Question 1

What was Wegener's dramatic paleoclimatic evidence linking all of the southern hemisphere continents between 300 and 220 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) massive crossbedded red sandstones suggesting former tropical deserts 
B) massive reef limestones in Alberta and the Eastern Arctic 
C) tropical Carboniferous coal swamps across the Northern Hemisphere, particularly the Eastern U.S.and central Europe, where the fossil trees lacked annual growth rings 
D) striated and grooved bedrock overlain by Paleozoic tillites in South American and African areas now within 30° of the equator 
A) massive crossbedded red sandstones suggesting former tropical deserts 
B) massive reef limestones in Alberta and the Eastern Arctic 
C) tropical Carboniferous coal swamps across the Northern Hemisphere, particularly the Eastern U.S.and central Europe, where the fossil trees lacked annual growth rings 
D) striated and grooved bedrock overlain by Paleozoic tillites in South American and African areas now within 30° of the equator

Question 2

The series of processes by which one rock type can transform to another, and record Earth's internal or external past environmental conditions as it does so, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Wilson cycle 
B) the uniformitarian cycle 
C) the rock cycle 
D) the tricycle 
A) the Wilson cycle 
B) the uniformitarian cycle 
C) the rock cycle 
D) the tricycle

Question 3

________ used the Bible to calculate that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Torquemada 
B) Bishop Ussher 
C) Father Hutton 
D) Brother Lyell 
A) Saint Torquemada 
B) Bishop Ussher 
C) Father Hutton 
D) Brother Lyell

Question 4

Name Earth's internal layers that are capable of convection in the solid state.

Accepted Answer

weak partially molte

Question 5

The most prominent features on the ocean floor are the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) deep-ocean trenches 
B) oceanic ridges 
C) seamounts 
D) lava plateaus 
A) deep-ocean trenches 
B) oceanic ridges 
C) seamounts 
D) lava plateaus

Question 6

Canada's highest mountain is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Mount Logan 5959 m elevation in the southwest corner of Yukon 
B) Mount Waddington in the Coast Mountains of B.C. 
C) Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies 
D) Mount Washington on Vancouver Island 
A) Mount Logan 5959 m elevation in the southwest corner of Yukon 
B) Mount Waddington in the Coast Mountains of B.C. 
C) Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies 
D) Mount Washington on Vancouver Island

Question 7

During the first quarter of the twentieth century, ________ was the most vigorous proponent of continental drift.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the first quarter of the twentieth...

Question 8

List the two, broad, traditional subject areas of geologic study.

Accepted Answer

physical a

Question 9

Oceans cover slightly less than half of the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Older mountain belts are found where former continent-continent collision occurred making thickened, low density crust like in ________ where erosion has exposed deformed Precambrian rocks from deep in the crust.

Accepted Answer

A) the Appalachians and the Urals 
B) the Mid Atlantic Ridge 
C) the Aleutians 
D) the Cascades 
A) the Appalachians and the Urals 
B) the Mid Atlantic Ridge 
C) the Aleutians 
D) the Cascades

Question 11

The ________ is the thinnest layer of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) crust 
B) outer core 
C) mantle 
D) inner core 
A) crust 
B) outer core 
C) mantle 
D) inner core

Question 12

________ was an a Scottish physician and farmer who wrote Theory of the Earth and is credited with being the father of modern geology because he was the first to promote the theories of uniformitarianism and the vastness of geologic time.

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Lyell 
B) William Stokes 
C) James Hutton 
D) James Ussher 
A) Charles Lyell 
B) William Stokes 
C) James Hutton 
D) James Ussher

Question 13

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) Cenozoic 
B) Mesozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Hadean 
A) Cenozoic 
B) Mesozoic 
C) Paleozoic 
D) Hadean

Question 14

There is little feedback or interaction between Earth's various spheres and systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A pyroclastic flow contains ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A pyroclastic flow contains ________....

Question 16

The continental crust extends ________.

Accepted Answer

A) only to where their shorelines occur; beyond that is oceanic crust 
B) beneath the continental shelf through to the toe of the continental slope 
C) beneath about half of the ocean basins wherever it is shallow 
D) deep into the mantle wherever there are subduction zones 
A) only to where their shorelines occur; beyond that is oceanic crust 
B) beneath the continental shelf through to the toe of the continental slope 
C) beneath about half of the ocean basins wherever it is shallow 
D) deep into the mantle wherever there are subduction zones

Question 17

The mantle is a shell of molten metal, mainly iron, that surrounds the inner core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ________ is the layer between Earth's rigid crust and its largely liquid core.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the layer between Earth's...

