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Geology Vocabulary III
Test Description: Vocabulary
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1) Continental vs Continental
A
balanced
B
unbalanced
2) Continental vs Oceanic
A
balanced
B
unbalanced
3) Oceanic vs Oceanic
A
balanced
B
unbalanced
4) Divergent boundary
A
balanced
B
unbalanced
5) The movement of plates is caused by
A
gravitational force
B
unbalanced forces
C
inertia of plates
D
weight of plates
6) Contour Interval
A
difference in elevation between two different contour lines
B
deepest part of a trench
C
distance between mountain peaks
D
line of division between sea level
7) Topographic maps
A
top layer of ocean levels
B
shows how the ground shape and provides a way to calculate height of features on a map
C
mapping night sky
D
subtract two numbered lines and divide
8) Deposition
A
breaking down material, by water, wind or ice
B
volcanic debris
C
dropping off rock, sand or sediment, in another location, that has been eroded
D
carrying away broken down material
9) Deposition examples-
A
volcanic eruption, sunburst, craters
B
sand dunes, deltas, stalactite and stalagmites
C
trenches, rift valley, faults
D
beach shells, root growth, subduction
10) Weathering
A
breaking down of material by wind, water or ice
B
volcanic eruptions
C
carrying away of broken down material
D
dropping off broken down material to another location
11) Physical weathering example
A
ice wedging, animals digging, plant roots, falling rocks, running water
B
chewing, cutting, planting
C
running water, sun's heat, mountain formation
D
ice melting, pouring asphalt, bike riding
12) Chemical weathering
A
chemical reaction between water and oxygen
B
mixture of different types of rock
C
breaking down of material and changing it's chemical composition
D
mowing grass
13) Chemical weathering examples-
A
oxidation, acid rain, plant root secretion
B
island formation
C
volcanic eruption
D
sun's heat and energy
14) In the asthenosphere, heat is transfer as soft rock moves in cycles called
A
metamorphic currents
B
mantle currents
C
convection currents
D
ocean currents
15) Which is responsible for forming new crust at a tectonic plate?
A
subduction of an oceanic plate under another at a convergent boundary
B
magma rising up from mantle at a divergent boundary
C
two plates sliding past each other at a transform boundary
D
mountain building at a convergent continental vs continental boundary
16) Which is most responsible for the formation of the grand canyon?
A
cracking of Earth's crust by earthquakes
B
scouring of continental glaciers
C
erosion by wind and rain
D
volcanic explosions
17) How can the formation of Pangea cause the extinction of marine life?
A
oceans closed up
B
mountains form
C
water levels rose
D
glaciers form
18) Earthquake caused by
A
mining activity during the nineteenth century
B
interaction of tides with the coast
C
lowing of aquifer levels
D
plates grinding past each other along a active fault
19) Which most likely formed the Andes Mountains?
A
mountain building at an ocean-continental boundary
B
two plates sliding past each other
C
subduction of on ocean plate under another
D
magma rising from mantle
20) Folded mountains occur at which type of boundary?
A
subduction
B
divergent
C
convergent
D
transform
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