Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access)
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Question 1 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Where is the top of the asthenosphere closest to the earth’s surface?
A. Next to a subduction zone
B. Underneath a collision zone
C. In the center of continental plates (craton)
D. Underneath a transform fault
E. Underneath a mid-ocean ridge
Question 2 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism) is
demonstrated by ________.
,
A. the Earth’s landscapes are fixed and have not changed
B. ancient sedimentary rocks formed by similar processes as are observed today
C. the volcano that erupted last year on August 15 will occur every 10 years on that date
D. gravity being a recent phenomenon and not changing metamorphic rocks in the past
E. the fact that our human ancestors hunted dinosaurs for millennia
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Question 3 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions?
A. Subduction zone boundary
, B. Divergent plate boundary
C. Mid-oceanic ridges
D. Transform plate boundary
E. Ocean island hotspots
Question 4 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?
A. Volcanic eruptions
B. Milankovitch cycles
C. Burning of fossil fuels
,
D. Photosynthesis
E. Solar flares
Question 5 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift?
A. mid-oceanic ridges and the age marine rocks
B. similar rocks and fossils on distant continents
C. paleomagnetic patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge
D. earthquake patterns and GPS measurements
E. trenches and subduction zones
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Part 1 of 4 - 46.0/ 52.0 Points
Question 1 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Where is the top of the asthenosphere closest to the earth’s surface?
A. Next to a subduction zone
B. Underneath a collision zone
C. In the center of continental plates (craton)
D. Underneath a transform fault
E. Underneath a mid-ocean ridge
Question 2 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism) is
demonstrated by ________.
,
A. the Earth’s landscapes are fixed and have not changed
B. ancient sedimentary rocks formed by similar processes as are observed today
C. the volcano that erupted last year on August 15 will occur every 10 years on that date
D. gravity being a recent phenomenon and not changing metamorphic rocks in the past
E. the fact that our human ancestors hunted dinosaurs for millennia
Feedback:01.3
Question 3 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions?
A. Subduction zone boundary
, B. Divergent plate boundary
C. Mid-oceanic ridges
D. Transform plate boundary
E. Ocean island hotspots
Question 4 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?
A. Volcanic eruptions
B. Milankovitch cycles
C. Burning of fossil fuels
,
D. Photosynthesis
E. Solar flares
Question 5 of 50
2.0/ 2.0 Points
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift?
A. mid-oceanic ridges and the age marine rocks
B. similar rocks and fossils on distant continents
C. paleomagnetic patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge
D. earthquake patterns and GPS measurements
E. trenches and subduction zones
