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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is orogenesis? (orogeny)
a)
mountains acting as barriers to flow air
b)
the processes that collectively result in the formation of mountains
c)
the natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies
d)
the point at which the moon is closest to the Earth
2.
What is pahoehoe lava?
a)
magma that reaches Earth's surface
b)
lava that appears light and glossy
c)
a body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals
d)
common type of basaltic lava that cools down forming typical smooth, billowy, or ropy surfaces
3.
What is paleomagnetism?
a)
magnets that push and pull rocks in the direction of the wave
b)
smooth magnetic waves
c)
the natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies
4.
What is a pluton?
a)
a body of intrusive igneous rock
b)
a planet that's not a planet
c)
an indefinite and very long period of time, often a period exaggerated for humorous or rhetorical effect
d)
a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
5.
Pyroclastic Flow is.....
a)
fluidized mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments which is ejected during some volcanic eruptions
b)
a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed
c)
uniform deposit of material which has been ejected from a volcanic eruption or plume such as an ash fall or tuff
6.
What are seismic waves?
a)
that travel through a continuum and are the first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph
b)
they move through the body of an object
c)
usually the central and most visually obvious part of the tracing
d)
an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
7.
What is a seismogram?
a)
Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations
b)
a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection
c)
an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
8.
What is a transform-fault boundary?
a)
A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
b)
actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
c)
is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal
9.
What's sediment?
a)
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
b)
rocks
c)
formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water
10.
Which is a natural resource?
a)
water
b)
phones
c)
computers
d)
electricity
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