Earth Science Quiz

What evidence can we use to determine a newer rock layer?

• It is horizontally-oriented.

• it will be the bottom layer

• it will not be flat

• it will cut through the other layers

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

• convergent boundary where new crust is formed

• transform boundary where crust is subducted

• divergent boundary where sea floor spreading takes place

• divergent boundary where subduction takes place

What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together, causing one plate to descend into the

mantle beneath the other plate?

• transform fault boundary

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transitional boundary

A divergent boundary at two continental plates can result in a ____.

• rift valley

• volcanic island arc

• continental volcanic arc

• subduction zone

Forces that changes rock shape or volume is called

• tension

• compression

• stress

• strain

Reverse faults have __________________ and folding that formed the Alps and Himalayas.

• tension

• compression

• stress

Strike-slip fault has a ______________________ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• faulting

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a reverse fault.

• true

• false

Type of fold: downfolds or troughs

• anticlines

• synclines

• monoclines

• benchmarks

The oldest layer of an anticline is located ___

• on an incline
• within a syncline
• in the center of the fold
• on the bottom of the fold