Question 1

Large areas of high tablelands are found in which continent?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa. 
B) Australia. 
C) Greenland. 
D) Central Asia. 
A) Africa. 
B) Australia. 
C) Greenland. 
D) Central Asia. C

Question 2

Which is the measurement of land elevation relative to sea level?

Accepted Answer

A) Bathymetry. 
B) Hypsometry. 
C) Topography. 
D) Geodesy. 
A) Bathymetry. 
B) Hypsometry. 
C) Topography. 
D) Geodesy. B

Question 3

Which resulted in the formation of the Appalachians?

Accepted Answer

A) Laramide orogeny. 
B) Alleghany orogeny. 
C) Cordilleran orogeny. 
D) Alpine orogeny. 
A) Laramide orogeny. 
B) Alleghany orogeny. 
C) Cordilleran orogeny. 
D) Alpine orogeny. B

Question 4

Which of the following is correct regarding the moment magnitude scale-a scale which quantifies the amount of energy released by an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a scale of magnitude based on arithmetical progressions (1,2,3,4,etc.). 
B) It is a closed scale that begins at 0.0 and ends at 10.0. 
C) It considers the amount of fault slippage produced by the earthquake,the size of the surface (and subsurface)area that ruptured,and the nature of the materials that faulted. 
D) It is the same as the Mercalli scale. 
A) It is a scale of magnitude based on arithmetical progressions (1,2,3,4,etc.). 
B) It is a closed scale that begins at 0.0 and ends at 10.0. 
C) It considers the amount of fault slippage produced by the earthquake,the size of the surface (and subsurface)area that ruptured,and the nature of the materials that faulted. 
D) It is the same as the Mercalli scale.

Question 5

What were the important effects of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption?

Accepted Answer

The Mount Pinatubo eruption is discussed

Question 6

Which tend to be built up by explosive eruptions?

Accepted Answer

A) Shield-shaped volcanoes. 
B) Plateau basalts. 
C) Composite volcanoes. 
D) Many subsequent lava flows. 
A) Shield-shaped volcanoes. 
B) Plateau basalts. 
C) Composite volcanoes. 
D) Many subsequent lava flows.

Question 7

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is exposed above sea level?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 percent. 
B) 29 percent. 
C) 49 percent. 
D) 62 percent. 
A) 18 percent. 
B) 29 percent. 
C) 49 percent. 
D) 62 percent.

Question 8

In a normal fault,the hanging wall drops (moves downward)relative to the footwall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following lists the terms that apply to upward-faulted blocks followed by the term that applies to downward-faulted blocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Horst; graben. 
B) Graben; horst. 
C) Normal; thrust. 
D) Thrust; normal. 
A) Horst; graben. 
B) Graben; horst. 
C) Normal; thrust. 
D) Thrust; normal.

Question 10

Which is considered a topographic region that is characterized by local relief of more than 100m,but less than 600m?

Accepted Answer

A) Plain. 
B) High tableland. 
C) Hill or low tableland. 
D) Mountain. 
A) Plain. 
B) High tableland. 
C) Hill or low tableland. 
D) Mountain.

Question 11

Oil and gas tend to concentrate in the low areas of a fold; i.e.,near the bottom of a syncline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the vertical relief of Earth (highest point to lowest point),approximately?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 km. 
B) 10 km. 
C) 20 km. 
D) 30 km. 
A) 5 km. 
B) 10 km. 
C) 20 km. 
D) 30 km.

Question 13

The phrase "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings" would be used in which scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Richter. 
B) Modified Mercalli Intensity. 
C) Beaufort. 
D) Moh's. 
A) Richter. 
B) Modified Mercalli Intensity. 
C) Beaufort. 
D) Moh's.