Question 19

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic)plate movement is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 metres per year 
B) 0.1 centimetres per year 
C) 20 metres per year 
D) 5 centimetres per year 
A) 2 metres per year 
B) 0.1 centimetres per year 
C) 20 metres per year 
D) 5 centimetres per year

Question 20

Which one of the following observations and inferences is most consistent with the idea of uniformitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A) Sand rolls along a stream bottom at the same rate every hour, every day, year in, year out. 
B) The number of erupting volcanoes is constant throughout geologic time, so this is not a big influence on changing climates. 
C) Meteorite impacts always occur at regular intervals and this has forced biologic evolution. 
D) Mountains are dissolved and/or eroded mechanically one ion and one mineral grain at a time and carried down to the sea. 
A) Sand rolls along a stream bottom at the same rate every hour, every day, year in, year out. 
B) The number of erupting volcanoes is constant throughout geologic time, so this is not a big influence on changing climates. 
C) Meteorite impacts always occur at regular intervals and this has forced biologic evolution. 
D) Mountains are dissolved and/or eroded mechanically one ion and one mineral grain at a time and carried down to the sea.

What was Wegener's dramatic paleoclimatic evidence linking all of the southern hemisphere continents between 300 and 220 million years ago?

The series of processes by which one rock type can transform to another, and record Earth's internal or external past environmental conditions as it does so, is called ________.

________ used the Bible to calculate that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.E.

Name Earth's internal layers that are capable of convection in the solid state.

The most prominent features on the ocean floor are the ________.

Canada's highest mountain is ________.

During the first quarter of the twentieth century, ________ was the most vigorous proponent of continental drift.

List the two, broad, traditional subject areas of geologic study.

Oceans cover slightly less than half of the Earth's surface.

Older mountain belts are found where former continent-continent collision occurred making thickened, low density crust like in ________ where erosion has exposed deformed Precambrian rocks from deep in the crust.

The ________ is the thinnest layer of the Earth.

________ was an a Scottish physician and farmer who wrote Theory of the Earth and is credited with being the father of modern geology because he was the first to promote the theories of uniformitarianism and the vastness of geologic time.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

There is little feedback or interaction between Earth's various spheres and systems.

A pyroclastic flow contains ________.

The continental crust extends ________.

The mantle is a shell of molten metal, mainly iron, that surrounds the inner core.

The ________ is the layer between Earth's rigid crust and its largely liquid core.

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic)plate movement is ________.

Which one of the following observations and inferences is most consistent with the idea of uniformitarianism?

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

Filters

Exam 1: An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

What was Wegener's dramatic paleoclimatic evidence linking all of the southern hemisphere continents between 300 and 220 million years ago?

The series of processes by which one rock type can transform to another, and record Earth's internal or external past environmental conditions as it does so, is called ________.

________ used the Bible to calculate that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.E.

Name Earth's internal layers that are capable of convection in the solid state.

The most prominent features on the ocean floor are the ________.

Canada's highest mountain is ________.

During the first quarter of the twentieth century, ________ was the most vigorous proponent of continental drift.

List the two, broad, traditional subject areas of geologic study.

Oceans cover slightly less than half of the Earth's surface.

Older mountain belts are found where former continent-continent collision occurred making thickened, low density crust like in ________ where erosion has exposed deformed Precambrian rocks from deep in the crust.

The ________ is the thinnest layer of the Earth.

________ was an a Scottish physician and farmer who wrote Theory of the Earth and is credited with being the father of modern geology because he was the first to promote the theories of uniformitarianism and the vastness of geologic time.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

There is little feedback or interaction between Earth's various spheres and systems.

A pyroclastic flow contains ________.

The continental crust extends ________.

The mantle is a shell of molten metal, mainly iron, that surrounds the inner core.

The ________ is the layer between Earth's rigid crust and its largely liquid core.

A typical rate of lithospheric (tectonic)plate movement is ________.

Which one of the following observations and inferences is most consistent with the idea of uniformitarianism?

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

Filters