GEOLOGY 1500 ECU FINAL
QUESTIONS 100% CORRECT!!
Almost all of geologic time belongs to - ANSWERPrecambrian
Earth is 65 billion years old - ANSWERFalse
the present is the key to the past - ANSWERuniformitarianism
Which statement is true about h2o - ANSWERwater is often presented in rocks and
minerals
create magma by melting pre-existing rock to create - ANSWERigneous
Earth mantle is a thick ocean - ANSWERfalse
Lithosphere is composed of - ANSWERall the crust plus upper mantle
The rock cycle is - ANSWERnone of the above
example of scientific theory - ANSWERPlate tectonics, biological evolution, gravity:
All the above
Pressure, temperature, and density increases - ANSWERwith depth
The thinnest layer of earth - ANSWERCrust
Solid mixture of iron and nickel - ANSWERInner core
Comprises most of Earth volume - ANSWERMantle
Entirely liquid - ANSWERouter core
Which is not a source of Earth internal heat - ANSWERSolar radiation that cooked
the Earth for billion of years
Primary waves - ANSWERCan pass through solids and liquids
Which has the lowest average density - ANSWERContinental Crust
Temperature of Earth center - ANSWER12,000
Earth magnetic field originates from motions - ANSWERnone of the above
, What color would you see at Earth center - ANSWERWhite
The ___floats and moves across the ____ - ANSWERLithosphere and
asthenosphere
Earth outer skin consist of - ANSWER20
Oldest rocks can be found in ocean basins - ANSWERfalse
Alfred Wegener devised the theory Plate tectonics - ANSWERFalse
Earth is expanding like a ballon - ANSWERFalse
Earth tectonic plates are - ANSWERcurved or domed
The sea floor is spreading - ANSWER2 inches each year
The youngest oceanic crust is - ANSWER.000000001 million years old
Volcanic island arcs are located - ANSWERtwo plates of oceanic lithosphere
converge
Continental crust is - ANSWERLess dense, typically older, and thicker than oceanic
crust
Place formed by subduction of one oceanic plate above the other -
ANSWERJapanese islands
This feature has recorded the direction of rate of movement - ANSWERHawaiian
islands
Formed by oceanic plates beneath a continental one - ANSWERCascade
Place where you can stand on two different plates - ANSWERSan Andreas
Formed by collision of two continental massses - ANSWERHimalaya
Best place to study early ocean basins - ANSWEREast Africa
Minerals composing of igneous rocks will typical weather - ANSWERin the same
order they formed
Chemical weathering is its fastest in - ANSWERhot and wet climates
Weathering at earth surface occurs by - ANSWERChemical and Mechanical
weathering
Shale is - ANSWERClay size
QUESTIONS 100% CORRECT!!
Almost all of geologic time belongs to - ANSWERPrecambrian
Earth is 65 billion years old - ANSWERFalse
the present is the key to the past - ANSWERuniformitarianism
Which statement is true about h2o - ANSWERwater is often presented in rocks and
minerals
create magma by melting pre-existing rock to create - ANSWERigneous
Earth mantle is a thick ocean - ANSWERfalse
Lithosphere is composed of - ANSWERall the crust plus upper mantle
The rock cycle is - ANSWERnone of the above
example of scientific theory - ANSWERPlate tectonics, biological evolution, gravity:
All the above
Pressure, temperature, and density increases - ANSWERwith depth
The thinnest layer of earth - ANSWERCrust
Solid mixture of iron and nickel - ANSWERInner core
Comprises most of Earth volume - ANSWERMantle
Entirely liquid - ANSWERouter core
Which is not a source of Earth internal heat - ANSWERSolar radiation that cooked
the Earth for billion of years
Primary waves - ANSWERCan pass through solids and liquids
Which has the lowest average density - ANSWERContinental Crust
Temperature of Earth center - ANSWER12,000
Earth magnetic field originates from motions - ANSWERnone of the above
, What color would you see at Earth center - ANSWERWhite
The ___floats and moves across the ____ - ANSWERLithosphere and
asthenosphere
Earth outer skin consist of - ANSWER20
Oldest rocks can be found in ocean basins - ANSWERfalse
Alfred Wegener devised the theory Plate tectonics - ANSWERFalse
Earth is expanding like a ballon - ANSWERFalse
Earth tectonic plates are - ANSWERcurved or domed
The sea floor is spreading - ANSWER2 inches each year
The youngest oceanic crust is - ANSWER.000000001 million years old
Volcanic island arcs are located - ANSWERtwo plates of oceanic lithosphere
converge
Continental crust is - ANSWERLess dense, typically older, and thicker than oceanic
crust
Place formed by subduction of one oceanic plate above the other -
ANSWERJapanese islands
This feature has recorded the direction of rate of movement - ANSWERHawaiian
islands
Formed by oceanic plates beneath a continental one - ANSWERCascade
Place where you can stand on two different plates - ANSWERSan Andreas
Formed by collision of two continental massses - ANSWERHimalaya
Best place to study early ocean basins - ANSWEREast Africa
Minerals composing of igneous rocks will typical weather - ANSWERin the same
order they formed
Chemical weathering is its fastest in - ANSWERhot and wet climates
Weathering at earth surface occurs by - ANSWERChemical and Mechanical
weathering
Shale is - ANSWERClay size
