Pre School Quiz 5.Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences - Geology

1

In sedimentary rocks, lithification includes ________.

2

The ________ are a geologically old mountain range folded and deformed during the Paleozoic.

3

Alfred Wegener Proposed the Continental Drift Theory.

4

Which of the below locations within the coastal zone is hardly, if ever, reached by waves?

5

Alfred Wegener included all of the following lines of evidence as supporting his "continental drift" hypothesis except one. Which was NOT part of Wegener's evidence?

6

In the political geographic division of the world into North and South (the North/South Divide), Australia and New Zealand are part of the...

7

P and S waves are separated on seismograms because:

8

Which of the following is a wind deposit?

9

Why has the Nisqually Glacier retreated over the past 100 years?

10

Damage caused by hurricanes can be divided into three categories: ________, ________, and ________.

11

Solar, geothermal, and tidal energy are forms of ______.

12

The term describing bases that pair with each other is

13

Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains?

14

If uplift of the land occurs, a wave cut platform may become a new ________

15

Flat seafloor in the deep ocean

16

Compared to the age of Earth accepted as correct today, how did 17th and 18th century proponents of catastrophism envision the Earth's age?

17

Which of the following statements about coastal erosion and deposition is true?

18

Geologists studying Mount St. Helens make a connection between logs in Spirit Lake and

19

To make an ice cube, you fill a tray with liquid water which then freezes, making a coherent solid (a rock). Which rock type would the ice cube be?

20

_____ volume of open spaces in rock or soil

21

A tsunami can occur ________.

22

Although the sun influences the tides, it’s effect is considerably less than the effect of the moon.

23

What features do geologists use to correlate rock layers across great distances? Choose all that apply.

24

The Trellis drainage pattern shown below develops ________.

25

The following seismic waves are used to locate the earthquake epicenters:

26

Which of the following best describes melting of the mantle at subduction zones that leads to island arc volcanoes?

27

Which of the following best describes sets of fractures in relatively fresh bedrock, such as granite, that are roughly parallel to the land surface?

28

Chaotic accumulation of deformed and thrust-faulted sediments and scraps of oceanic crust

29

Uniformitarianism is a theory that rejects the idea only catastrophic forces explain current conditions

30

Which is not one of Pattison's Traditions?

31

Tornadoes are most often generated along the ________ front of a middle-latitude cyclone

32

The greatest potential for loss of life from erupting Cascade Range volcanoes comes from _____________

33

What defines the three layers, the crust, mantle, and core?

34

What is the offset of the 30 Ma marble dike in the figure? (in km)

35

The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is called the _______.

36

Which country has more people living in urban area?

37

The ________ is the rock and sediment beneath our feet, plus Earth's uppermost mantle and crust

38

Pull-apart rift zones are generally associated with a ________ plate boundary.

39

Scientists can determine the direction of movement of continental glaciers by looking at glacial

40

What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?

41

Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:

42

All places on Earth receive the same period of day and night on March 21

43

Pahoehoe and Aa are examples of which lava type?

44

What are the two primary factors that determine how magma erupts?

45

Which statement best describes the motion of North America during the Cenozoic?

46

Will density increase or decrease with the crystallization of a magma?

47

The envelope of gas surrounding the earth is the

48

In a normal fault ________.

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