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Final exam geol1340 prep

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rocky or rigid outer part of Earth consisting of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Asthenosphere

2.

Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Earthquake

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Core

3.

Solid, outer layer and is made of both the oceanic and continental crust.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

4.

Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.

a)

Convection Current

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

d)

Magma

5.

The thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.

a)

Oceanic Crust

b)

Continental Crust

c)

Magma

d)

Inner Core

6.

In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?

a)

an ocean

b)

a volcano

c)

a river valley

d)

a mountain chain

7.

Crustal plates that pull apart from one another MOST likely form

a)

volcanic island arcs

b)

strike-slip faults

c)

oceanic trenches

d)

rift zones

8.

Which two plates collided with each other to form the Himalayan Mountains?

a)

Nazca and Eurasia

b)

Indo-Australian and Eurasian

c)

North America and Antarctic

d)

South American and Indo-Australian

9.

Which of these tectonic plate boundaries is most likely to form a volcano.

a)

a continental plate colliding with a continental plate

b)

an oceanic plate sliding past a continental plate

c)

a continental plate sliding past a continental plate

d)

an oceanic plate colliding into a continental plate

10.

What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Volcanic and seismic activity

c)

Strong winds and storms

d)

Rotation of the solid core

11.

Which statement best describes why fossils of the same land-dwelling species have been discovered in both South America and Africa?

a)

The organism migrated to two continents

b)

The organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges

c)

The organisms became extinct due to climate change on these continents

d)

These organisms once lived on one large landmass that later split into two continents

12.

A satellite image can help scientist locate the area where two plates have diverged by showing the existence of

a)

Plateaus

b)

Mountains

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Grassy Plains

13.
A mid-ocean ridge forms from ____plates.
a)
separating
b)
volcanic
c)
sliding
d)
colliding
14.
____ acts on mountains to change their size, height, or surface.
a)
Slipping
b)
Erosion
c)
Shifting
d)
Sliding
15.
Mountains made of huge rocks separated from other rocks by faults are ____ mountains.
a)
folded
b)
volcanic
c)
fault-block
d)
upwarped
16.
Tremendous pushing forces cause a squeezing of rock layers in ____ mountains.
a)
fault-block
b)
folded
c)
upwarped
d)
volcanic
17.
Plates move apart because of ____, a pulling force acting on plates.
a)
volcanoes
b)
tension
c)
faults
d)
rifts
18.
When forces inside Earth push up the crust, ____ mountains form.
a)
volcanic
b)
fault-block
c)
upwarped
d)
folded
19.
When a plate at a mid-ocean ridge responds to gravity by sliding down a slope, it is called ____.
a)
slab-pull
b)
slab-push
c)
ridge-push
d)
ridge-pull
20.
When plates _____, the tremendous forces mountains to form.
a)
collide
b)
subduction
c)
isostasy
21.
____ is when one plate sinks beneath another plate.
a)
collide
b)
subduction
c)
isostasy
22.
The principle of _____ states that Earth's crust and lithosphere float on the upperpart of the mantle.
a)
collide
b)
subduction
c)
isostasy
23.
Hawaiian Islands that comprise Hawaii
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
upwarped mountains
c)
folded mountains
d)
underwater volcanic mountains
24.
Ouachita Mountains near Hot Springs
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
25.
Black Hills Mountains in South Dakota
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
upwarped mountains
c)
folded mountains
d)
underwater volcanic mountains
26.
Adirondack Mountains in New York
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
27.
Sierra Nevada in California
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
28.
Mount Popocateptl in Mexico
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
29.
Southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
30.
Mount St. Helens in Washington
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
31.
Teton Range in Wyoming
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
upwarped mountains
d)
folded mountains
32.
Lava forms islands near the trench of oceanic-oceanic collisions.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which layer of Earth is the source of lava that erupts from volcanoes?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
34.
Identify layer  #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
35.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
36.
Which of these two layers is a solid?
a)
innercore
b)
Outercore
37.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
38.
The area where two tectonic plates meet
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
faults
d)
convection
39.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
a)
in the ocean
b)
along the coast
c)
along fault lines
d)
in the Arctic
40.
A wave produced by a earthquake.
a)
p-waves
b)
t-waves
c)
q-waves
d)
seismic waves
41.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle 
d)
outer core
42.
Which best describes the mantle?
a)
molten metal
b)
dense, solid metal ball
c)
hot but not solid rock
d)
dry land and ocean floor
43.
Which lists the main layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost?
a)
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere
b)
core, mantle, crust
c)
crust, mantle, core
d)
mantle, core, crust
44.
In which layer of the Earth is the athenosphere located?
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
crust
45.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
46.

