GEOLOGY CHAPTER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
The _______ collectively make up the lithosphere. A. the crust and the whole mantle
B. the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
C. the crust and asthenosphere
D. the upper and lower mantle
E. the asthenosphere and the upper mantle - Answer- B
The ____ is soft and therefore flows more readily than the underlying mantle. A. crust
B. asthenosphere
C. lithosphere
D. core E. plate - Answer- B
A hypothesis that passes repeated tests ultimately becomes __. A. a guess
B. an observation of a phenomenon
C. a first, tentative idea to explain a phenomenon
D. a theory
E. a proven law of nature - Answer- D
After data have been analyzed, tentative explanations or solutions called _____ may be
proposed.
A. a guess
B. an observation of a phenomenon
C. hypotheses
D. a concept that has been tested reproducibly and is likely to be true E. a proven law of
nature - Answer- C
Plate tectonics is a unifying idea that helps explain where and why there are ___ on
Earth. A. earthquakes
B. volcanoes
C. mountain belts
D. oceanic ridges and trenches E. All of the answers are correct. - Answer- E
The two major types of crust are oceanic crust and __. A. continental crust
B. lithosphere
C. convergent crust
D. thin crust - Answer- A
, Earth can be visualized as a giant machine driven by which of the following engines? A.
solar and internal
B. regional and local
C. expanding and condensing
D. surficial and heat E. buried and exposed - Answer- A
The concept of plate tectonics regards the earth's ___ as broken into a number of ___
that are in motion relative to each other.
A. crust; plates
B. mantle; plates
C. asthenosphere; plates D. lithosphere; plates
E. plates; lithosphere - Answer- D
The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is
called the _______.
A. biosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. atmosphere D. geosphere E. solid Earth - Answer- B
The _____ and the Alpine Fault of New Zealand are examples of transform plate
boundaries.
A. New Madrid Fault of Arkansas
B. Choctaw Fault of Oklahoma
C. San Andreas Fault of California D. East African Rift
E. Rio Grande Rift - Answer- C
A ______ is a huge ocean wave usually caused by a displacement of the sea floor and
commonly associated with massive earthquakes.
A. S-wave
B. tidal wave
C. tsunami D. seiche E. breaker - Answer- C
A ___ is a hot, turbulent mixture of expanding gases and volcanic ash that flows rapidly
down the side of a volcano.
A. pyroclastic cloud
B. mud flow
C. lava flow
D. pyroclastic flow E. hyaloclastic flow - Answer- D
Eruptive activity at the summit of the Nevada del Ruiz volcano in Colombia in 1985
caused snow and ice to melt, generating a ___ that killed 23,000 people in the village of
Armero.
A. gas cloud
B. mud flow
C. lava flow
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
The _______ collectively make up the lithosphere. A. the crust and the whole mantle
B. the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
C. the crust and asthenosphere
D. the upper and lower mantle
E. the asthenosphere and the upper mantle - Answer- B
The ____ is soft and therefore flows more readily than the underlying mantle. A. crust
B. asthenosphere
C. lithosphere
D. core E. plate - Answer- B
A hypothesis that passes repeated tests ultimately becomes __. A. a guess
B. an observation of a phenomenon
C. a first, tentative idea to explain a phenomenon
D. a theory
E. a proven law of nature - Answer- D
After data have been analyzed, tentative explanations or solutions called _____ may be
proposed.
A. a guess
B. an observation of a phenomenon
C. hypotheses
D. a concept that has been tested reproducibly and is likely to be true E. a proven law of
nature - Answer- C
Plate tectonics is a unifying idea that helps explain where and why there are ___ on
Earth. A. earthquakes
B. volcanoes
C. mountain belts
D. oceanic ridges and trenches E. All of the answers are correct. - Answer- E
The two major types of crust are oceanic crust and __. A. continental crust
B. lithosphere
C. convergent crust
D. thin crust - Answer- A
, Earth can be visualized as a giant machine driven by which of the following engines? A.
solar and internal
B. regional and local
C. expanding and condensing
D. surficial and heat E. buried and exposed - Answer- A
The concept of plate tectonics regards the earth's ___ as broken into a number of ___
that are in motion relative to each other.
A. crust; plates
B. mantle; plates
C. asthenosphere; plates D. lithosphere; plates
E. plates; lithosphere - Answer- D
The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is
called the _______.
A. biosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. atmosphere D. geosphere E. solid Earth - Answer- B
The _____ and the Alpine Fault of New Zealand are examples of transform plate
boundaries.
A. New Madrid Fault of Arkansas
B. Choctaw Fault of Oklahoma
C. San Andreas Fault of California D. East African Rift
E. Rio Grande Rift - Answer- C
A ______ is a huge ocean wave usually caused by a displacement of the sea floor and
commonly associated with massive earthquakes.
A. S-wave
B. tidal wave
C. tsunami D. seiche E. breaker - Answer- C
A ___ is a hot, turbulent mixture of expanding gases and volcanic ash that flows rapidly
down the side of a volcano.
A. pyroclastic cloud
B. mud flow
C. lava flow
D. pyroclastic flow E. hyaloclastic flow - Answer- D
Eruptive activity at the summit of the Nevada del Ruiz volcano in Colombia in 1985
caused snow and ice to melt, generating a ___ that killed 23,000 people in the village of
Armero.
A. gas cloud
B. mud flow
C. lava flow
