Exam 8: The Dynamic Planet

Any rock, either igneous or sedimentary, may be transformed into a metamorphic rock, by going through profound physical and/or chemical changes under increased pressure and temperature.

Several large, linear lakes are forming in East Africa. This is evidence of what process?

Which of the following is false?

The three most abundant elements in Earth's crust are

A batholith forms from

The principles of buoyancy and balance, when applied to Earth's crust, helps us to explain fluctuations in Earth's outer crust, a property known as

The sea-floor spreading center that led to the formation of the Atlantic Ocean accelerated dramatically between

Earth's magnetic field is generated from within the entire planet, rather than in a specific region of Earth's interior.

Tectonic forces

Which of the following is $\underline {\text { not }}$ a sedimentary rock?

An assemblage of minerals bound together is called a

Which of the following supports the continental drift concept?

Which of the following is true regarding the geologic time scale?

Which of the following is false relative to hot spots?

The transition zone from the outer core to the mantle is ________ and is known as the ________ discontinuity.

Which of the following is $\underline {\text { endogenic } }$ in nature?

At which of the following locations is new ocean crust being formed?

Which of the following are located along the midocean ridges?

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

The ocean floor is created along midocean ridges.