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