Exam 1: An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

________ was the first to clearly formulate the concept of uniformitarianism.

Subduction zones are usually associated with oceanic ridge systems.

At a ________ boundary, the two plates are moving towards one another.

________ is the process by which rocks breakdown in place to produce soils and sediments.

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.

Because of the nearly 70,000 km of spreading ridges the Earth is gradually increasing in surface area.

In general, rocks of the continental crust are less dense than rocks of the oceanic crust.

During subduction, oceanic lithosphere descends into the asthenosphere.

The continental shelf is located ________.

On the average, lithospheric plates are ________ thick.

The ________ forms the relatively cool, brittle plates of plate tectonics.

In the diagram below, match the letter of each illustration to the correct type of plate boundary. a)transform b)divergent c)convergent

The total length of the spreading ridge system in the world's ocean basins is about ________.

Why is Mt.Vesuvius considered so hazardous?

The principle goal of physical geology is to study ________.

Fill in the blanks with the correct name of the feature that is labelled.

In correct order from the centre outward, Earth includes which units?

The San Andreas fault in California and the Alpine fault in New Zealand are good examples of ________.

In the rock cycle, the series of processes that transform unconsolidated sediment into sedimentary rocks is termed ________.

The law of superposition establishes ________.