Question 1

Which of the following is NOT associated with volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nutrients are provided for plant growth. 
B)  plutonic activity 
C)  horsts 
D)  magma 
E)  pyroclastic material 
A)  Nutrients are provided for plant growth. 
B)  plutonic activity 
C)  horsts 
D)  magma 
E)  pyroclastic material

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a form of tectonism?

Accepted Answer

A)  folding 
B)  faulting 
C)  broad warping 
D)  volcanism 
E)  downwarping 
A)  folding 
B)  faulting 
C)  broad warping 
D)  volcanism 
E)  downwarping

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

A ________ is, essentially, the "throat" of an old volcano which filled with solidified lava after its final eruption.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is, essentially, the "throat" of...

Question 5

Which is formed on top of Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

A)  dike 
B)  vein 
C)  sill 
D)  batholith 
E)  flood basalt 
A)  dike 
B)  vein 
C)  sill 
D)  batholith 
E)  flood basalt

Question 6

Evidence of former surface volcanic activity is often found in the vast accumulations of lava called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hot spots 
B)  flood basalts 
C)  magma 
D)  calderas 
E)  pyroclastic 
A)  hot spots 
B)  flood basalts 
C)  magma 
D)  calderas 
E)  pyroclastic

Question 7

Which of the following refers to the surface of the Earth directly above the center of an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

A)  seismic zone 
B)  epicenter 
C)  nadir 
D)  focus 
E)  none of the above 
A)  seismic zone 
B)  epicenter 
C)  nadir 
D)  focus 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Molten ________ extruded onto the surface of the Earth, where it cools and solidifies, is known as lava.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Molten ________ extruded onto the surface of...

Question 9

Since the 1960s, the cause of plate tectonics has been identified to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diastrophism 
B)  convection 
C)  Sun spots 
D)  warping 
E)  uniformitarianism 
A)  diastrophism 
B)  convection 
C)  Sun spots 
D)  warping 
E)  uniformitarianism

Question 10

Where UNDER the surface of the Earth would one expect a convection current directed towards the surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  under continents 
B)  under subduction zones 
C)  in the core 
D)  under midocean ridges 
E)  under plates 
A)  under continents 
B)  under subduction zones 
C)  in the core 
D)  under midocean ridges 
E)  under plates

Question 11

The Deccan Plateau of India is associated with flood basalts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  continental drift 
C)  midocean ridge 
D)  plate tectonics 
E)  a rigid crust with fixed continents 
A)  plasticity 
B)  continental drift 
C)  midocean ridge 
D)  plate tectonics 
E)  a rigid crust with fixed continents

Question 13

The term "mountains without roots" is often used to refer to mountains in overthrust fault zones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a form of folding?

Accepted Answer

A)  anticline 
B)  monocline 
C)  overturned fold 
D)  syncline 
E)  rift valley 
A)  anticline 
B)  monocline 
C)  overturned fold 
D)  syncline 
E)  rift valley

Question 15

The largest recorded earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in Chile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Prior to Mount St. Helens in 1980 there had never been an active volcano in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it starting 200 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Pangaea 
C)  India 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Gondwanaland 
A)  Asia 
B)  Pangaea 
C)  India 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Gondwanaland

Question 20

Which of the following numbers is CLOSEST to the number of active volcanoes on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  55 
C)  550 
D)  5,500 
E)  55,000 
A)  5 
B)  55 
C)  550 
D)  5,500 
E)  55,000

Which of the following is NOT associated with volcanoes?

Which of the following is NOT a form of tectonism?

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

A ________ is, essentially, the "throat" of an old volcano which filled with solidified lava after its final eruption.

Which is formed on top of Earth's crust?

Evidence of former surface volcanic activity is often found in the vast accumulations of lava called ________.

Which of the following refers to the surface of the Earth directly above the center of an earthquake?

Molten ________ extruded onto the surface of the Earth, where it cools and solidifies, is known as lava.

Since the 1960s, the cause of plate tectonics has been identified to be ________.

Where UNDER the surface of the Earth would one expect a convection current directed towards the surface?

The Deccan Plateau of India is associated with flood basalts.

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

The term "mountains without roots" is often used to refer to mountains in overthrust fault zones.

Which of the following is NOT a form of folding?

The largest recorded earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in Chile.

Prior to Mount St. Helens in 1980 there had never been an active volcano in the United States.

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

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it starting 200 million years ago?

Which of the following numbers is CLOSEST to the number of active volcanoes on Earth?

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Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

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Introduction to Landform Study

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Exam 14: The Internal Processes

Which of the following is NOT associated with volcanoes?

Which of the following is NOT a form of tectonism?

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

A ________ is, essentially, the "throat" of an old volcano which filled with solidified lava after its final eruption.

Which is formed on top of Earth's crust?

Evidence of former surface volcanic activity is often found in the vast accumulations of lava called ________.

Which of the following refers to the surface of the Earth directly above the center of an earthquake?

Molten ________ extruded onto the surface of the Earth, where it cools and solidifies, is known as lava.

Since the 1960s, the cause of plate tectonics has been identified to be ________.

Where UNDER the surface of the Earth would one expect a convection current directed towards the surface?

The Deccan Plateau of India is associated with flood basalts.

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

The term "mountains without roots" is often used to refer to mountains in overthrust fault zones.

Which of the following is NOT a form of folding?

The largest recorded earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in Chile.

Prior to Mount St. Helens in 1980 there had never been an active volcano in the United States.

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

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it starting 200 million years ago?

Which of the following numbers is CLOSEST to the number of active volcanoes on Earth?

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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