Geology for Civil Engineering Quiz

What are the two main branches of Geology?

• Physical Geology

• Historical Geology

• Geological Engineering

• Environmental Geology

What is the largest division of Earth's history?

• Eon

• Era

• Period

• Epoch

What is the standard timeline that portrays the history of the Earth?

• Geologic Time Scale

• Chronological Time Line

• Earth History Timeline

• Geological Record

What are the layers of the Earth's internal structure?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• All of the above

What is the theory that explains how continents shift position on Earth's surface?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Subduction

What is the process where oceanic ridges spread and move away from the ridge axis?

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Subduction

What is the name of the layer below the lithosphere on which tectonic plates float?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Core

What are the three main forces that drive tectonic plates?

• Ridge push

• Mantle convection currents

• Gravity

• Magnetic pull

What is the name of the supercontinent that later broke up in the Jurassic period?

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

What occurs at divergent plate boundaries?

• Plates move apart

• Plates collide

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates sink