Question 1

Crater Lake in southern Oregon is an example of a caldera.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the different ways of measuring the intensity and/or effects of earthquakes? Which do you think is best,and why?

Accepted Answer

The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI)sca

Question 3

An exposed fault plane with significant vertical extent is known as

Accepted Answer

A) anticline. 
B) dome. 
C) an escarpment. 
D) a fracture zone. 
A) anticline. 
B) dome. 
C) an escarpment. 
D) a fracture zone.

Question 4

What is the expected number of an M 5-5.9 or Mercalli V-VII earthquakes per year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1319 
B) 1 
C) 134 
D) 13,000 
A) 1319 
B) 1 
C) 134 
D) 13,000

Question 5

Explosive eruptions produce composite volcanic peaks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a second order of relief?

Accepted Answer

A) Pikeʹs Peak 
B) The Canadian and American Rockies 
C) The North America plate 
D) Mt.Capulin 
A) Pikeʹs Peak 
B) The Canadian and American Rockies 
C) The North America plate 
D) Mt.Capulin

Question 7

The concept of ʺorders of reliefʺ refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the classification of landscapes based on scale. 
B) the ordering of surface features based on height. 
C) the ordering of surface features based on their time of origin. 
D) the rate at which stress is relieved in the crust. 
A) the classification of landscapes based on scale. 
B) the ordering of surface features based on height. 
C) the ordering of surface features based on their time of origin. 
D) the rate at which stress is relieved in the crust.

Question 8

A hypsographic curve is

Accepted Answer

A) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of a continent. 
B) a graph that shows Earthʹs relief is great when compared to its diameter. 
C) a generalized curve showing Earthʹs surface by area and elevation in relation to sea level. 
D) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of the ocean floor. 
E) a graph that shows Earth is of relatively high relief.
  
A) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of a continent. 
B) a graph that shows Earthʹs relief is great when compared to its diameter. 
C) a generalized curve showing Earthʹs surface by area and elevation in relation to sea level. 
D) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of the ocean floor. 
E) a graph that shows Earth is of relatively high relief.

Question 9

Compare and contrast explosive and effusive eruptions.Include their locations,the chemical composition of the magma,and the landforms they typically produce.

Accepted Answer

Effusive eruptions are outpourings of lo

Question 10

What type of convergent boundary associated with orogeny is illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

A) Continental plate-continental plate collision 
B) Oceanic plate-oceanic plate collision 
C) Oceanic plate-continental plate collision 
A) Continental plate-continental plate collision 
B) Oceanic plate-oceanic plate collision 
C) Oceanic plate-continental plate collision

Question 11

The Alps is an example of the second order of relief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) topographic region. 
B) biome. 
C) physiographic province. 
D) ecoregion. 
A) topographic region. 
B) biome. 
C) physiographic province. 
D) ecoregion.

Question 13

The general term that describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporate seawater and sediments is

Accepted Answer

A) sial. 
B) melt. 
C) batholiths. 
D) sima. 
A) sial. 
B) melt. 
C) batholiths. 
D) sima.

Question 14

Increased seismicity in Colorado,New Mexico,and Oklahoma has been linked to

Accepted Answer

A) a strike-slip fault. 
B) a rift valley hot spot in the mid-continental region. 
C) a continental plate-continental plate subduction zone. 
D) injection wells associated with hydraulic fracturing. 
A) a strike-slip fault. 
B) a rift valley hot spot in the mid-continental region. 
C) a continental plate-continental plate subduction zone. 
D) injection wells associated with hydraulic fracturing.

Question 15

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

Accepted Answer

A) pieces of crust that moved with the Pacific plate to their present location near Japan. 
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) a former volcanic island arc that migrated 10,000 km (6200 mi.)to its present location along the western margin of North America. 
A) pieces of crust that moved with the Pacific plate to their present location near Japan. 
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) a former volcanic island arc that migrated 10,000 km (6200 mi.)to its present location along the western margin of North America.

Question 16

Oceanic trenches form when one oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Molten rock that pours forth on Earthʹs surface is called

Accepted Answer

A) lava. 
B) metamorphic. 
C) intrusive. 
D) magma. 
A) lava. 
B) metamorphic. 
C) intrusive. 
D) magma.

Question 19

Modern technologies,such as GPS,LiDAR,and radar are important tools for studying Earthʹs topography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A thrust fault is associated with compressional stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Crater Lake in southern Oregon is an example of a caldera.

What are the different ways of measuring the intensity and/or effects of earthquakes? Which do you think is best,and why?

An exposed fault plane with significant vertical extent is known as

What is the expected number of an M 5-5.9 or Mercalli V-VII earthquakes per year?

Explosive eruptions produce composite volcanic peaks.

Which of the following is an example of a second order of relief?

The concept of ʺorders of reliefʺ refers to

A hypsographic curve is

Compare and contrast explosive and effusive eruptions.Include their locations,the chemical composition of the magma,and the landforms they typically produce.

What type of convergent boundary associated with orogeny is illustrated here?

The Alps is an example of the second order of relief.

A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a

The general term that describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporate seawater and sediments is

Increased seismicity in Colorado,New Mexico,and Oklahoma has been linked to

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

Oceanic trenches form when one oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate.

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

Molten rock that pours forth on Earthʹs surface is called

Modern technologies,such as GPS,LiDAR,and radar are important tools for studying Earthʹs topography.

A thrust fault is associated with compressional stress.

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Exam 10: Earthʹs Surface Relief Features

Crater Lake in southern Oregon is an example of a caldera.

What are the different ways of measuring the intensity and/or effects of earthquakes? Which do you think is best,and why?

An exposed fault plane with significant vertical extent is known as

What is the expected number of an M 5-5.9 or Mercalli V-VII earthquakes per year?

Explosive eruptions produce composite volcanic peaks.

Which of the following is an example of a second order of relief?

The concept of ʺorders of reliefʺ refers to

A hypsographic curve is

Compare and contrast explosive and effusive eruptions.Include their locations,the chemical composition of the magma,and the landforms they typically produce.

What type of convergent boundary associated with orogeny is illustrated here?

The Alps is an example of the second order of relief.

A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a

The general term that describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporate seawater and sediments is

Increased seismicity in Colorado,New Mexico,and Oklahoma has been linked to

The Wrangellia terranes refer to

Oceanic trenches form when one oceanic plate collides with another oceanic plate.

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

Molten rock that pours forth on Earthʹs surface is called

Modern technologies,such as GPS,LiDAR,and radar are important tools for studying Earthʹs topography.

A thrust fault is associated with compressional stress.

The Science of Geography

The Solar System,sun,and Earth

Energy Balance Essentials

Wind Essentials

Waterʹs Unique Properties

Water on Earth

Review of Earthʹs Climate System

Population Growth and Fossil Fuel Burning the Setting for Climate Change

The Pace of Change

Landmass Denudation

Drainage Basins and Drainage Patterns

Global Oceans and Seas

Snow Into Ice--The Basis of Glaciers

Soil Development and Soil Profiles

Energy Flows and Nutrient Cycles

Biogeographic Divisions

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