LSU GEOGRAPHY 2051 EXAM 2026 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
What do transform boundaries result in? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Subduction zone
Areas where volcanic activity is abundant ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Hot spots
A gentle eruption created by magic magma that produces flood basalts
and shield volcanoes ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Effusive
eruption
A powerful eruption created by felsic magma that produces calderas
and neuss ardente ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explosive
eruption
,Occurs near plate boundaries and is a shaking of the earth's crust --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Earthquakes
The idea that when forces act on a rock, the pressure builds ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Elastic Rebound Theory
Place in the ground where seismic waves are released ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Focal point
Center location of any major disaster ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Epicenter
A scale that measures how much energy is released during an
earthquake ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Richter scale
Another name for the Richter scale ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---Moment magnitude scale
,The formation of mountains when 2 low density plates crash in to one
another is what type of orogenesis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Continent-Continent
What is an example of Continent-Continent orogenesis? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Himalayas
A large stable block of earth's crust, forming the nucleus of a continent
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Craton
A fault-bounded area or region with a distinctive stratigraphy,
structure, and history ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Terrane
Difference in elevation of 2 areas ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Relief
What are the 3 topographic regions? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Mountains, Hills and low tablelands, and plains
, Areas with relief of more than 600 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Mountains
Flattish topography with some elevation and relief less than 600 m but
greater than 100 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hills and low
tablelands
Areas where total relief is less than 100 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------Plains
Refers to a wide range of different processes that break down earth
materials over time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Weathering
Weathering processes that involve mechanical forces ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Physical weathering
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
What do transform boundaries result in? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Subduction zone
Areas where volcanic activity is abundant ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------Hot spots
A gentle eruption created by magic magma that produces flood basalts
and shield volcanoes ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Effusive
eruption
A powerful eruption created by felsic magma that produces calderas
and neuss ardente ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explosive
eruption
,Occurs near plate boundaries and is a shaking of the earth's crust --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Earthquakes
The idea that when forces act on a rock, the pressure builds ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Elastic Rebound Theory
Place in the ground where seismic waves are released ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Focal point
Center location of any major disaster ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Epicenter
A scale that measures how much energy is released during an
earthquake ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Richter scale
Another name for the Richter scale ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---Moment magnitude scale
,The formation of mountains when 2 low density plates crash in to one
another is what type of orogenesis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----Continent-Continent
What is an example of Continent-Continent orogenesis? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Himalayas
A large stable block of earth's crust, forming the nucleus of a continent
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Craton
A fault-bounded area or region with a distinctive stratigraphy,
structure, and history ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Terrane
Difference in elevation of 2 areas ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Relief
What are the 3 topographic regions? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Mountains, Hills and low tablelands, and plains
, Areas with relief of more than 600 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Mountains
Flattish topography with some elevation and relief less than 600 m but
greater than 100 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hills and low
tablelands
Areas where total relief is less than 100 m ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------Plains
Refers to a wide range of different processes that break down earth
materials over time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Weathering
Weathering processes that involve mechanical forces ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Physical weathering
