Geology Test

How do geologists measure the altitude of a landscape?

• Climbing

• Height

• Topography

• Altitude

How do we determine the steepest point on a topographic map?

• The farther away the contours are

• The closer the contour lines are

• If there are isotherms around.

• Where the highest contour interval is

How old is the Earth?

• 4 million years

• 4.6 million years

• 4.6 billion years

• 8 billion years

The plate tectonic theory was devised by which scientist?

• Alfred Wegener

• Christopher Columbus

• Harry Hess

• Leonardo Dicaprio

Which type of tectonic plate moves away from each other?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Lithospheric

• Transform

These two layers are the sub layers within the crust:

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Moho

Typically in a geologic cross section, the oldest layer is at the bottom, which law of geology supports this?

• Uniformitarianism

• Superposition

• Crosscutting

• Intrusions

• Horizontality

The two parts of a fault are:

• Footwalls and Hanging Walls

• Top and Bottom layer

• Anticline & Syncline

• Transform, divergent

Which of the three types of faults do we view from the sky?

• Normal Fault

• Reverse Fault

• Strike/Slip Fault

• Thrust Fault

The Focus in an Earthquake is the part:

• Where the earthquake originated

• The spot above the starting point

• Where the most damaged happened

• An epicenter