Question 1

When was the last pole reversal?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million years ago. 
B) 290 000 years ago. 
C) 1900 years ago. 
D) 790 000 years ago. 
A) 1 million years ago. 
B) 290 000 years ago. 
C) 1900 years ago. 
D) 790 000 years ago.

Question 2

True north is a fixed geographic point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Uniformitarianism holds that all geologic change affecting Earth's surface requires immense amounts of time to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is the principle that the same physical processes currently active in the environment were operating throughout Earth's history?

Accepted Answer

A) Uniformitarianism. 
B) Catastrophism. 
C) Parallelism. 
D) Statis. 
A) Uniformitarianism. 
B) Catastrophism. 
C) Parallelism. 
D) Statis.

Question 5

Which are associated with transform faults along plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea-floor spreading centers. 
B) Subduction zones. 
C) Volcanism. 
D) Earthquake activity. 
A) Sea-floor spreading centers. 
B) Subduction zones. 
C) Volcanism. 
D) Earthquake activity.

Question 6

The arrangement of continents is permanent with only minor changes wrought by crustal movement (e.g.earthquakes.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is supporting evidence of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissimilar rock assemblages on the east coast of South America and West Coast of Africa. 
B) The "jigsaw puzzle" shape of the continents. 
C) Lack of oceanic ridges that would indicate sea floor spreading. 
D) The tree ring record. 
A) Dissimilar rock assemblages on the east coast of South America and West Coast of Africa. 
B) The "jigsaw puzzle" shape of the continents. 
C) Lack of oceanic ridges that would indicate sea floor spreading. 
D) The tree ring record.

Question 8

Earthquake and volcanic occurrences do not correlate well with crustal plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which are the three most abundant elements in Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

A) Rock,water,and tectonics. 
B) Magnesium,potassium,and oxygen. 
C) Iron,aluminum,and granite. 
D) Oxygen,silicon,and aluminum. 
A) Rock,water,and tectonics. 
B) Magnesium,potassium,and oxygen. 
C) Iron,aluminum,and granite. 
D) Oxygen,silicon,and aluminum.

Question 10

Describe the endogenic and exogenic processes involved in the geologic cycle.

Accepted Answer

The major exoogenic cycle is t

Question 11

Which of the following are located along the midocean ridges?

Accepted Answer

A) Volcanoes. 
B) Outcrops of granite. 
C) Old oceanic sediments. 
D) Evaporite deposits. 
A) Volcanoes. 
B) Outcrops of granite. 
C) Old oceanic sediments. 
D) Evaporite deposits.

Question 12

From which does a batholith form?

Accepted Answer

A) Intrusive igneous rock. 
B) Extrusive igneous rock. 
C) Metamorphic rock. 
D) Sediment accumulation in a depression. 
A) Intrusive igneous rock. 
B) Extrusive igneous rock. 
C) Metamorphic rock. 
D) Sediment accumulation in a depression.

Question 13

Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Dividing the time range of the interval by the number desired subdivisions,thereby creating equal intervals between the divisions. 
B) Major events in Earth's history,such as major extinctions. 
C) Using a quantile method whereby the number of years in each subdivision is determined by dividing the number of years by the desired number of classes. 
D) Climatic periods based on paleoclimatological reconstructions. 
A) Dividing the time range of the interval by the number desired subdivisions,thereby creating equal intervals between the divisions. 
B) Major events in Earth's history,such as major extinctions. 
C) Using a quantile method whereby the number of years in each subdivision is determined by dividing the number of years by the desired number of classes. 
D) Climatic periods based on paleoclimatological reconstructions.

Question 14

Which of the following is responsible for creating the Hawai'ian Islands?

Accepted Answer

A) A rising plume of magma from the mantle. 
B) An oceanic-oceanic plate collision. 
C) A continental-oceanic plate collision. 
D) Activity along a mid-ocean ridge. 
A) A rising plume of magma from the mantle. 
B) An oceanic-oceanic plate collision. 
C) A continental-oceanic plate collision. 
D) Activity along a mid-ocean ridge.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) The Jurassic period occurred during the Paleozoic era. 
B) Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic,Mesozoic,and Paleozoic eras. 
C) The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Precambrian eon. 
D) We live in the Tertiary period. 
A) The Jurassic period occurred during the Paleozoic era. 
B) Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic,Mesozoic,and Paleozoic eras. 
C) The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Precambrian eon. 
D) We live in the Tertiary period.

