Question 1

The west coast of South America is associated with a ________ plate boundary.

Accepted Answer

A) convergent 
B) transform 
C) divergent 
D) strike-slip 
A) convergent 
B) transform 
C) divergent 
D) strike-slip A

Question 2

Of what use to calibrating plate tectonic motions are detailed studies of thick successions of lava flows that formed over several millions of years?

Accepted Answer

They are measured to provide a magnetic reversal, stratigraphic record for Earth for the time that they span.

Question 3

The volcanoes and deep valleys of east Africa are related to a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) continental rift along which parts of the African continent are beginning to slowly separate 
B) fault allowing Arabia to slip westward past east Africa and penetrate into Turkey 
C) transform fault aligned with the Red Sea carrying the Arabian and African blocks in opposite directions 
D) continental collision zone between Africa and the Zagros Mountains along the southern margin of Eurasia 
A) continental rift along which parts of the African continent are beginning to slowly separate 
B) fault allowing Arabia to slip westward past east Africa and penetrate into Turkey 
C) transform fault aligned with the Red Sea carrying the Arabian and African blocks in opposite directions 
D) continental collision zone between Africa and the Zagros Mountains along the southern margin of Eurasia A

Question 4

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) fossil evidence 
B) fit of the continents 
C) paleomagnetism 
D) paleoclimates 
A) fossil evidence 
B) fit of the continents 
C) paleomagnetism 
D) paleoclimates

Question 5

________ plate boundaries are characterized by arcs of explosive composite cones and deep-ocean trenches.

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Transform 
C) Divergent 
D) Strike-slip 
A) Convergent 
B) Transform 
C) Divergent 
D) Strike-slip

Question 6

Who proposed the notion of transform faults to explain the narrow fracture zones and thin bands of earthquakes crossing the oceanic ridge systems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who proposed the notion of transform faults...

Question 7

The Himalayan Mountains are the tectonic product of a collision between India and Eurasia that began in Eocene time and still continues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mount St.Helens and the other Cascade volcanoes from Mt.Shasta in northern California to Mt.Garibaldi in southwestern B.C.are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) young, active composite volcanoes built on a continental margin above a sinking slab of oceanic lithosphere 
B) a row of young, active, shield volcanoes built as western North America moved over a hot spot deep in the mantle 
C) old, deeply eroded composite cones built before the Pacific Ocean existed 
D) old, deeply eroded, basaltic shield volcanoes built when western North America was over the present-day site of the Hawaiian hot spot 
A) young, active composite volcanoes built on a continental margin above a sinking slab of oceanic lithosphere 
B) a row of young, active, shield volcanoes built as western North America moved over a hot spot deep in the mantle 
C) old, deeply eroded composite cones built before the Pacific Ocean existed 
D) old, deeply eroded, basaltic shield volcanoes built when western North America was over the present-day site of the Hawaiian hot spot

Question 9

Deep-hypocentre earthquakes, those between 300 and 700 km below the surface, occur only in association with ________.

Accepted Answer

A) subduction zones 
B) mid-ocean ridges 
C) transform faults 
D) hot spots 
A) subduction zones 
B) mid-ocean ridges 
C) transform faults 
D) hot spots

Question 10

As dense seafloor is subducted, it penetrates the surrounding mantle and ruptures it causing the largest earthquakes.as the mantle fractures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ plate boundary is characterized by arcs of explosive composite cone volcanoes and deep-ocean trenches.

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent 
B) Transform 
C) Divergent 
D) Subduction 
A) Convergent 
B) Transform 
C) Divergent 
D) Subduction

Question 12

Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) concentric circles about a rising plume of hot, mantle magma 
B) reversed magnetizations along the present day rift valleys and normal magnetizations along the adjacent ridge 
C) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly parallel to the ridge 
D) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly perpendicular to the ridge axis 
A) concentric circles about a rising plume of hot, mantle magma 
B) reversed magnetizations along the present day rift valleys and normal magnetizations along the adjacent ridge 
C) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly parallel to the ridge 
D) normal and reversed magnetized stripes roughly perpendicular to the ridge axis

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) slab pull 
B) mantle drag 
C) ridge sliding 
D) block suction 
A) slab pull 
B) mantle drag 
C) ridge sliding 
D) block suction

Question 14

New oceanic crust and lithosphere are formed at ________.

Accepted Answer

A) divergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of rhyolitic magma 
B) convergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of rhyolitic magma 
C) divergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma 
D) convergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma 
A) divergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of rhyolitic magma 
B) convergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of rhyolitic magma 
C) divergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma 
D) convergent boundaries by submarine eruptions and intrusions of basaltic magma

Question 15

Deep focus earthquakes are associated with a ________ plate boundary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Deep focus earthquakes are associated with a...

