The two primary factors responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks are heat and pressure.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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If the hidden health and environmental costs of using gasoline were included in the price of gas as a tax, the actual cost in the United States would be
a. $4.00 per gallon b. $4.00 per liter c. $12.00 per liter d. $12.00 per gallon e. less than a liter of water
What type of geologic feature is formed at the intersection of two converging continental plates?
a. Spreading centers
b. Mountains c. Subduction zones d. Rifts e. Volcanoes
True or False: The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale is a quantitative measure of an earthquake
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
On a map showing the age of the seafloor, why are the patterns symmetrical in the Atlantic Ocean but not the Pacific Ocean?
A. Spreading in the Atlantic has been faster than sea-floor spreading in the Pacific. B. Subduction has consumed large areas of old oceanic crust in the Atlantic, more than in the Pacific. C. Spreading along the Atlantic ridge added seafloor to plates on both sides, while subduction has consumed large areas of old oceanic crust in the Pacific. D. Subduction occurred at the same rate along the eastern and western sides of the Atlantic, but not in the Pacific.