Question 1

_______________ are the surface features of the land.

Accepted Answer

A) Guyots 
B) Oceans 
C) Landforms 
D) Valleys 
E) Highways 
A) Guyots 
B) Oceans 
C) Landforms 
D) Valleys 
E) Highways

Question 2

Which of the following types of drainage pattern are associated with regions of uniform,horizontal strata?

Accepted Answer

A) dendritic drainage pattern 
B) trellis drainage pattern 
C) radial drainage pattern 
D) parallel drainage pattern 
E) folded drainage pattern 
A) dendritic drainage pattern 
B) trellis drainage pattern 
C) radial drainage pattern 
D) parallel drainage pattern 
E) folded drainage pattern

Question 3

Using examples from your local region,describe the nature of the drainage network.

Accepted Answer

In my local region, the drainage network

Question 4

Which of the following terms is most associated with the description of earthquake activity?

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic 
B) tectonic 
C) tidal 
D) rifting 
E) seismic 
A) volcanic 
B) tectonic 
C) tidal 
D) rifting 
E) seismic

Question 5

Using an annotated sketch map of North America,identify areas of regular earthquake activity.Note their relative magnitude and the role of plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

Regular earthquake activity in North Ame

Question 6

The Appalachian Mountains are famous for their________________ structure.

Accepted Answer

A) faulted 
B) volcanic 
C) ridge and valley 
D) rift valley 
E) hillside 
A) faulted 
B) volcanic 
C) ridge and valley 
D) rift valley 
E) hillside

Question 7

The location inside the earth where an earthquake originates is termed its ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) focus 
B) orogeny 
C) epicenter 
D) face 
E) mineralogic substrate 
A) focus 
B) orogeny 
C) epicenter 
D) face 
E) mineralogic substrate

Question 8

One form of alternative power,_______________,is conducted to the surface by circulating groundwater.

Accepted Answer

A) steam vents 
B) fumaroles 
C) geothermal energy 
D) ocean waves 
E) nuclear 
A) steam vents 
B) fumaroles 
C) geothermal energy 
D) ocean waves 
E) nuclear

Question 9

Eroded edges of steeply dipping strata forming sharp-crested sawtooth ridges are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) synclinal mountains 
B) fault scarps 
C) hogbacks 
D) cuestas 
E) domes 
A) synclinal mountains 
B) fault scarps 
C) hogbacks 
D) cuestas 
E) domes

Question 10

The east African Rift Valley is formed by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) compression 
B) volcanism 
C) retraction of the crust 
D) stress 
E) extension 
A) compression 
B) volcanism 
C) retraction of the crust 
D) stress 
E) extension

Question 11

Where rocks are parched into a dome,erosion produces a circular arrangement of rock layers outward from the center of the dome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Hotspots occurring beneath continental crust can provide vast areas of flood basalts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Acute angle between an inclined natural rock plane and an imaginary horizontal plane of reference is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A) dip 
B) strike 
C) bedding plane 
D) tilt 
E) ridge 
A) dip 
B) strike 
C) bedding plane 
D) tilt 
E) ridge

Question 14

The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is a radial drainage pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the approximate magnitude of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?

Accepted Answer

A) 5.6 
B) 6.8 
C) 7.2 
D) 7.9 
E) 8.5 
A) 5.6 
B) 6.8 
C) 7.2 
D) 7.9 
E) 8.5

Question 16

Identify the defining characteristics of a hogback and the processes responsible for producing them.

Accepted Answer

A hogback is a narrow, steep-sided ridge

Question 17

The San Andreas fault can best be classified as a __________ fault.

Accepted Answer

A) rift 
B) subduction 
C) transform 
D) divergent 
E) normal 
A) rift 
B) subduction 
C) transform 
D) divergent 
E) normal

Question 18

Which of the following types of drainage pattern would be associated with an eroded volcano?

