Question 1

Which of the numbered features on this figure is a continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 2

Once salt deposits are formed, they can:

Accepted Answer

A)  flow upward because they are less dense than normal rocks 
B)  slip and flow, allowing overlying rocks to fold and fault 
C)  flow down hillslopes, forming a salt glacier 
D)  form a steep slope or escarpment on the seafloor 
E)  all of these 
A)  flow upward because they are less dense than normal rocks 
B)  slip and flow, allowing overlying rocks to fold and fault 
C)  flow down hillslopes, forming a salt glacier 
D)  form a steep slope or escarpment on the seafloor 
E)  all of these

Question 3

Which of the following CANNOT be observed on a seismic-reflection profile?

Accepted Answer

A)  orientation of rock layers 
B)  shape of the seafloor 
C)  folds 
D)  faults 
E)  all of these can be observed 
A)  orientation of rock layers 
B)  shape of the seafloor 
C)  folds 
D)  faults 
E)  all of these can be observed

Question 4

The Lesser Antilles is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a subduction zone and island arc 
B)  a transform boundary and large scale faulting 
C)  rifting and a spreading center 
A)  a subduction zone and island arc 
B)  a transform boundary and large scale faulting 
C)  rifting and a spreading center

Question 5

The source of heat for the water emitted by black smokers at the mid-ocean ridges comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  magma 
B)  friction 
C)  radioactive decay 
D)  an unknown source 
A)  magma 
B)  friction 
C)  radioactive decay 
D)  an unknown source

Which of the numbered features on this figure is a continental shelf?

Once salt deposits are formed, they can:

Which of the following CANNOT be observed on a seismic-reflection profile?

The Lesser Antilles is an example of:

The source of heat for the water emitted by black smokers at the mid-ocean ridges comes from:

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Exam 10: Seafloor and Continental Margins

Which of the numbered features on this figure is a continental shelf?

Once salt deposits are formed, they can:

Which of the following CANNOT be observed on a seismic-reflection profile?

The Lesser Antilles is an example of:

The source of heat for the water emitted by black smokers at the mid-ocean ridges comes from:

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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