PHSC 210 Quiz: Earth Systems: Introduction and Plate Tectonic Theories |
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | Graded A+.
Question 1
What process do the magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-Atlantic ridge
indicate?
Subduction at the mid-Atlantic ridge.
Abrupt reversals in Earth’s magnetic field.
mid-continent rifting.
cooler rock material beneath the mid-Atlantic ridge
Question 2
In what country is the world’s largest known meteorite?
Namibia
United States
Russia
Argentina
Question 3
What science type(s) is(are) used to study the relative changes in sea level in the
Mississippi Delta?
Experimental science
Historical science
Predictive science
Both historical and predictive science
Question 4
Iceland is formed at the boundary between which two tectonic plates?
North American and Eurasian
North American and African
South American and African
African and Eurasian
Question 5
Who is credited with using radioactive decay to date Earth’s age at 4.55 billion
years?
Edmund Halley
Arthur Holmes
Clair Patterson
Charles Lyell
Question 6
What do the dual passages of Genesis 1 :28 and Genesis 2 :15 reference?
The Nebular Hypothesis
The Dominion Mandate
The Big Bang
A global flood
Question 7
All of the following are used to give us an understanding of Earth’s interior except
?
meteorites
, seismic waves
moon rocks
sedimentary rocks
Question 8
Which of the following is not a challenge to the Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang fails to adequately explain the quantities of hydrogen and helium in
the universe.
There is the problem of time before the Big Bang. Since expansion caused the Big
Bang, time before the Big Bang is needed—indicating that the Big Bang was not
the beginning.
Galaxy models predict that early in their formation collisions in the dense matter at
the center of galaxies should cause bulges. Nearly half of galaxies studied do not
have a bulge.
All of the above are challenges to the Big Bang Theory.
Question 9
What event formed Arizona’s Barringer crater?
A volcanic eruption
Human activity
Meteorite impact
The Ice Age
Question 10
What was the result of Charles Lyell’s investigation of the erosion of Niagara Falls
in 1841-2?
He accepted the calculation of Mr. Bakewell of 3 feet per year.
He calculated erosion at 4-5 feet per year.
He rejected Mr. Bakewell’s measurement 3 feet per year in favor of a rate
of 1 foot per year.
He concluded that the rate of erosion of Niagara Falls could not be measured.
Question 11
What is the approximate diameter of Earth?
8,000 mi.
25,000 km
25,000 miles
8,000 km
Question 12
How long after Wegener’s first proposal of continental drift was the theory
accepted by the conventional community?
100 years
50 years
20 years
10 years
Question 13
Who of the following used biblical chronology to date Earth’s age?
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | Graded A+.
Question 1
What process do the magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-Atlantic ridge
indicate?
Subduction at the mid-Atlantic ridge.
Abrupt reversals in Earth’s magnetic field.
mid-continent rifting.
cooler rock material beneath the mid-Atlantic ridge
Question 2
In what country is the world’s largest known meteorite?
Namibia
United States
Russia
Argentina
Question 3
What science type(s) is(are) used to study the relative changes in sea level in the
Mississippi Delta?
Experimental science
Historical science
Predictive science
Both historical and predictive science
Question 4
Iceland is formed at the boundary between which two tectonic plates?
North American and Eurasian
North American and African
South American and African
African and Eurasian
Question 5
Who is credited with using radioactive decay to date Earth’s age at 4.55 billion
years?
Edmund Halley
Arthur Holmes
Clair Patterson
Charles Lyell
Question 6
What do the dual passages of Genesis 1 :28 and Genesis 2 :15 reference?
The Nebular Hypothesis
The Dominion Mandate
The Big Bang
A global flood
Question 7
All of the following are used to give us an understanding of Earth’s interior except
?
meteorites
, seismic waves
moon rocks
sedimentary rocks
Question 8
Which of the following is not a challenge to the Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang fails to adequately explain the quantities of hydrogen and helium in
the universe.
There is the problem of time before the Big Bang. Since expansion caused the Big
Bang, time before the Big Bang is needed—indicating that the Big Bang was not
the beginning.
Galaxy models predict that early in their formation collisions in the dense matter at
the center of galaxies should cause bulges. Nearly half of galaxies studied do not
have a bulge.
All of the above are challenges to the Big Bang Theory.
Question 9
What event formed Arizona’s Barringer crater?
A volcanic eruption
Human activity
Meteorite impact
The Ice Age
Question 10
What was the result of Charles Lyell’s investigation of the erosion of Niagara Falls
in 1841-2?
He accepted the calculation of Mr. Bakewell of 3 feet per year.
He calculated erosion at 4-5 feet per year.
He rejected Mr. Bakewell’s measurement 3 feet per year in favor of a rate
of 1 foot per year.
He concluded that the rate of erosion of Niagara Falls could not be measured.
Question 11
What is the approximate diameter of Earth?
8,000 mi.
25,000 km
25,000 miles
8,000 km
Question 12
How long after Wegener’s first proposal of continental drift was the theory
accepted by the conventional community?
100 years
50 years
20 years
10 years
Question 13
Who of the following used biblical chronology to date Earth’s age?
