Exam 1: Tectonics

Applications of geological knowledge involve all but which of the following?

• predicting the likelihood of a drought

• warning people about possible volcanic eruptions

• searching for metals such as gold or iron

• interpreting the genetic evolution of finches

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Which of the following best describes the Big Bang?

• predicted end of the Universe is about 20 billion years into the future

• massive collision between two large galaxies

• initial explosion of energy (light and heat) from the Sun

• burst of matter and energy that formed the Universe

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As the universe expanded in the time immediately after the Big Bang, according to current theories…

• the temperature decreased.

• the temperature remained constant.

• the temperature increased.

• Scientists have no information about the temperature of the Universe after the Big Bang.

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Which of the following statements best describes the difference between the inner planets and the outer planets?

• Inner planets formed from Hydrogen and Helium, outer planets formed from Silicon and Iron.

• Inner planets are small, rocky and dense; outer planets are large, gaseous, and low in density.

• Inner planets have cool surfaces; outer planets have hot surfaces.

• Inner planets formed when the Sun was forming; outer planets formed billions of years later.

Which of the following was one of the sources of Earth’s internal heat?

• worldwide volcanism

• tidal forces

• decay of radioactive elements

• impact energy from asteroids and comets

What is the term used to describe the outermost layer of the Earth's crust that is primarily composed of granitic rocks?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Moho

• Lithosphere

Which term describes the rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle?

• Moho

• Lithosphere

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

Earth's oceans formed from water that came from all of the following except

• water originally contained in comets that impacted the early Earth.

• water formed due to chemical weathering of rocks.

• water vapor that was erupted from volcanoes.

• water condensed from the early atmosphere.

Lines of latitude run __________ and are labeled __________ of the Equator.

• North-South; E or W

• East-West; E or W

• North-South; N or S

• East-West; N or S

The idea that the Earth’s surface is made up of a series of lithospheric plates that ride on the circulation cells in the molten asthenosphere is known as _____.

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Gondwanaland

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