Question 1

A description,such as "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings," would be used in the ___scale.

Accepted Answer

A) Richter 
B) Modified Mercalli Intensity 
C) Beaufort 
D) Mohs 
E) Moment Magnitude 
A) Richter 
B) Modified Mercalli Intensity 
C) Beaufort 
D) Mohs 
E) Moment Magnitude

Question 2

Which of the following shows the general sequence of an orogeny?

Accepted Answer

A) thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-uplift-weathering and/or erosion 
B) uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering and/or erosion 
C) weathering and/or erosion-uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion 
D) thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering and/or erosion-uplift 
E) erosion-uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering 
A) thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-uplift-weathering and/or erosion 
B) uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering and/or erosion 
C) weathering and/or erosion-uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion 
D) thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering and/or erosion-uplift 
E) erosion-uplift-thickening of crust through accretion or magma intrusion-weathering

Question 3

Which of the following is not a location in which volcanoes typically occur?

Accepted Answer

A) subduction zones 
B) cratons 
C) sea-floor spreading centers 
D) hot spots 
E) continental rift zones 
A) subduction zones 
B) cratons 
C) sea-floor spreading centers 
D) hot spots 
E) continental rift zones

Question 4

Types of folds and their features

Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the crest (i.e. ,the upward fold)form

Accepted Answer

A) a syncline. 
B) a tension zone. 
C) an anticline. 
D) a thrust fault. 
E) shear. 
A) a syncline. 
B) a tension zone. 
C) an anticline. 
D) a thrust fault. 
E) shear.

Question 5

What is the expected number of M 8.0 earthquakes per year?

Accepted Answer

A) 120 
B) 800 
C) 1 
D) 13,000 
E) 1,319 
A) 120 
B) 800 
C) 1 
D) 13,000 
E) 1,319

Question 6

Which of the following is not correct regarding terranes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are smaller-scale migrating crustal pieces;i.e. ,microplates. 
B) They may accrete onto continents and thereby increase the size of the continents. 
C) They are framed by fracture zones. 
D) They are very similar in composition to the continents to which they attach. 
E) They can move thousands of miles from their place of origin. 
A) They are smaller-scale migrating crustal pieces;i.e. ,microplates. 
B) They may accrete onto continents and thereby increase the size of the continents. 
C) They are framed by fracture zones. 
D) They are very similar in composition to the continents to which they attach. 
E) They can move thousands of miles from their place of origin.

Question 7

Which of the following properly describes the formation of continental crust?

Accepted Answer

A) All continental crust was formed millions of years ago.There is no active continental crust being formed. 
B) The formation of continental crust is independent of the formation of oceanic crust,involving only volcanism over the land masses. 
C) The formation of continental crust involves the entire sequence of seafloor spreading,subduction,remelting of oceanic crust,and subsequent rise of the remelted material. 
D) New continental crust is formed essentially in the same many as oceanic crust - from upwelling at mid-continental ridges. 
E) Continental crust,unlike oceanic crust,forms along transform plate boundaries where small amounts of magma are able to upwell to the surface,slowly forming new continental crust. 
A) All continental crust was formed millions of years ago.There is no active continental crust being formed. 
B) The formation of continental crust is independent of the formation of oceanic crust,involving only volcanism over the land masses. 
C) The formation of continental crust involves the entire sequence of seafloor spreading,subduction,remelting of oceanic crust,and subsequent rise of the remelted material. 
D) New continental crust is formed essentially in the same many as oceanic crust - from upwelling at mid-continental ridges. 
E) Continental crust,unlike oceanic crust,forms along transform plate boundaries where small amounts of magma are able to upwell to the surface,slowly forming new continental crust.

Question 8

Which of the following is not used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of fault slippage that occurred 
B) the size of the subsurface or surface area that ruptured 
C) the amount of death and destruction that occurred 
D) the nature of the ground materials affected by the quake 
E) extreme ground acceleration 
A) the amount of fault slippage that occurred 
B) the size of the subsurface or surface area that ruptured 
C) the amount of death and destruction that occurred 
D) the nature of the ground materials affected by the quake 
E) extreme ground acceleration

Question 9

The process whereby ground shaking disrupts and loosens the structure of the soil causing it flow is known as

Accepted Answer

A) creep. 
B) solifluction. 
C) slump. 
D) gelification. 
E) liquefaction. 
A) creep. 
B) solifluction. 
C) slump. 
D) gelification. 
E) liquefaction.

Question 10

The principles of buoyancy and balance,when applied to Earth's crust,helps us to explain fluctuations in Earth's outer crust,a property known as

Accepted Answer

A) folding. 
B) Moho effect. 
C) isostasy. 
D) orogenesis. 
E) faulting. 
A) folding. 
B) Moho effect. 
C) isostasy. 
D) orogenesis. 
E) faulting.

Question 11

Effusive eruptions are not related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) magma rich in iron and magnesium 
B) low-viscosity magma 
C) magma rich in silica and aluminum 
D) gently sloping shield volcanoes 
E) relatively gentle eruptions 
A) magma rich in iron and magnesium 
B) low-viscosity magma 
C) magma rich in silica and aluminum 
D) gently sloping shield volcanoes 
E) relatively gentle eruptions

Question 12

Types of folds and their features

Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the trough (i.e. ,downward fold)form

Accepted Answer

A) a syncline. 
B) a tension zone. 
C) an anticline. 
D) a thrust fault. 
E) shear. 
A) a syncline. 
B) a tension zone. 
C) an anticline. 
D) a thrust fault. 
E) shear.

