Question 1

The oldest continental rocks that have been discovered are on the order of ___________ billion years old.

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Question 2

Which two terms are usually used to refer to the SAME plate boundary?

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A)   divergent, destructive
B)   terrane, trench
C)   divergent, constructive
D)   subduction, constructive
E)   convergent, constructive

Question 3

The Pacific "ring of fire" refers to the________ .

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A)   the Hawaiian Islands
B)   Azores Island
C)   volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
D)   subduction zones on the ocean floor
E)   flood basalts

Question 4

An uplift of a block of land between two parallel faults is a _______.

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A)   graben
B)   rift valley
C)   caldera
D)   mesa
E)   horst

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)   playas
B)   sills
C)   reservoirs
D)   dikes
E)   sag ponds

Question 6

In terms of plate tectonics, India is a part of the ________plate.

Accepted Answer

A)   Tasmanian
B)   Eurasian
C)   Indo- Australian
D)   Arabian
E)   African

Question 7

A(n) ___________ fault results from compressional forces and is frequently associated with landslides.

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Question 8

On the Richter scale, "very large" earthquakes are assigned a number of________ or above.

Accepted Answer

A)   7
B)   1
C)   25
D)   47.5
E)   0 A

Question 9

The origins of which of the following are less well understood than the other features on the list?

Accepted Answer

A)   divergent plate boundaries
B)   ocean trenches
C)   mountains in the middle of plates
D)   ocean ridges
E)   convergent plate boundaries

Question 10

A(n)___________  is an abrupt movement of the Earth's crust usually associated with a fault zone.

Accepted Answer

earthquake

Question 11

Worldwide, volcanic eruptions are _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   mostly underwater
B)   rare
C)   rarely fatal to those around them
D)   mostly explosive
E)   a thing of the past

Question 12

Currently, the rate of sea- floor spreading in the Atlantic is thought to be

Accepted Answer

A)   0 centimeters per year (stopped) .
B)   10 meters per year.
C)   100 meters per year.
D)   less than 1 centimeter per year.
E)   1 kilometer per year.

Question 13

A simple symmetrical upfold is called a(n)  ______-.

Accepted Answer

A)   inselberg
B)   syncline
C)   monocline
D)   anticline
E)   none of the above

Question 14

A volcanic mudflow is known as a(n) ____________  .

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Question 15

Which scale is now the most commonly used to measure the size of LARGE earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fujita
B)   Saffir- Simpson
C)   Moment magnitude
D)   Mercalli
E)   Richter

Question 16

Earth's crust is composed of at least________ major plates and a number of smaller ones.

Accepted Answer

A)   fifty
B)   two
C)   seventy five
D)   a dozen
E)   one hundred

Question 17

Which of the following is closely associated with the large system of ridges on the ocean floors?

Accepted Answer

A)   rift zones
B)   upwelling of magma
C)   seafloor spreading
D)   all of the above
E)   transform faults

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the reasons scientists strongly believe in plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ability to explain midoceanic ridges.
B)   The ability to explain oceanic trenches.
C)   The ability to explain many earthquake zones.
D)   The ability to explain many volcanic zones.
E)   The ability to explain all of the above.

Question 19

The Himalayas were formed by crumpling of plate edges in a __________ zone.

Accepted Answer

A)   transcurrent
B)   rift
C)   divergent
D)   convergent
E)   none of the above D

Question 20

___________ is an area of extensive flood basalts.

Accepted Answer

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The oldest continental rocks that have been discovered are on the order of ___________ billion years old.

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Which two terms are usually used to refer to the SAME plate boundary?

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The Pacific "ring of fire" refers to the________ .

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An uplift of a block of land between two parallel faults is a _______.

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

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In terms of plate tectonics, India is a part of the ________plate.

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A(n) ___________ fault results from compressional forces and is frequently associated with landslides.

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On the Richter scale, "very large" earthquakes are assigned a number of________ or above.

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The origins of which of the following are less well understood than the other features on the list?

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A(n)___________ is an abrupt movement of the Earth's crust usually associated with a fault zone.

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Worldwide, volcanic eruptions are _______.

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Currently, the rate of sea- floor spreading in the Atlantic is thought to be

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A simple symmetrical upfold is called a(n) ______-.

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A volcanic mudflow is known as a(n) ____________ .

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Which scale is now the most commonly used to measure the size of LARGE earthquakes?

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Earth's crust is composed of at least________ major plates and a number of smaller ones.

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Which of the following is closely associated with the large system of ridges on the ocean floors?

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Which of the following is one of the reasons scientists strongly believe in plate tectonics?

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The Himalayas were formed by crumpling of plate edges in a __________ zone.

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___________ is an area of extensive flood basalts.

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