Question 16

Which of the following is an exogenic process?

Accepted Answer

A) Earthquakes. 
B) Volcanism. 
C) Flows of heat and materials in the mantle. 
D) Weathering. 
A) Earthquakes. 
B) Volcanism. 
C) Flows of heat and materials in the mantle. 
D) Weathering.

Question 17

An intrusive igneous rock has finer crystal grains than an extrusive igneous rock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is the fuel for continental drift and plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A) Nuclear fusion. 
B) Radioactive decay. 
C) Solar energy. 
D) Chemical reactions in Earth's core. 
A) Nuclear fusion. 
B) Radioactive decay. 
C) Solar energy. 
D) Chemical reactions in Earth's core.

Question 19

Which part of Earth is primarily responsible for Earth's magnetic field? Why? What are the characteristics of magnetic reversals? How often do they occur? When will the next one occur,and what will happen when it does?

Accepted Answer

Earth's magnetism is generated in the li

Question 20

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata,you could be confident that you were looking at which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Sedimentary rocks. 
B) Extrusive igneous rock. 
C) A shield volcano. 
D) Batholiths or laccoliths. 
A) Sedimentary rocks. 
B) Extrusive igneous rock. 
C) A shield volcano. 
D) Batholiths or laccoliths.

When was the last pole reversal?

True north is a fixed geographic point.

Uniformitarianism holds that all geologic change affecting Earth's surface requires immense amounts of time to occur.

Which is the principle that the same physical processes currently active in the environment were operating throughout Earth's history?

Which are associated with transform faults along plate boundaries?

The arrangement of continents is permanent with only minor changes wrought by crustal movement (e.g.earthquakes.)

Which of the following is supporting evidence of plate tectonics?

Earthquake and volcanic occurrences do not correlate well with crustal plate boundaries.

Which are the three most abundant elements in Earth's crust?

Describe the endogenic and exogenic processes involved in the geologic cycle.

Which of the following are located along the midocean ridges?

From which does a batholith form?

Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by which of the following?

Which of the following is responsible for creating the Hawai'ian Islands?

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

Which of the following is an exogenic process?

An intrusive igneous rock has finer crystal grains than an extrusive igneous rock.

Which of the following is the fuel for continental drift and plate tectonics?

Which part of Earth is primarily responsible for Earth's magnetic field? Why? What are the characteristics of magnetic reversals? How often do they occur? When will the next one occur,and what will happen when it does?

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata,you could be confident that you were looking at which of the following?

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Exam 12: The Dynamic Planet

When was the last pole reversal?

True north is a fixed geographic point.

Uniformitarianism holds that all geologic change affecting Earth's surface requires immense amounts of time to occur.

Which is the principle that the same physical processes currently active in the environment were operating throughout Earth's history?

Which are associated with transform faults along plate boundaries?

The arrangement of continents is permanent with only minor changes wrought by crustal movement (e.g.earthquakes.)

Which of the following is supporting evidence of plate tectonics?

Earthquake and volcanic occurrences do not correlate well with crustal plate boundaries.

Which are the three most abundant elements in Earth's crust?

Describe the endogenic and exogenic processes involved in the geologic cycle.

Which of the following are located along the midocean ridges?

From which does a batholith form?

Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by which of the following?

Which of the following is responsible for creating the Hawai'ian Islands?

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

Which of the following is an exogenic process?

An intrusive igneous rock has finer crystal grains than an extrusive igneous rock.

Which of the following is the fuel for continental drift and plate tectonics?

Which part of Earth is primarily responsible for Earth's magnetic field? Why? What are the characteristics of magnetic reversals? How often do they occur? When will the next one occur,and what will happen when it does?

If you were driving down the highway and saw mountains composed of layered strata,you could be confident that you were looking at which of the following?

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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