Quiz about QUIZ on Earth Science

Question 1

What geologic feature will be formed if the continents are placed on two converging plates collide?

Accepted Answer

mountain

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faults

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island

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ocean

Question 2

Which of the following refers to the region where plates meet?

Accepted Answer

plate boundary

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fault

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mountain

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volcanic arc

Question 3

Which type of plate boundary creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?

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C. divergent boundary

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A. convergent boundary

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B. transform boundary

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D. destructive boundary

Question 4

When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it is ___________.

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A. denser than continental crust

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B. thinner than continental crust

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C. less dense than continental crust

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D. thicker than continental crust

Question 5

Which of the following diagrams shows transform fault boundary movement?

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Question 6

Where does new oceanic lithosphere form?

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A. Divergent boundary

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B. Transform boundary

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C. Destructive boundary

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D. Convergent boundary

Question 7

Which of the diagrams shows divergent fault movement?

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Question 8

Which of the following completes the analogy? Folds: occurs when flat surface bent. Faults: _________________________.

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B. fracture or discontinuity in volume of rocks

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A. It forms from subducting plates

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C. Occur when plates moving alongside and toward to each other.

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D. Occur when plates moving alongside and away from each other.

Question 9

Which field of science deals with the study of rock layers?

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D. Stratigraphy

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A. Geology

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B. Paleontology

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C. Petrology

Question 10

Which of the following best describe the direction of divergent plates movement?

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B. It moves in opposite directions

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A. It moves alongside

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C. It moves towards each other

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D. It moves in either opposite or alongside

Question 11

Who proposed the Law of Uniformitarianism?

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C. James Hutton

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A. Aristotle

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B. Nicholas Steno

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D. James Chadwick

Question 12

Which of the following laws of stratigraphy gives emphasis on the assemblage of fossils embedded on rock layers?

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D. Law of Faunal Succession

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A. Law of Conformities

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B. Law of Superposition

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C. Law of Original horizontality

Question 13

Which principle states that the physical, chemical, and biological processes that work today are the same forces that worked in the past?

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C. Principle of Uniformitarianism

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A. Principle of Intrusions

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B. Principle of Unconformities

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D. Principle of Original Horizontality

Question 14

According to the Law of Superposition, where are the oldest fossils usually found?

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near the bottom of the rock layers

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at the top of the rock layers

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in the middle of the rock layers

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somewhat near the surface

Question 15

Which term in the list is associated with rock layers?

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Strata

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Extrusion

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Defoliation

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Intrusion

Question 16

If an igneous rock A crosscuts sedimentary rock B, what will be the relative age/position of igneous rock A?

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Igneous rock A is younger than sedimentary rock B.

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Igneous rock A will be on top of rock B.

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Igneous rock A is older than sedimentary rock B.

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Igneous rock A is at the same age with sedimentary rock B.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true about Absolute Dating?

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principles to recognize the relative ages of rocks

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quantitative method of dating

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used to give rocks an actual date or date range, in number of years

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use radiometric method by radioactive decay: concept of isotopes and concepts of half- life

Question 18

What is the difference between an absolute date and a relative date?

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An absolute date refers to a year or a range of years while a relative date indicates a chronological order.

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A relative date is derived from radiometric dating techniques while an absolute date comes from guesswork.

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A relative date refers to a year or a range of years while an absolute date indicates a chronological order.

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An absolute date involves testing of sedimentary rocks while relative date involves testing of igneous rocks.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of unconformity?

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Uniformity

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Angular

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Disconformity

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Nonconformity

Question 20

Where can you find the oldest rock in an undisturbed rock file?

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at the bottom

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on the topmost

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upper part

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lower part

Question 21

It is a process of rising up hot, dense liquid materials and creates new seafloor.

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Convection

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Transform fault

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Plate Tectonic

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Convergent

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Divergent

Question 22

The movement of this plate is towards the opposite direction or moving away from each other.

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Divergent

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Transform fault

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Plate Tectonic

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Convergent

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Convection

Question 23

This is a theory that supports continental drift theory and seafloor spreading.

Accepted Answer

Plate Tectonic

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Transform fault

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Convection

Question 24

What Law of Stratigraphy can be applied to the layering of rocks presented?

Accepted Answer

Superposition

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Cross Cutting Relationship

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Inclusions

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Original Horizontality

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Lateral Continuity

Question 25

What Law of Stratigraphy can be applied to the layering of rocks presented?

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Unconformity

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Cross Cutting Relationship

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Original Horizontality

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Inclusion

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Lateral Continuity

Question 26

What Law of Stratigraphy can be applied to the layering of rocks presented?

Accepted Answer

Cross Cutting Relationship

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Inclusions

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Original Horizontality

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Superposition

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Lateral Continuity

Question 27

What Law of Stratigraphy can be applied to the layering of rocks presented?

Accepted Answer

Inclusions

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Cross Cutting Relationship

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Lateral Continuity

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Original Horizontality

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Superposition

Question 28

What Law of Stratigraphy can be applied to the layering of rocks presented?

Accepted Answer

Lateral Continuity

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Cross Cutting Relationship

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Original Horizontality

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Superposition

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Inclusions

QUIZ on Earth Science

30 questions

What geologic feature will be formed if the continents are placed on two converging plates collide?

Which of the following refers to the region where plates meet?

Which type of plate boundary creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?

When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it is ___________.

Which of the following diagrams shows transform fault boundary movement?

Where does new oceanic lithosphere form?

Which of the diagrams shows divergent fault movement?

Which of the following completes the analogy? Folds: occurs when flat surface bent. Faults: _________________________.

Which field of science deals with the study of rock layers?

Which of the following best describe the direction of divergent plates movement?

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