occur at plate boundaries.

The rate of convergence and divergence is approximately the same worldwide.

What is the name given to Earth's cool, rigid outer layer based on physical properties?

Why do transform faults form?

What evidence did James Hutton use to discount the biblical account of the Creation of Earth?

Ridges, rifts, and rises are common features along divergent plate boundaries.

What is an ophiolite a result of?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters