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GEG 111 EXAM 2 NEWLY MODIFIED WITH
Q&A 2025/2026 LATEST
Which of the following is an exogenic process?
Volcanism
Weathering
Earthquakes
Flows of heat and materials in the mantle -- ANSWER--Weathering
Which of the following is an endogenic process?
Weathering
Glacial erosion
Volcanism
Stream deposition -- ANSWER--Volcanism
Uniformitarianism assumes that
mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events.
catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred.
Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events.
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the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have
been operating throughout geologic time. -- 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?
Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic, Mesozoic,
and Paleozoic eras.
We live in the Tertiary period.
The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
The Jurassic period occurred during the Paleozoic era. -- ANSWER--The bulk of Earth's
history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
Which of the following is NOT a process than can cause metamorphism?
Solidification of magma
Compression and shear
Heating
Pressure -- ANSWER--Solidification of magma
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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
intrusive metamorphism. extrusive metamorphism. regional metamorphism. contact
metamorphism. -- ANSWER--regional metamorphism.
Continental crust is basically ________, whereas oceanic crust is basically ________.
granite; basalt thin; thick sima; sial basalt;
granite -- ANSWER--granite; basalt
Sedimentary rocks are more a product of
the ________ system whereas
metamorphic and igneous rocks are more a
product of the ________ system.
exogenic; endogenic intrusive; extrusive tectonic; rockendogenic;
exogenic -- ANSWER--exogenic; endogenic
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface is known as ________, whereas molten rock on Earth's
surface is called ________.
extrusive; intrusive magma; lava lava; magma
intrusive; extrusive -- ANSWER--magma; lava
In 1912, the theory of continental drift was proposed by
_______________________________.
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin.
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James Hutton
Alfred Wegener -- ANSWER--Alfred Wegener
________ are sites of upwelling of magma from the mantle independent of plate boundaries.
Hot spots
Subduction zones
Transform faults
Mid-ocean ridges -- ANSWER--Hot spots
A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a
physiographic province.
GEG 111 EXAM 2 NEWLY MODIFIED WITH
Q&A 2025/2026 LATEST
Which of the following is an exogenic process?
Volcanism
Weathering
Earthquakes
Flows of heat and materials in the mantle -- ANSWER--Weathering
Which of the following is an endogenic process?
Weathering
Glacial erosion
Volcanism
Stream deposition -- ANSWER--Volcanism
Uniformitarianism assumes that
mountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events.
catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred.
Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events.
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the same physical processes we see today are a key to understanding the processes that have
been operating throughout geologic time. -- 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?
Over 87 percent of Earth's history has elapsed during the more recent Cenozoic, Mesozoic,
and Paleozoic eras.
We live in the Tertiary period.
The bulk of Earth's history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
The Jurassic period occurred during the Paleozoic era. -- ANSWER--The bulk of Earth's
history has occurred during the Precambrian eon.
Which of the following is NOT a process than can cause metamorphism?
Solidification of magma
Compression and shear
Heating
Pressure -- ANSWER--Solidification of magma
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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
intrusive metamorphism. extrusive metamorphism. regional metamorphism. contact
metamorphism. -- ANSWER--regional metamorphism.
Continental crust is basically ________, whereas oceanic crust is basically ________.
granite; basalt thin; thick sima; sial basalt;
granite -- ANSWER--granite; basalt
Sedimentary rocks are more a product of
the ________ system whereas
metamorphic and igneous rocks are more a
product of the ________ system.
exogenic; endogenic intrusive; extrusive tectonic; rockendogenic;
exogenic -- ANSWER--exogenic; endogenic
Molten rock beneath Earth's surface is known as ________, whereas molten rock on Earth's
surface is called ________.
extrusive; intrusive magma; lava lava; magma
intrusive; extrusive -- ANSWER--magma; lava
In 1912, the theory of continental drift was proposed by
_______________________________.
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin.
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James Hutton
Alfred Wegener -- ANSWER--Alfred Wegener
________ are sites of upwelling of magma from the mantle independent of plate boundaries.
Hot spots
Subduction zones
Transform faults
Mid-ocean ridges -- ANSWER--Hot spots
A large region identifiable by several topographic or geological traits is known as a
physiographic province.