Question 16

The former, late Paleozoic super continent is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Pandemonia 
B) Pancakea 
C) Pangaea 
D) Panatopia 
A) Pandemonia 
B) Pancakea 
C) Pangaea 
D) Panatopia

Question 17

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) Hawaii 
B) island arc 
C) volcanic arc 
D) subduction 
A) Hawaii 
B) island arc 
C) volcanic arc 
D) subduction

Question 18

How do the sheeted dyke complexes of the ocean crust form?

Accepted Answer

by successive reinjection (int

Question 19

What kind of geologic studies were the primary focus of the Glomar Challenger and JOIDES Resolution's international investigations?

Accepted Answer

A) conducting swath multi-beam bathymentry and other underway geophysical surveys to map the ocean basins 
B) drilling the seafloor sediments and underlying ocean crust to determine the history and development of different oceanic regions 
C) satellite mapping of the sea surface and spectroscopic analysis of surface currents for global current circulation and geochemistry 
D) resource mapping on the continental shelves of Canada and other contributing member nations 
A) conducting swath multi-beam bathymentry and other underway geophysical surveys to map the ocean basins 
B) drilling the seafloor sediments and underlying ocean crust to determine the history and development of different oceanic regions 
C) satellite mapping of the sea surface and spectroscopic analysis of surface currents for global current circulation and geochemistry 
D) resource mapping on the continental shelves of Canada and other contributing member nations

Question 20

How can you tell from the apparent polar wandering curves for Eurasia and North America, when they were last together and had just started to drift apart?

Accepted Answer

A) about 200 million years ago because, for times older than that, their curves remain parallel and about the same distance apart 
B) just recently, when the curves came together 
C) more than 500 million years ago, because the curves are separated then 
D) about 300 million years ago, because the curves really bend before that 
A) about 200 million years ago because, for times older than that, their curves remain parallel and about the same distance apart 
B) just recently, when the curves came together 
C) more than 500 million years ago, because the curves are separated then 
D) about 300 million years ago, because the curves really bend before that

The west coast of South America is associated with a ________ plate boundary.

Of what use to calibrating plate tectonic motions are detailed studies of thick successions of lava flows that formed over several millions of years?

The volcanoes and deep valleys of east Africa are related to a ________.

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.

________ plate boundaries are characterized by arcs of explosive composite cones and deep-ocean trenches.

Who proposed the notion of transform faults to explain the narrow fracture zones and thin bands of earthquakes crossing the oceanic ridge systems?

The Himalayan Mountains are the tectonic product of a collision between India and Eurasia that began in Eocene time and still continues.

Mount St.Helens and the other Cascade volcanoes from Mt.Shasta in northern California to Mt.Garibaldi in southwestern B.C.are ________.

Deep-hypocentre earthquakes, those between 300 and 700 km below the surface, occur only in association with ________.

As dense seafloor is subducted, it penetrates the surrounding mantle and ruptures it causing the largest earthquakes.as the mantle fractures.

________ plate boundary is characterized by arcs of explosive composite cone volcanoes and deep-ocean trenches.

Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as ________.

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.

New oceanic crust and lithosphere are formed at ________.

Deep focus earthquakes are associated with a ________ plate boundary.

The former, late Paleozoic super continent is known as ________.

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.

How do the sheeted dyke complexes of the ocean crust form?

What kind of geologic studies were the primary focus of the Glomar Challenger and JOIDES Resolution's international investigations?

How can you tell from the apparent polar wandering curves for Eurasia and North America, when they were last together and had just started to drift apart?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

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

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

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Exam 12: Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

The west coast of South America is associated with a ________ plate boundary.

Of what use to calibrating plate tectonic motions are detailed studies of thick successions of lava flows that formed over several millions of years?

The volcanoes and deep valleys of east Africa are related to a ________.

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.

________ plate boundaries are characterized by arcs of explosive composite cones and deep-ocean trenches.

Who proposed the notion of transform faults to explain the narrow fracture zones and thin bands of earthquakes crossing the oceanic ridge systems?

The Himalayan Mountains are the tectonic product of a collision between India and Eurasia that began in Eocene time and still continues.

Mount St.Helens and the other Cascade volcanoes from Mt.Shasta in northern California to Mt.Garibaldi in southwestern B.C.are ________.

Deep-hypocentre earthquakes, those between 300 and 700 km below the surface, occur only in association with ________.

As dense seafloor is subducted, it penetrates the surrounding mantle and ruptures it causing the largest earthquakes.as the mantle fractures.

________ plate boundary is characterized by arcs of explosive composite cone volcanoes and deep-ocean trenches.

Linear, magnetic patterns associated with mid-ocean ridges are configured as ________.

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.

New oceanic crust and lithosphere are formed at ________.

Deep focus earthquakes are associated with a ________ plate boundary.

The former, late Paleozoic super continent is known as ________.

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.

How do the sheeted dyke complexes of the ocean crust form?

What kind of geologic studies were the primary focus of the Glomar Challenger and JOIDES Resolution's international investigations?

How can you tell from the apparent polar wandering curves for Eurasia and North America, when they were last together and had just started to drift apart?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

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

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

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