Question 1

Large areas of depressions are found in which continent?

Accepted Answer

A) North America. 
B) Asia. 
C) Australia. 
D) Antarctica. 
A) North America. 
B) Asia. 
C) Australia. 
D) Antarctica.

Question 2

Discuss why short term predictions of earthquakes are not yet entirely reliable,while volcanoes are more easily predicted.

Accepted Answer

Forecasting earthquakes is difficult and

Question 3

The elastic-rebound theory explains what happens to Earth's plates during an earthquake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The six types of topographic regions are defined based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Arbitrary elevation and other descriptive criteria in common use. 
B) Complex statistical analyses of surface relief variation across the surface of Earth. 
C) Local criteria that have never been universally recognized. 
D) Logarithmic relationships applied to elevation. 
A) Arbitrary elevation and other descriptive criteria in common use. 
B) Complex statistical analyses of surface relief variation across the surface of Earth. 
C) Local criteria that have never been universally recognized. 
D) Logarithmic relationships applied to elevation.

Question 5

Extensive plains are found in North and South America,Asia,and Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe various volcanic landforms.

Accepted Answer

A crater is a circular surface depressio

Question 7

An earthquake with a high rating on the moment magnitude scale can receive a low rating on the Mercalli scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is molten rock that pours forth on Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A) Metamorphic. 
B) Magma. 
C) Intrusive. 
D) Lava. 
A) Metamorphic. 
B) Magma. 
C) Intrusive. 
D) Lava.

Question 9

Cratons are generally of low elevation and old in age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which resulted in the formation of the Innuitian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

A playa is a dry lakebed characterized by an area of salt crust left behind by evaporation of water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Shortening or folding of the crust is produced by strain caused by tension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which is the subsurface area where the motion of seismic waves is initiated along the fault plane?

Accepted Answer

A) Epicentre. 
B) Fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) Focus,or hypocentre. 
A) Epicentre. 
B) Fault area. 
C) Richter zone. 
D) Focus,or hypocentre.

Question 14

The general term used to describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporates seawater and sediments is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Sial. 
B) Sima. 
C) Batholiths. 
D) Melt. 
A) Sial. 
B) Sima. 
C) Batholiths. 
D) Melt.

Question 15

Which is associated with volcanic activity located away from plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A) Subduction and melting of plates along collision zones. 
B) Hot spots. 
C) Rift zones. 
D) Shearing. 
A) Subduction and melting of plates along collision zones. 
B) Hot spots. 
C) Rift zones. 
D) Shearing.

Question 16

Orogenesis may begin with the capture of migrating terranes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which refers to the vertical elevation differences in a local landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) Relief. 
B) An order of relief. 
C) Topography. 
D) Crust. 
A) Relief. 
B) An order of relief. 
C) Topography. 
D) Crust.

Question 18

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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. 
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.

Question 20

In which locations are high mountains consisting of tightly folded and overthrust sedimentary rock layers,as well as metamorphic rocks,formed?

Accepted Answer

A) Along midocean ridges during seafloor spreading activity and are subsequently uplifted above sea level in response to isostatic processes. 
B) During plate collisions. 
C) During volcanic eruptions. 
D) In continental rift zones. 
A) Along midocean ridges during seafloor spreading activity and are subsequently uplifted above sea level in response to isostatic processes. 
B) During plate collisions. 
C) During volcanic eruptions. 
D) In continental rift zones.

Large areas of depressions are found in which continent?

Discuss why short term predictions of earthquakes are not yet entirely reliable,while volcanoes are more easily predicted.

The elastic-rebound theory explains what happens to Earth's plates during an earthquake.

The six types of topographic regions are defined based on which of the following?

Extensive plains are found in North and South America,Asia,and Australia.

Describe various volcanic landforms.

An earthquake with a high rating on the moment magnitude scale can receive a low rating on the Mercalli scale.

Which is molten rock that pours forth on Earth's surface?

Cratons are generally of low elevation and old in age.

Which resulted in the formation of the Innuitian Mountains?

A playa is a dry lakebed characterized by an area of salt crust left behind by evaporation of water.

Shortening or folding of the crust is produced by strain caused by tension.

Which is the subsurface area where the motion of seismic waves is initiated along the fault plane?

The general term used to describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporates seawater and sediments is which of the following?

Which is associated with volcanic activity located away from plate boundaries?

Orogenesis may begin with the capture of migrating terranes.

Which refers to the vertical elevation differences in a local landscape?

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

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

In which locations are high mountains consisting of tightly folded and overthrust sedimentary rock layers,as well as metamorphic rocks,formed?

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Exam 13: Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Large areas of depressions are found in which continent?

Discuss why short term predictions of earthquakes are not yet entirely reliable,while volcanoes are more easily predicted.

The elastic-rebound theory explains what happens to Earth's plates during an earthquake.

The six types of topographic regions are defined based on which of the following?

Extensive plains are found in North and South America,Asia,and Australia.

Describe various volcanic landforms.

An earthquake with a high rating on the moment magnitude scale can receive a low rating on the Mercalli scale.

Which is molten rock that pours forth on Earth's surface?

Cratons are generally of low elevation and old in age.

Which resulted in the formation of the Innuitian Mountains?

A playa is a dry lakebed characterized by an area of salt crust left behind by evaporation of water.

Shortening or folding of the crust is produced by strain caused by tension.

Which is the subsurface area where the motion of seismic waves is initiated along the fault plane?

The general term used to describes subducted oceanic crusts that incorporates seawater and sediments is which of the following?

Which is associated with volcanic activity located away from plate boundaries?

Orogenesis may begin with the capture of migrating terranes.

Which refers to the vertical elevation differences in a local landscape?

Orogens are remarkably well correlated with the plate tectonics model.

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

In which locations are high mountains consisting of tightly folded and overthrust sedimentary rock layers,as well as metamorphic rocks,formed?

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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