The soft layer of rock that the lithosphere moves on is the _________________________.

a)

core

b)

asthenosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

crust

47.
The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the solid layer of hard rock called the
a)
inner core
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
outer core
48.
What layer is shown by letter A?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
49.
What layer is shown by letter B?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
50.
What layer is shown by letter C?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
51.
What layer is shown by letter D?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
52.

Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is like plastic, or soft enough to flow?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

crust

c)

lithosphere

d)

inner core

53.
This is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth, made up of two parts, is divided into pieces call tectonic plates.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Asthensophere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
54.

Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.

a)

denser

b)

less dense

55.

____ takes place in the mantle.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

56.

A divergent boundary occurs where plates ....

a)

Pull apart

b)

Come together

c)

Slide past each other

d)

subducting

57.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
58.

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

a)

Crust is recycled in subduction zones at the same time it is created at mid-ocean ridges

b)

New crust is underwater where it sinks

c)

New crust breaks more easily than old crust

d)

The oldest crust just breaks apart as the plates move

59.

The average density of continental crust is 2.8 g/cm3 and the average density of oceanic crusts is 3.2 g/cm3. If these two plates came together, what would happen?

a)

The two plates would push apart and form a rift zone.

b)

The oceanic plate would rise up over the continental plate.

c)

The oceanic plate would sink under the continental plate.

d)

The two plates would meet head on and rise up to form mountains.

60.
Which of the following objects best represents the movement that occurs during sea-floor spreading?
a)
Elevator
b)
Conveyor belt
c)
Rollercoaster
d)
Hot air balloon
61.

Scientists use ______ to map the ocean floor

a)

radar

b)

pulsar

c)

lidar

d)

sonar

62.

At its oldest, ocean crust is about __________ years old

a)

300-350 million

b)

180-200 million

c)

3.5 billion

d)

10-20 million

63.

The OLDEST seafloor is located

a)

closest to the mid-ocean ridge.

b)

farthest from the mid-ocean ridge.

c)

east of Hawaii

d)

west of California

64.

Which of the following supports the theory of seafloor spreading?

a)

Correlation of rock layers

b)

Crustal slab pull

c)

Magnetic reversals recorded in rocks

d)

Continuous mountain chains

65.

Seafloor spreading...

a)

creates new oceanic crust

b)

destroys or recycles crust

c)

creates new continental crust

d)

creates old crust

66.

Rock at the mid ocean ridges...

a)

is the oldest rock on the earth.

b)

is older than continental rock.

c)

is younger than continental rock.

67.
In the Atlantic ocean, where is the youngest seafloor located?
a)
Towards the edges, near the eastern and western continents
b)
Towards the middle of the ocean
c)
Towards the north and south poles
d)
Young seafloor is located randomly throughout the ocean
68.

The magnetic pattern of ocean-floor rocks on one side of an ocean ridge is_____________.

a)

a mirror image of that on the other side

b)

younger than other side

c)

much different pattern

d)

at right angles to the ridge

69.

The study of the Earth's magnetic record is called

a)

ridge push

b)

convection

c)

paleomagnetism

d)

subduction

70.

A change in Earth' s magnetic field is called a

a)

magnetic reversal

b)

subduction

c)

paleomagnetism

d)

slab pull

71.

Which of Earth's layers produces its magnetic fields?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

72.

Which of the following does NOT support the theory of seafloor spreading?

a)

pillow shaped rocks show that magma seeps into the ocean at divergent plate boundary

b)

oldest rocks are farthest away from the mid-ocean ridge and youngest rocks are at the ridge

c)

magnetic reversals recorded in the ocean crust match up together on each side of the mid-ocean ridge

d)

the youngest rocks are farthest away from the mid-ocean ridge and the oldest are at the ridge

73.

The Pacific Ocean is shrinking because

a)

water is evaporating quickly near the Equator

b)

ocean crust in the Pacific is getting recycled faster than it's being created

c)

it has less glaciers melting into it than the Atlantic

d)

the plates are converging

74.

What type of plate activity is creating the Himalayas?

a)

divergence of the Indian Ocean and Asia

b)

convergence of India and Asia

c)

strike slip faulting

d)

subduction

75.

Mid-ocean ridges can be found in

a)

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

b)

the Pacific and the Indian Oceans

c)

all of Earth's oceans

d)

only the Atlantic Ocean

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