Question 13

Small,circular surface depressions usually found at or near the summit of a volcano are known as

Accepted Answer

A) cinder cones. 
B) craters. 
C) calderas. 
D) domes. 
E) shield volcanoes. 
A) cinder cones. 
B) craters. 
C) calderas. 
D) domes. 
E) shield volcanoes.

Question 14

Discuss the three types of convergent plate boundaries and their typical orogenies.

Accepted Answer

Oceanic plate-continental plate-where a

Question 15

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

Accepted Answer

A) a former volcanic island arc that migrated 10,000 km (6200 mi. )to its present location along the western margin of North America. 
B) a terrane in southern Tibet that migrated to the region during the Paleozoic from Australia. 
C) a mountain range that became part of the Himalayas. 
D) pieces of crust that moved with the Pacific plate to their present location near Japan. 
E) an exotic terrane that migrated west across the Pacific Ocean and attached to the Asian land mass. 
A) a former volcanic island arc that migrated 10,000 km (6200 mi. )to its present location along the western margin of North America. 
B) a terrane in southern Tibet that migrated to the region during the Paleozoic from Australia. 
C) a mountain range that became part of the Himalayas. 
D) pieces of crust that moved with the Pacific plate to their present location near Japan. 
E) an exotic terrane that migrated west across the Pacific Ocean and attached to the Asian land mass.

Question 16

An instrument used to record vibrations in the crust is the

Accepted Answer

A) land barometer. 
B) seismograph. 
C) the Richter scale. 
D) tiltmeter. 
E) sextant. 
A) land barometer. 
B) seismograph. 
C) the Richter scale. 
D) tiltmeter. 
E) sextant.

Question 17

A gently sloping mountain landform built from effusive eruption is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) cinder cone. 
B) crater. 
C) caldera. 
D) shield volcano. 
E) pluton. 
A) cinder cone. 
B) crater. 
C) caldera. 
D) shield volcano. 
E) pluton.

Question 18

At this convergent boundary,neither plate is subducted,rather folding,faulting,and uplift occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) oceanic plate-continental plate 
B) oceanic plate-oceanic plate 
C) continental-plate-continental plate 
D) continental shield-craton 
E) terrane-craton 
A) oceanic plate-continental plate 
B) oceanic plate-oceanic plate 
C) continental-plate-continental plate 
D) continental shield-craton 
E) terrane-craton

Question 19

The process of isostatic adjustment is most closely associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) plate collisions 
B) volcanic activity 
C) sea-floor spreading. 
D) buoyancy 
E) subduction 
A) plate collisions 
B) volcanic activity 
C) sea-floor spreading. 
D) buoyancy 
E) subduction

Question 20

Terranes refer to

Accepted Answer

A) the topography of a tract of land. 
B) subducted oceanic crust that is melted and later reaches the surface in volcanic eruptions or cools in the subsurface as an intrusive body. 
C) fragmented crustal material from one plate and accreted to another plate. 
D) a large region where a craton is exposed at the surface. 
E) the formation of new oceanic crust along mid-ocean ridges. 
A) the topography of a tract of land. 
B) subducted oceanic crust that is melted and later reaches the surface in volcanic eruptions or cools in the subsurface as an intrusive body. 
C) fragmented crustal material from one plate and accreted to another plate. 
D) a large region where a craton is exposed at the surface. 
E) the formation of new oceanic crust along mid-ocean ridges.

A description,such as "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings," would be used in the ___scale.

Which of the following shows the general sequence of an orogeny?

Which of the following is not a location in which volcanoes typically occur?

Types of folds and their features Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the crest (i.e. ,the upward fold)form

What is the expected number of M 8.0 earthquakes per year?

Which of the following is not correct regarding terranes?

Which of the following properly describes the formation of continental crust?

Which of the following is not used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

The process whereby ground shaking disrupts and loosens the structure of the soil causing it flow is known as

The principles of buoyancy and balance,when applied to Earth's crust,helps us to explain fluctuations in Earth's outer crust,a property known as

Effusive eruptions are not related to which of the following?

Types of folds and their features Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the trough (i.e. ,downward fold)form

Small,circular surface depressions usually found at or near the summit of a volcano are known as

Discuss the three types of convergent plate boundaries and their typical orogenies.

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

An instrument used to record vibrations in the crust is the

A gently sloping mountain landform built from effusive eruption is known as a

At this convergent boundary,neither plate is subducted,rather folding,faulting,and uplift occurs.

The process of isostatic adjustment is most closely associated with which of the following?

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Exam 12: Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

A description,such as "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings," would be used in the ___scale.

Which of the following shows the general sequence of an orogeny?

Which of the following is not a location in which volcanoes typically occur?

Types of folds and their features Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the crest (i.e. ,the upward fold)form

What is the expected number of M 8.0 earthquakes per year?

Which of the following is not correct regarding terranes?

Which of the following properly describes the formation of continental crust?

Which of the following is not used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

The process whereby ground shaking disrupts and loosens the structure of the soil causing it flow is known as

The principles of buoyancy and balance,when applied to Earth's crust,helps us to explain fluctuations in Earth's outer crust,a property known as

Effusive eruptions are not related to which of the following?

Types of folds and their features Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.The layers near the trough (i.e. ,downward fold)form

Small,circular surface depressions usually found at or near the summit of a volcano are known as

Discuss the three types of convergent plate boundaries and their typical orogenies.

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

An instrument used to record vibrations in the crust is the

A gently sloping mountain landform built from effusive eruption is known as a

At this convergent boundary,neither plate is subducted,rather folding,faulting,and uplift occurs.

The process of isostatic adjustment is most closely associated with which of the following?

Terranes refer to

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earth’s Atmosphere

Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Earth’s Climatic Regions

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Aeolian Processes and Arid Landscapes

Oceans and Coastal Systems

Glacial Landscapes and the Cryosphere

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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