GLY1000 Module 3 quiz
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1.
Question 1
Silica rich magmas are more explosive, and the viscosity of magma/lava is
caused by _____________.
1.
temperature, color, and composition
2.
location, gases, and color
3.
temperature, location, and composition
4.
temperature, composition, and gases
2.
Question 2
The ancient continents of _____________ and _____________ collided to form the
supercontinent of Pangaea?
1.
Tethys; Siberia
2.
Bangunra; Preappolis
3.
North America; Africa
4.
Laurasia; Gondwana
3.
Question 3
Plate Tectonic Theory is still under debate today.
1.
T
True
2. F
False
4.
Question 4
_____________ volcanoes are very large tall volcanoes that are often associated
with explosiveness.
1.
Composite
2.
Shield
3.
Extinct
4.
Basaltic
5.
Question 5
It is currently thought that _____________ is (are) the driving force(s) behind Plate
Tectonics.
1.
sea-floor spreading
2.
mantle convection
3.
supervolcano eruptions
4.
ocean currents
6.
Question 6
The transform plate boundary that is known for California earthquakes is called
the _____________.
1.
Farallon
2.
San Cocos
3.
Juan d Fuca
4.
San Andreas
7.
Question 7
Which of the following is not included in the four regions of a subduction zone.
1.
deep ocean trench
2.
slab rise
3.
volcanic arc
4.
forearc
8.
Question 8
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a belt of _____________ zones that circle the Pacific
Ocean.
1.
slope
2.
forest fire
3.
subduction
4.
divergent
9.
Question 9
The ocean floor is oldest near the mid-ocean ridge and youngest farther away
from it.
TRUE
1.
T
True
2. F
False
10.
Question 10
The Hawaiian Islands are not associated with a mantle plume.
1.
T
True
2. F
False
11.
Question 11
The _____________ of an earthquake is the place where the actual displacement
occurs in the Earth's crust.
1.
epicenter
2.
fault trace
3.
focus
4.
seismic zone
12.
Question 12
Which of the following is not a pyroclastic material (tephra)?
1.
volcanic ash
2.
conglomerate bombs
3.
lapilli
4.
blocks
13.
Question 13
When stress deforms rock it can _____________.
1.
subduct
2.
erupt
3.
die of
4.
fracture
14.
Question 14
There are 4 classified zones on the ocean floor, which of the following zones is
one of them?
1.
abyssal earthquake zone
2.
continental flat zone
3.
continental turbidity zone
4.
abyssal plain zone
15.
Question 15
Which of the following is not a plate boundary according to Plate Tectonic
Theory?
1.
Convergent
2.
Divergent
3.
Edific
4.
Transform
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