Exam 14: The Internal Processes

A simple symmetrical upfold in topography is an anticline.

The Glomar Challenger proved ________.

Flood basalts cover much of the ocean floor, India, and in North America, the ________.

In Hawaii, the direction of movement of the "hot spot" means that the ________ is the oldest part of the island chain.

In the Cascade Range, there are many peaks larger or taller than Mount St. Helens, which exploded.

Earth's crust is composed of at least ________ major plates and a number of smaller ones.

Of the states below, which has the greatest number of volcanoes (active or inactive)?

Gases from volcanic eruptions are known to

On the Richter scale, an earthquake number of 8 releases twice as much energy as an earthquake number of 4.

A crustal block which is downthrown with a steep fault scarp on either side is a ________.

Provide three types of evidence supporting the idea of seafloor spreading along the midoceanic ridge in the Atlantic.

A normal fault results from compressional forces.

Africa is slowly rotating counterclockwise.

Mount St. Helens exploded in 1980. Which of the following is NOT true?

Which of the following is termed "conservative"?

The Indian subcontinent was originally attached to ________.

Blueschist is a rock found in subduction zones.

A(n) ________ is an abrupt movement of the Earth's crust usually associated with a fault zone.

A ________ plate boundary is associated with lateral slippage, conservation of existing crust, and the San Andreas fault system.

Water collected in small bodies along a recently active fault line forms ________.