Final Exam Review Part 2
- 1.List the eons from oldest to youngest.
- A.
Proterozoic, Phanerozoic, Hadean, Archaen
- B.
Hadean, Proterozoic, Archean, Phanerozoic
- C.
Archaen, Phanerozoic, Proterozoic, Hadean
- D.
Hadean, Archaen, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic
- 2.Oceanic lithosphere that is old will subduct at 90 degree angles.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Put these three Earthquakes in order of smallest to largest amount of energy released.
- A.
Haiti, Chile, Japan
- B.
Haiti, Japan, Chile
- C.
Japan, Chile, Haiti
- D.
Chile, Japan, Haiti
- 4.What is the most abundant mineral on Earth’s surface?
- A.
Quartz
- B.
Feldspars
- C.
Muscovite
- D.
Olivine
- 5.Which of these is a trigger of mass wasting?
- A.
Adding vegetation
- B.
Earthquakes
- C.
Water
- D.
B and c
- 6.A ridge axis is elevated when spreading rates are low.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which era means “recent life”?
- A.
Paleozoic
- B.
Cenozoic
- C.
Mesozoic
- D.
Precambriazoic
- 8.Which of these geologic events happened in the Mesozoic era?
- A.
Pangaea began to break apart
- B.
Pangaea assembled
- C.
Cratons were created
- D.
Eastern and Western margins of North America began to differ from each other
- 9.Subduction of a lithospheric plate occurs at which type of plate boundary?
- A.
Divergent
- B.
Tranform
- C.
Oceanic-continental
- D.
Continental-continental
- 10.Which of the following comprises soil?
- A.
Humus
- B.
Water
- C.
Air
- D.
All of the above
- 11.What is the mathematical law that describes groundwater flow?
- A.
Darcy’s law
- B.
Quadratic formula
- C.
Pythagorean theorem
- D.
Theory of Relativity
- 12.The primary means of heat transfer within Earth is:
- A.
Mantle convection
- B.
Mantle conduction
- C.
The outer core
- D.
The Sun
- 13.You will find massive sediment accumulation on:
- A.
Ocean trenches
- B.
Abyssal plains
- C.
Oceanic ridges
- D.
Guyots
- 14.How easily water can move through a rock:
- A.
Porosity
- B.
Permeability
- 15.Which of the following factors does not affect rock strength?
- A.
Time
- B.
Temperature
- C.
Rock type
- D.
Igneous texture
- 16.When broad upwarps in basement rock deform the overlying cover of sedimentary strata and generate large folds. When upwarping produces a circular or slightly elongated structure this is called a ______.
- A.
Dome
- B.
Anticline
- C.
Basin
- D.
Syncline
- 17.These surface waves move in a ripple motion.
- A.
P waves
- B.
S waves
- C.
L waves
- D.
R waves
- 18.The most important factor driving metamorphism is:
- A.
Pressure
- B.
Chemically active fluids
- C.
Heat
- D.
Foliation
- 19.Volcanoes can be found at the following plate boundaries except:
- A.
Divergent
- B.
Oceanic-oceanic convergent
- C.
Oceanic-continental convergent
- D.
Transform fault
- 20.The last step that a scientist will take is:
- A.
Observe natural events
- B.
Theorize
- C.
Hypothesize
- D.
Collect data
- 21.Two minerals with exactly the same chemical composition cannot have different internal structures:
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.An example of a concordant igneous intrusion is a:
- A.
Pluton
- B.
Dike
- C.
Batholith
- D.
Sill
- 23.This type of volcano has a very simple, distinctive shape determined by the slope that loose pyroclastic material maintains as it comes to rest.
- A.
Startovolcano
- B.
Shield
- C.
Cinder cone
- D.
Caldera
- 24.Minerals are highly segregated and give the rock a banded appearance in this foliated texture.
- A.
Schistosity
- B.
Gneissic
- C.
Slatey
- D.
Rock
- 25.Which of these is not a greenhouse gas? a) nitrogen b) CO2 c) methane d) water vapor
- A.
Nitrogen
- B.
CO2
- C.
Methane
- D.
Water vapor
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