Accepted Answer

A) dendritic drainage pattern 
B) trellis drainage pattern 
C) radial drainage pattern 
D) parallel drainage pattern 
E) folded drainage pattern 
A) dendritic drainage pattern 
B) trellis drainage pattern 
C) radial drainage pattern 
D) parallel drainage pattern 
E) folded drainage pattern

Question 19

The surface across which movement takes place in a fault is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A) fault scarp 
B) strike-slip 
C) fault plane 
D) transcurrent 
E) focus 
A) fault scarp 
B) strike-slip 
C) fault plane 
D) transcurrent 
E) focus

Question 20

A circular or oval structure in which strata have been forced upward,often associated with igneous intrusions or upthrusting on deep faults is a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) mesa 
B) butte 
C) monadnock 
D) cuesta 
E) dome 
A) mesa 
B) butte 
C) monadnock 
D) cuesta 
E) dome

_______________ are the surface features of the land.

Which of the following types of drainage pattern are associated with regions of uniform,horizontal strata?

Using examples from your local region,describe the nature of the drainage network.

Which of the following terms is most associated with the description of earthquake activity?

Using an annotated sketch map of North America,identify areas of regular earthquake activity.Note their relative magnitude and the role of plate boundaries.

The Appalachian Mountains are famous for their________________ structure.

The location inside the earth where an earthquake originates is termed its ________________.

One form of alternative power,_______________,is conducted to the surface by circulating groundwater.

Eroded edges of steeply dipping strata forming sharp-crested sawtooth ridges are referred to as:

The east African Rift Valley is formed by _____________.

Where rocks are parched into a dome,erosion produces a circular arrangement of rock layers outward from the center of the dome.

Hotspots occurring beneath continental crust can provide vast areas of flood basalts.

Acute angle between an inclined natural rock plane and an imaginary horizontal plane of reference is referred to as the:

The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is a radial drainage pattern.

What was the approximate magnitude of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?

Identify the defining characteristics of a hogback and the processes responsible for producing them.

The San Andreas fault can best be classified as a __________ fault.

Which of the following types of drainage pattern would be associated with an eroded volcano?

The surface across which movement takes place in a fault is referred to as the:

A circular or oval structure in which strata have been forced upward,often associated with igneous intrusions or upthrusting on deep faults is a/an:

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Exam 12: Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms

_______________ are the surface features of the land.

Which of the following types of drainage pattern are associated with regions of uniform,horizontal strata?

Using examples from your local region,describe the nature of the drainage network.

Which of the following terms is most associated with the description of earthquake activity?

Using an annotated sketch map of North America,identify areas of regular earthquake activity.Note their relative magnitude and the role of plate boundaries.

The Appalachian Mountains are famous for their________________ structure.

The location inside the earth where an earthquake originates is termed its ________________.

One form of alternative power,_______________,is conducted to the surface by circulating groundwater.

Eroded edges of steeply dipping strata forming sharp-crested sawtooth ridges are referred to as:

The east African Rift Valley is formed by _____________.

Where rocks are parched into a dome,erosion produces a circular arrangement of rock layers outward from the center of the dome.

Hotspots occurring beneath continental crust can provide vast areas of flood basalts.

Acute angle between an inclined natural rock plane and an imaginary horizontal plane of reference is referred to as the:

The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is a radial drainage pattern.

What was the approximate magnitude of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?

Identify the defining characteristics of a hogback and the processes responsible for producing them.

The San Andreas fault can best be classified as a __________ fault.

Which of the following types of drainage pattern would be associated with an eroded volcano?

The surface across which movement takes place in a fault is referred to as the:

A circular or oval structure in which strata have been forced upward,often associated with igneous intrusions or upthrusting on deep faults is a/an:

The Earth As a Rotating Planet

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Winds and the Global Circulation System

Weather Systems

Global Climates

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

Global Soils

Earth Materials

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Landforms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Waves and Wind

Glacier Landforms and the Ice Age

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