Question 1

Which of the following is associated with mid-ocean ridges?

Accepted Answer

A) a great thickness of oceanic sediment trapped within the central rift 
B) very smooth topography as a result of the sedimentary cover 
C) melting of the entire thickness of the asthenosphere to produce magma 
D) compression that buckles the crust forming the ridge 
E) none of these 
A) a great thickness of oceanic sediment trapped within the central rift 
B) very smooth topography as a result of the sedimentary cover 
C) melting of the entire thickness of the asthenosphere to produce magma 
D) compression that buckles the crust forming the ridge 
E) none of these

Question 2

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 3

In the ocean Investigation in the textbook,what feature is present at the end of a line of islands?

Accepted Answer

A) submarine canyons 
B) a submarine fan 
C) an oceanic plateau 
D) all of these 
A) submarine canyons 
B) a submarine fan 
C) an oceanic plateau 
D) all of these

Question 4

Which of these numbered features is over continental crust that has been the most thinned by rifting?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) none of these 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) none of these

Question 5

This figure shows ages of seafloor.Which of the numbered sites is on the deepest seafloor,based on its position?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of these numbered features is on the continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) none of these 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) none of these

Question 7

These globes show the position of the continents and ocean basins at various times in the past.Which of these represents the youngest time?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following seas currently has back-arc spreading?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea of Japan 
B) Baltic Sea 
C) Bering Sea 
D) Gulf of California 
E) all of these 
A) Sea of Japan 
B) Baltic Sea 
C) Bering Sea 
D) Gulf of California 
E) all of these

Question 9

Which of the following seas was formed by loading of thrust sheets of the Zagros Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A) North Sea 
B) Red Sea 
C) Persian Gulf 
D) Baltic Sea 
E) all of these 
A) North Sea 
B) Red Sea 
C) Persian Gulf 
D) Baltic Sea 
E) all of these

Question 10

What type of feature is interpreted to cause some parts of the Caribbean to be shallower than expected?

Accepted Answer

A) seafloor spreading along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
B) an impact crater that formed at about the time that the dinosaurs died 
C) an oceanic plateau that may have originated in the Pacific 
D) a currently active hot spot that is not associated with volcanoes 
A) seafloor spreading along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
B) an impact crater that formed at about the time that the dinosaurs died 
C) an oceanic plateau that may have originated in the Pacific 
D) a currently active hot spot that is not associated with volcanoes

Which of the following is associated with mid-ocean ridges?

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

In the ocean Investigation in the textbook,what feature is present at the end of a line of islands?

Which of these numbered features is over continental crust that has been the most thinned by rifting?

This figure shows ages of seafloor.Which of the numbered sites is on the deepest seafloor,based on its position?

Which of these numbered features is on the continental shelf?

These globes show the position of the continents and ocean basins at various times in the past.Which of these represents the youngest time?

Which of the following seas currently has back-arc spreading?

Which of the following seas was formed by loading of thrust sheets of the Zagros Mountains?

What type of feature is interpreted to cause some parts of the Caribbean to be shallower than expected?

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Exam 10: The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Which of the following is associated with mid-ocean ridges?

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

In the ocean Investigation in the textbook,what feature is present at the end of a line of islands?

Which of these numbered features is over continental crust that has been the most thinned by rifting?

This figure shows ages of seafloor.Which of the numbered sites is on the deepest seafloor,based on its position?

Which of these numbered features is on the continental shelf?

These globes show the position of the continents and ocean basins at various times in the past.Which of these represents the youngest time?

Which of the following seas currently has back-arc spreading?

Which of the following seas was formed by loading of thrust sheets of the Zagros Mountains?

What type of feature is interpreted to cause some parts of the Caribbean to be shallower than expected?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

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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