Question 1

The Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachians results from the different rates of erosion of the different rock layers exposed at the surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The epicenter of an earthquake will usually be located along the associated fault plane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Divergent plate boundaries include

Accepted Answer

A)  east Africa. 
B)  the Mid-Atlantic ridge. 
C)  between the Nazca and Pacific plates. 
D)  between the African and Antarctic plates. 
E)  ALL of these. 
A)  east Africa. 
B)  the Mid-Atlantic ridge. 
C)  between the Nazca and Pacific plates. 
D)  between the African and Antarctic plates. 
E)  ALL of these. E

Question 4

When two continental plates pull apart, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  plate divergence. 
B)  plate convergence. 
C)  transform plate margins. 
D)  plate slip. 
E)  transform collision margin. 
A)  plate divergence. 
B)  plate convergence. 
C)  transform plate margins. 
D)  plate slip. 
E)  transform collision margin.

Question 5

The Hawaiian Islands are best described as what type of volcano?

Accepted Answer

A)  explosive volcanoes 
B)  cinder-cone volcanoes 
C)  composite volcanoes 
D)  shield volcanoes 
A)  explosive volcanoes 
B)  cinder-cone volcanoes 
C)  composite volcanoes 
D)  shield volcanoes

Question 6

The Wizard Island volcano is younger than Mount Mazama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The giant supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The giant supercontinent that existed about 300...

Question 8

Fragmented rock materials resulting from a volcanic explosion or ejection from a volcanic vent are called

Accepted Answer

A)  alluvium. 
B)  sediment. 
C)  pyroclastic material. 
D)  drift. 
E)  till. 
A)  alluvium. 
B)  sediment. 
C)  pyroclastic material. 
D)  drift. 
E)  till.

Question 9

Mount St. Helens erupted because of subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explosive volcanoes that are usually formed very quickly after a single eruption are what type of volcano?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid volcanoes 
B)  cinder-cone volcanoes 
C)  composite volcanoes 
D)  shield volcanoes 
A)  fluid volcanoes 
B)  cinder-cone volcanoes 
C)  composite volcanoes 
D)  shield volcanoes

Question 11

The type of boundary formed by two plates sliding horizontally past each other is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of boundary formed by two...

Question 12

Tephra is pyroclastic material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An active plate margin is a place where the continental crust and the oceanic crust are on the same tectonic plate and do not move relative to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The feature at 7 in the illustration below is BEST called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  anticlinal valley. 
B)  anticlinal ridge. 
C)  synclinal valley.. 
D)  synclinal ridge 
E)  horst 
A)  anticlinal valley. 
B)  anticlinal ridge. 
C)  synclinal valley.. 
D)  synclinal ridge 
E)  horst

Question 15

Lines of equal age are

Accepted Answer

A)  isotherms. 
B)  isobars. 
C)  isochrons. 
D)  isohyets. 
E)  isoglosses. 
A)  isotherms. 
B)  isobars. 
C)  isochrons. 
D)  isohyets. 
E)  isoglosses.

Question 16

A plate boundary where opposing plates move horizontally past each other is a

Accepted Answer

A)  passive plate margin. 
B)  transform boundary. 
C)  divergent boundary. 
D)  convergent boundary. 
E)  mid-ocean ridge. 
A)  passive plate margin. 
B)  transform boundary. 
C)  divergent boundary. 
D)  convergent boundary. 
E)  mid-ocean ridge.

Question 17

Ranked in size from smallest to largest are

Accepted Answer

A)  cinder cone, shield cone, composite cone. 
B)  composite cone, shield cone, cinder cone. 
C)  cinder cone, composite cone, shield cone. 
D)  shield cone, composite cone, cinder cone. 
E)  composite cone, cinder cone, shield cone. 
A)  cinder cone, shield cone, composite cone. 
B)  composite cone, shield cone, cinder cone. 
C)  cinder cone, composite cone, shield cone. 
D)  shield cone, composite cone, cinder cone. 
E)  composite cone, cinder cone, shield cone.

Question 18

The Pacific Ring of Fire includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Vesuvius 
B)  Mount Ruapehu 
C)  Mount Capulin 
D)  Kliuchevskoi 
E)  Cotapaxi 
A)  Vesuvius 
B)  Mount Ruapehu 
C)  Mount Capulin 
D)  Kliuchevskoi 
E)  Cotapaxi

Question 19

Divergent plate boundaries are BEST associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  subduction. 
B)  rifting. 
C)  folding. 
D)  erosion. 
E)  uplift. 
A)  subduction. 
B)  rifting. 
C)  folding. 
D)  erosion. 
E)  uplift.

Question 20

The minor plate off of the coast of Washington and Oregon is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Juan de Fuca. 
B)  Bismark. 
C)  Coco. 
D)  Scotio. 
E)  Nazca. 
A)  Juan de Fuca. 
B)  Bismark. 
C)  Coco. 
D)  Scotio. 
E)  Nazca.

The Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachians results from the different rates of erosion of the different rock layers exposed at the surface.

The epicenter of an earthquake will usually be located along the associated fault plane.

Divergent plate boundaries include

When two continental plates pull apart, it is called

The Hawaiian Islands are best described as what type of volcano?

The Wizard Island volcano is younger than Mount Mazama.

The giant supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago is called __________.

Fragmented rock materials resulting from a volcanic explosion or ejection from a volcanic vent are called

Mount St. Helens erupted because of subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate.

Explosive volcanoes that are usually formed very quickly after a single eruption are what type of volcano?

The type of boundary formed by two plates sliding horizontally past each other is __________.

Tephra is pyroclastic material.

An active plate margin is a place where the continental crust and the oceanic crust are on the same tectonic plate and do not move relative to each other.

The feature at 7 in the illustration below is BEST called a(n)

Lines of equal age are

A plate boundary where opposing plates move horizontally past each other is a

Ranked in size from smallest to largest are

The Pacific Ring of Fire includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Divergent plate boundaries are BEST associated with

The minor plate off of the coast of Washington and Oregon is the

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The Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachians results from the different rates of erosion of the different rock layers exposed at the surface.

The epicenter of an earthquake will usually be located along the associated fault plane.

Divergent plate boundaries include

When two continental plates pull apart, it is called

The Hawaiian Islands are best described as what type of volcano?

The Wizard Island volcano is younger than Mount Mazama.

The giant supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago is called __________.

Fragmented rock materials resulting from a volcanic explosion or ejection from a volcanic vent are called

Mount St. Helens erupted because of subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate.

Explosive volcanoes that are usually formed very quickly after a single eruption are what type of volcano?

The type of boundary formed by two plates sliding horizontally past each other is __________.

Tephra is pyroclastic material.

An active plate margin is a place where the continental crust and the oceanic crust are on the same tectonic plate and do not move relative to each other.

The feature at 7 in the illustration below is BEST called a(n)

Lines of equal age are

A plate boundary where opposing plates move horizontally past each other is a

Ranked in size from smallest to largest are

The Pacific Ring of Fire includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Divergent plate boundaries are BEST associated with

The minor plate off of the coast of Washington and Oregon is the

Introduction to Physical Geography

The Geographers Tools

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Global Climates and Global Climate Change

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Earth S Internal Structure, rock Cycle, and Geologic Time

Weathering and Mass Movements

Groundwater and Karst Landscapes

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