Geology Test 4

Most Dry lands (low latitude deserts) are located in the vicinity of ____degrees north and south latitude of the equator.

Seamounts

The East coast of North America considered a _____ Continental Margin?

The San Andreas Fault in California is the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates is a transform fault, however, when we think of the sense (direction) of the movement it is called a ______.

Submarine canyons found on the continental slope and rise are believed to have been created____.

Which of the following is not true about deep ocean trenches: They are long and narrow depressionsThey are sites where plates plunge back into the mantle They are geologically very stable.

_____continental margins typically exhibit wide, extensive, continental shelves.

The _____lies at the base of the continental slope.

Geologically, what is the best way to explain accumulations coral limestone beneath most atolls?

The term ____refers specifically to geologic mountain building.

An erosion removed the tops of mountain ranges, the crust will buoy (float) upward (like an iceberg would) causing fault movement. This is an example of____.

Determine the type of geological structure.

Determine the type of geological structure.

An unconformity is a buried _____.

A linear down folded structure with the youngest strata in the center is termed____.