Long Quiz - Earth Science (G11-PATRIARCHS)

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory in 1912?

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• James Hutton

The supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago was called:

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

Which process breaks down rocks without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Oxidation

Which of the following is NOT an exogenic process?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Volcanism

• Deposition

What type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall?

• Normal fault

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Thrust fault

Which evidence best supported Wegener's theory?

• Earthquakes

• Glacial scratches in Africa

• Ocean trenches

• Earth's magnetic field

Which endogenic process describes the bending of rocks due to compressional forces?

• Faulting

• Folding

• Volcanism

• Metamorphism

Which type of weathering involves carbon dioxide reacting with water to form carbonic acid?

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

• Carbonation

• Abrasion

The movement of tectonic plates is explained by which theory?

• Seafloor Spreading

• Plate Tectonic Theory

• Continental Jigsaw Puzzle

• Catastrophism

Which type of volcanism involves magma cooling and solidifying beneath Earth's surface?

• Extrusive volcanism

• Intrusive volcanism

• Regional volcanism

• Contact volcanism