Question 1

The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was propounded by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin 
B)  Köppen 
C)  Wegener 
D)  Wallace 
E)  Sagan 
A)  Darwin 
B)  Köppen 
C)  Wegener 
D)  Wallace 
E)  Sagan

Question 2

The Lewis Overthrust is a well known feature in the Appalachian Mountains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is most closely associated with a mantle plume?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lower Mississippi River Valley 
B)  the Hawaiian Islands 
C)  the Florida peninsula 
D)  Southern California 
E)  Western Europe 
A)  the lower Mississippi River Valley 
B)  the Hawaiian Islands 
C)  the Florida peninsula 
D)  Southern California 
E)  Western Europe

Question 4

A sag pond is caused by collection of water from springs or runoff after movement along ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fault lines 
B)  volcanoes 
C)  flood basalts 
D)  anticlines 
E)  synclines 
A)  fault lines 
B)  volcanoes 
C)  flood basalts 
D)  anticlines 
E)  synclines

Question 5

There is a prominent oceanic trench off of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the west coast of the continental United States 
B)  the east coast of the continental United States 
C)  the Gulf Coast of the continental United States 
D)  the coast of Lake Michigan 
E)  the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands 
A)  the west coast of the continental United States 
B)  the east coast of the continental United States 
C)  the Gulf Coast of the continental United States 
D)  the coast of Lake Michigan 
E)  the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Question 6

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it a quarter of a billion years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Pangaea 
C)  India 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Gondwanaland 
A)  Asia 
B)  Pangaea 
C)  India 
D)  Laurasia 
E)  Gondwanaland

Question 7

Instead of the vertical displacement of other faults, a ________ fault has horizontal displacement between the two sides

Accepted Answer

A)  strike-slip 
B)  reverse 
C)  overthrust 
D)  graben 
E)  normal 
A)  strike-slip 
B)  reverse 
C)  overthrust 
D)  graben 
E)  normal

Question 8

Presently, the North American and Eurasian plates are moving ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  toward each other 
B)  away from each other 
C)  toward the North Pole 
D)  toward the Equator 
E)  nowhere 
A)  toward each other 
B)  away from each other 
C)  toward the North Pole 
D)  toward the Equator 
E)  nowhere

Question 9

A foreshock sometimes comes before a major earthquake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why are the oldest continental rocks on the order of 4 billion years old?

Accepted Answer

Earth's age is 4.6 billion years. No roc

Question 11

The world system of interconnected ocean bottom ridges comes to a total of about ________ kilometers.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  60 
C)  6,000 
D)  60,000 
E)  600,000 
A)  6 
B)  60 
C)  6,000 
D)  60,000 
E)  600,000

Question 12

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  continental drift 
C)  midocean ridge 
D)  plate tectonics 
E)  a rigid crust with fixed continents 
A)  plasticity 
B)  continental drift 
C)  midocean ridge 
D)  plate tectonics 
E)  a rigid crust with fixed continents

Question 13

The current interest in continental drift was started with the notion of sea-floor spreading, which was propounded by Hess and Dietz in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1700s 
B)  1850s 
C)  1890s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1990s 
A)  1700s 
B)  1850s 
C)  1890s 
D)  1960s 
E)  1990s

Question 14

Why is rifting very prominent in East Africa?

Accepted Answer

There is a divergent plate bou

Question 15

Describe the general sequence of events in continental drift since the time of Rodinia a billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

Rodinia, a supercontinent drifted apart

Question 16

Deformation of the Earth's crust is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tectonism 
B)  folding 
C)  faulting 
D)  broad warping 
E)  plate tectonics 
A)  tectonism 
B)  folding 
C)  faulting 
D)  broad warping 
E)  plate tectonics

Question 17

A simple symmetrical upfold is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  syncline 
B)  anticline 
C)  monocline 
D)  inselberg 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct. 
A)  syncline 
B)  anticline 
C)  monocline 
D)  inselberg 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.

Question 18

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the Cascade Range, there are many peaks larger or taller than Mount Saint Helens which exploded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Offset streams are caused by strike-slip faults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was propounded by ________.

The Lewis Overthrust is a well known feature in the Appalachian Mountains.

Which of the following is most closely associated with a mantle plume?

A sag pond is caused by collection of water from springs or runoff after movement along ________.

There is a prominent oceanic trench off of ________.

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it a quarter of a billion years ago?

Instead of the vertical displacement of other faults, a ________ fault has horizontal displacement between the two sides

Presently, the North American and Eurasian plates are moving ________.

A foreshock sometimes comes before a major earthquake.

Why are the oldest continental rocks on the order of 4 billion years old?

The world system of interconnected ocean bottom ridges comes to a total of about ________ kilometers.

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

The current interest in continental drift was started with the notion of sea-floor spreading, which was propounded by Hess and Dietz in the ________.

Why is rifting very prominent in East Africa?

Describe the general sequence of events in continental drift since the time of Rodinia a billion years ago.

Deformation of the Earth's crust is called ________.

A simple symmetrical upfold is called a(n) ________.

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

In the Cascade Range, there are many peaks larger or taller than Mount Saint Helens which exploded.

Offset streams are caused by strike-slip faults.

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Exam 14: The Internal Processes

The first comprehensive theory of continental drift was propounded by ________.

The Lewis Overthrust is a well known feature in the Appalachian Mountains.

Which of the following is most closely associated with a mantle plume?

A sag pond is caused by collection of water from springs or runoff after movement along ________.

There is a prominent oceanic trench off of ________.

Which of the following was the single "supercontinent" which existed before individual continents broke apart from it a quarter of a billion years ago?

Instead of the vertical displacement of other faults, a ________ fault has horizontal displacement between the two sides

Presently, the North American and Eurasian plates are moving ________.

A foreshock sometimes comes before a major earthquake.

Why are the oldest continental rocks on the order of 4 billion years old?

The world system of interconnected ocean bottom ridges comes to a total of about ________ kilometers.

Which of the following concepts does not belong with the others?

The current interest in continental drift was started with the notion of sea-floor spreading, which was propounded by Hess and Dietz in the ________.

Why is rifting very prominent in East Africa?

Describe the general sequence of events in continental drift since the time of Rodinia a billion years ago.

Deformation of the Earth's crust is called ________.

A simple symmetrical upfold is called a(n) ________.

Huge mountain ranges and shallow-focus earthquakes are common along convergent boundaries between pairs of continental plates.

In the Cascade Range, there are many peaks larger or taller than Mount Saint Helens which exploded.

Offset streams are caused by strike-slip faults.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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