Question 1

Which of the following mountain ranges did not form as a result of continent collision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appalachian Mountains 
B)  Andes Mountains 
C)  Himalayas 
A)  Appalachian Mountains 
B)  Andes Mountains 
C)  Himalayas

Question 2

Which of the following statements comparing rates of plate motion determined from seafloor magnetic anomalies and the global positioning system (GPS) is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are much faster than rates over the past several million years. 
B)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are very similar to rates over the past several million years. 
C)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are much slower than rates over the past several million years. 
A)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are much faster than rates over the past several million years. 
B)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are very similar to rates over the past several million years. 
C)  Rates of plate motions over the past decade are much slower than rates over the past several million years.

Question 3

Which is an appropriate speed for mantle convection?

Accepted Answer

A)  centimeters per year 
B)  meters per year 
C)  kilometers per year 
D)  none of these 
A)  centimeters per year 
B)  meters per year 
C)  kilometers per year 
D)  none of these

Question 4

Complete the following sentence. Lithospheric plates are created where they____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  converge 
B)  separate 
C)  subside 
D)  all of these 
A)  converge 
B)  separate 
C)  subside 
D)  all of these

Question 5

Volcanic activity in Hawaii is attributed to which geologic phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  sea-floor spreading 
B)  subducting plates 
C)  transform motion 
D)  mantle plumes 
A)  sea-floor spreading 
B)  subducting plates 
C)  transform motion 
D)  mantle plumes

Question 6

Pangea was the first supercontinent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Red Sea represents a ___ plate boundary.

Accepted Answer

A)  transform 
B)  divergent 
C)  convergent 
A)  transform 
B)  divergent 
C)  convergent

Question 8

What is the approximate depth of the boundary between the upper mantle and the lower mantle?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 kilometers 
B)  700 kilometers 
C)  2900 kilometers 
D)  5300 kilometers 
A)  100 kilometers 
B)  700 kilometers 
C)  2900 kilometers 
D)  5300 kilometers

Question 9

Which of the following features represents the cold, downwelling part of the mantle convection system?

Accepted Answer

A)  mantle plumes 
B)  spreading centers 
C)  subduction zones 
A)  mantle plumes 
B)  spreading centers 
C)  subduction zones

Question 10

Supporters of the stratified mantle convection hypothesis believe a rapidly convecting lower mantle drives slower, more sluggish convection in the upper mantle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

-What type of plate boundary is depicted in the cross section?

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent 
B)  transform 
C)  divergent 
D)  cannot tell from the information given 
A)  convergent 
B)  transform 
C)  divergent 
D)  cannot tell from the information given

Which of the following mountain ranges did not form as a result of continent collision?

Which of the following statements comparing rates of plate motion determined from seafloor magnetic anomalies and the global positioning system (GPS) is correct?

Which is an appropriate speed for mantle convection?

Complete the following sentence. Lithospheric plates are created where they____________.

Volcanic activity in Hawaii is attributed to which geologic phenomenon?

Pangea was the first supercontinent.

The Red Sea represents a ___ plate boundary.

What is the approximate depth of the boundary between the upper mantle and the lower mantle?

Which of the following features represents the cold, downwelling part of the mantle convection system?

Supporters of the stratified mantle convection hypothesis believe a rapidly convecting lower mantle drives slower, more sluggish convection in the upper mantle.

-What type of plate boundary is depicted in the cross section?

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Exam 3: Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory of Geology

Which of the following mountain ranges did not form as a result of continent collision?

Which of the following statements comparing rates of plate motion determined from seafloor magnetic anomalies and the global positioning system (GPS) is correct?

Which is an appropriate speed for mantle convection?

Complete the following sentence. Lithospheric plates are created where they____________.

Volcanic activity in Hawaii is attributed to which geologic phenomenon?

Pangea was the first supercontinent.

The Red Sea represents a ___ plate boundary.

What is the approximate depth of the boundary between the upper mantle and the lower mantle?

Which of the following features represents the cold, downwelling part of the mantle convection system?

Supporters of the stratified mantle convection hypothesis believe a rapidly convecting lower mantle drives slower, more sluggish convection in the upper mantle.

-What type of plate boundary is depicted in the cross section?

Why We Study Earth

How We Study Earth

Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks

Igneous Processes and Volcanism

Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes

Deformation and Metamorphism

Timing the Geologic Record

History of Earth

The Climate System and Glaciation

The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater

Shaping Earths Surface: Streams, Coastlines, and Wind

Earthquakes and Earth Structure

Human Impact on Earths Environment

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