Question 14

Which of the following is used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of fault slippage that occurred. 
B) The density of the subsurface or surface area that ruptured. 
C) The amount of death and destruction that occurred. 
D) The volume of water in the materials affected by the quake. 
A) The amount of fault slippage that occurred. 
B) The density of the subsurface or surface area that ruptured. 
C) The amount of death and destruction that occurred. 
D) The volume of water in the materials affected by the quake.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about shield volcanoes is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) They occur in shield areas of Earth. 
B) They are subject to violently explosive eruptions. 
C) They form from mafic magma. 
D) They consist of tremendous quantities of pyroclastics. 
A) They occur in shield areas of Earth. 
B) They are subject to violently explosive eruptions. 
C) They form from mafic magma. 
D) They consist of tremendous quantities of pyroclastics.

Question 16

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 17

From what does the variety of surface features on Earth result?

Accepted Answer

A) Tectonic processes. 
B) Gravity processes. 
C) Endogenic and exogenic processes. 
D) Latent heat exchange processes. 
A) Tectonic processes. 
B) Gravity processes. 
C) Endogenic and exogenic processes. 
D) Latent heat exchange processes.

Question 18

A gently sloping mountain landform built from an effusive eruption is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Cinder cone. 
B) Crater. 
C) Caldera. 
D) Shield volcano. 
A) Cinder cone. 
B) Crater. 
C) Caldera. 
D) Shield volcano.

Question 19

The Sierra Nevada and Grand Tetons are examples of tilted-fault block mountain systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) The North American plate. 
B) Pike's Peak. 
C) The Canadian and American Rockies. 
D) Mt.Capulin. 
A) The North American plate. 
B) Pike's Peak. 
C) The Canadian and American Rockies. 
D) Mt.Capulin.

Large areas of high tablelands are found in which continent?

Which is the measurement of land elevation relative to sea level?

Which resulted in the formation of the Appalachians?

Which of the following is correct regarding the moment magnitude scale-a scale which quantifies the amount of energy released by an earthquake?

What were the important effects of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption?

Which tend to be built up by explosive eruptions?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is exposed above sea level?

In a normal fault,the hanging wall drops (moves downward)relative to the footwall.

Which of the following lists the terms that apply to upward-faulted blocks followed by the term that applies to downward-faulted blocks?

Which is considered a topographic region that is characterized by local relief of more than 100m,but less than 600m?

Oil and gas tend to concentrate in the low areas of a fold; i.e.,near the bottom of a syncline.

What is the vertical relief of Earth (highest point to lowest point),approximately?

The phrase "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings" would be used in which scale?

Which of the following is used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

Which of the following statements about shield volcanoes is correct?

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

From what does the variety of surface features on Earth result?

A gently sloping mountain landform built from an effusive eruption is known as which of the following?

The Sierra Nevada and Grand Tetons are examples of tilted-fault block mountain systems.

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

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Exam 13: Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Large areas of high tablelands are found in which continent?

Which is the measurement of land elevation relative to sea level?

Which resulted in the formation of the Appalachians?

Which of the following is correct regarding the moment magnitude scale-a scale which quantifies the amount of energy released by an earthquake?

What were the important effects of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption?

Which tend to be built up by explosive eruptions?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is exposed above sea level?

In a normal fault,the hanging wall drops (moves downward)relative to the footwall.

Which of the following lists the terms that apply to upward-faulted blocks followed by the term that applies to downward-faulted blocks?

Which is considered a topographic region that is characterized by local relief of more than 100m,but less than 600m?

Oil and gas tend to concentrate in the low areas of a fold; i.e.,near the bottom of a syncline.

What is the vertical relief of Earth (highest point to lowest point),approximately?

The phrase "considerable-to-serious damage to buildings" would be used in which scale?

Which of the following is used to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale?

Which of the following statements about shield volcanoes is correct?

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

From what does the variety of surface features on Earth result?

A gently sloping mountain landform built from an effusive eruption is known as which of the following?

The Sierra Nevada and Grand Tetons are examples of tilted-fault block mountain systems.

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

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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