PRACTICE QUIZ
the prime meridian represents
0 degrees longitude
In which geologic era is the Holocene epoch?
Cenozoic
Which of the following best describes shale? !!!!!!
Clastic sedimentary rock
Which of the following geographic tools or techniques organizes spatial data into layers for further analysis?
GIS
Which set of terms correctly correlates the kind of stress, strain, and type of faulting? compression, stretching, normal fault compression, shortening, reverse fault tension, shortening, strike-slip fault shear, stretching, normal fault shear, shortening, normal fault
compression, shortening, reverse fault
Stratovolcanoes have steep slopes and experience __________ eruptions because they are composed of __________ magma.
explosive ; high-viscosity
A "high latitude" location is
far from the equator
________ result from vertical displacement of one block relative to another, often creating spectacular mountain cliffs.
fault scarps
When rock strata are strained beyond their ability to remain an intact unit, displacement occurs in a process known as
faulting
Which of the following best describes gneiss?
foliated metamorphic rock
Where is the International Date Line?
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Continental crust is primarily __________ rock, whereas oceanic crust is primarily __________ rock.
intrusive, extrusive
Which layer of Earth lies just beneath the crust?
mantle
The ratio of the size on a map to the size in the real world is called the
map scale
A scale used to classify and describe the effects of earthquakes on terrain, construction, and local damage conditions is the
mercalli
________ causes self-regulation in a natural system, stabilizing the system.
negative feedback
Which type of orogenic process forms island arcs?
oceanic plate-oceanic plate convergence
A line connecting all points along the same latitudinal angle is a
parallel
Pulverized rock, ash, and cinders ejected violently during an eruption are called
pyroclastics
Granite and rhyolite are both light colored. Rhyolite and basalt both have small minerals. Which two igneous rocks cooled at similar rates?
rhyolite and basalt
the larger the scale of a map, the _______ the area covered by the map and the _______ detail it provides.
smaller;more
When geologists or archaeologists dig down-ward into a unit of rock or sediment, they are digging "back in time." This fact is based on the principle of __________.
super position
Which of the following is not one of the four major systems that interact at Earth's surface?
technosphere
If an igneous rock has a coarse texture, what does that imply about its formation?
The rock cooled slowly.
Which statement best describes the concept of uniformitarianism?
The type of geomorphological processes that we can observe today are the same as those in the past.
Which of the following is true regarding oceanic crust?
The youngest crust is being formed at divergent boundaries.
The presence of normal faulting and extensive basalt lava flows indicates that
a rift zone is developing
Which of the following is an example of an open system?
all of them
Which type of plate boundary produces earthquakes?
all of them
Volcanic activity generally does not occur
along transform boundaries