GEG 111 EXAM 3 HARPER COLLEGE LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an exogenic process? - (answer) weathering
Which of the following is an endogenic process? - (answer) volcanism
Uniformitarianism assumes that - (answer) the same physical processes we see today are a key to
understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time
Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the geologic time scale? - (answer) The bulk of Earth's
history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
Which of the following is NOT a criteria to be classified as a mineral? - (answer) Anthropogenic
Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by - (answer) Major events
in Earth's history, such as major extinctions.
An assemblage of minerals bound together is called a - (answer) rock
An element or combination of elements that forms an inorganic, natural compound is called a -
(answer) mineral
The subfield of geography and geology concerned with the study of the origins, evolutions, form, and
spatial distribution of Earth's landforms is - (answer) geomorphology
Areas of crustal collision and subduction occur along - (answer) convergent boundaries
Areas of upwelling material from the mantle to form new seafloor occur along - (answer) divergent
boundaries
Areas where plates slide past one another, usually ar right angles to a seafloor spreading are - (answer)
transform boundaries
, GEG 111 EXAM 3 HARPER COLLEGE LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
The three basic rock types are - (answer) sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.
Which of the following is NOT a process than can cause metamorphism? - (answer) Solidification of
magma
Metamorphism that occurs over broad areas when the pressure and associated heat of of overlaying
rocks or other tectonic forces cause the rocks to undergo deformation is known as - (answer) regional
metamorphism
Continental crust is basically ________, whereas oceanic crust is basically ________. - (answer)
granite; basalt
Sedimentary rocks are more a product of the ________ system whereas metamorphic and igneous rocks
are more a product of the ________ system. - (answer) exogenic; endogenic
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface is known as ________, whereas molten rock on Earth's surface is
called ________. - (answer) magma; lava
In 1912, the theory of continental drift was proposed by _______________________________. -
(answer) Alfred Wegener
________ are sites of upwelling of magma from the mantle independent of plate boundaries. -
(answer) hot spots
A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a - (answer)
physiographic province.
A topographic region that is characterized by local relief of less than 100 m (325 ft.) is considered a -
(answer) plain
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an exogenic process? - (answer) weathering
Which of the following is an endogenic process? - (answer) volcanism
Uniformitarianism assumes that - (answer) the same physical processes we see today are a key to
understanding the processes that have been operating throughout geologic time
Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the geologic time scale? - (answer) The bulk of Earth's
history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
Which of the following is NOT a criteria to be classified as a mineral? - (answer) Anthropogenic
Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by - (answer) Major events
in Earth's history, such as major extinctions.
An assemblage of minerals bound together is called a - (answer) rock
An element or combination of elements that forms an inorganic, natural compound is called a -
(answer) mineral
The subfield of geography and geology concerned with the study of the origins, evolutions, form, and
spatial distribution of Earth's landforms is - (answer) geomorphology
Areas of crustal collision and subduction occur along - (answer) convergent boundaries
Areas of upwelling material from the mantle to form new seafloor occur along - (answer) divergent
boundaries
Areas where plates slide past one another, usually ar right angles to a seafloor spreading are - (answer)
transform boundaries
, GEG 111 EXAM 3 HARPER COLLEGE LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
The three basic rock types are - (answer) sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.
Which of the following is NOT a process than can cause metamorphism? - (answer) Solidification of
magma
Metamorphism that occurs over broad areas when the pressure and associated heat of of overlaying
rocks or other tectonic forces cause the rocks to undergo deformation is known as - (answer) regional
metamorphism
Continental crust is basically ________, whereas oceanic crust is basically ________. - (answer)
granite; basalt
Sedimentary rocks are more a product of the ________ system whereas metamorphic and igneous rocks
are more a product of the ________ system. - (answer) exogenic; endogenic
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface is known as ________, whereas molten rock on Earth's surface is
called ________. - (answer) magma; lava
In 1912, the theory of continental drift was proposed by _______________________________. -
(answer) Alfred Wegener
________ are sites of upwelling of magma from the mantle independent of plate boundaries. -
(answer) hot spots
A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a - (answer)
physiographic province.
A topographic region that is characterized by local relief of less than 100 m (325 ft.) is considered a -
(answer) plain
