Exam 14: The Internal Processes

Water collected in small bodies along a recently active fault line forms ________.

The Black Hills, South Dakota, is a dome-shaped mass which is built over a ________.

Which earthquake wave type travels most slowly?

Which is formed on top of Earth's crust?

The plate boundaries which are ________ are likely to make island arcs.

The Earth's crust is rigid as compared to the mantle directly underneath.

Volcanic activity that takes place deep under the crust is termed ________.

A ________ plate boundary is associated with lateral slippage, conservation of existing crust, and the San Andreas fault system.

The term "mountains without roots" is used to refer to mountains in overthrust fault zones.

Which of the following are fault-block mountains?

The first person to write about the possibility of continental drift was ________.

The most massive form of igneous intrusion is a ________.

According to Wegener, all the continents were once joined together in one continent.

All surface expressions of faults are on a north-south axis.

Which of the following are waves generated by earthquakes?

Over the past 100 million years of Earth history, it is known that the magnetic poles have reversed themselves ________ times.

Contrast the shape, structure, and formation of composite and shield volcanoes.

Describe the Belt Series of the Rocky Mountains.

The largest recorded earthquake had a moment magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in Chile.

A chain of mountains encompassing many ranges is known as a(n) ________.