Question 1

P-waves travel faster through the inner core than the outer core because the inner core is

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A)  hotter than the outer core.
B)  the same as the outer core.
C)  rock.
D)  solid.

Question 2

The occurrence of earthquakes in the absence of seafloor spreading,oceanic trenches,or volcanic activity is a characteristic feature of

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A)  convergent boundaries between plates.
B)  divergent boundaries between plates.
C)  subduction zones.
D)  transform fault boundaries between plates.

Question 3

The San Andreas fault

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A)  stretches from the Gulf of California to Cape Mendocino,California,and separates the Pacific Plate from the North American Plate.
B)  accommodates all the motion between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
C)  is presently inactive.
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Earth's internal layers were discovered by studying the propagation of P- and S- waves through Earth's interior.In comparison to P-waves,the movement of S-waves are

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A)  faster and compresses and expands the rock as they move through it.
B)  faster and vibrates rock particles up and down and side-to-side.
C)  slower and can travel through solid granite,magma,water or air.
D)  slower and they can only travel through solids,not liquids.

Question 5

Compression cannot produce

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A)  anticlines.
B)  synclines.
C)  normal faults.
D)  reverse faults.

Question 6

In comparison to S-waves,P-waves

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A)  vibrate the particles of their medium up and down and side-to-side.
B)  can travel through solid granite,magma,water and/or air.
C)  can travel only through solids,not through fluids.
D)  are the second seismic wave to register on a seismograph.

Question 7

What geologic features are explained by plate tectonics?

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Mountain ranges,volcanoes,plut...

Question 8

Compared with oceanic crust,continental crust is very buoyant because it is

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A)  composed of basaltic rock that contains air bubbles from successive lava flows.
B)  composed of granitic rocks whereas oceanic crust is composed of basaltic rocks.
C)  thinner and forms a thin upper skin on the oceanic crust below.
D)  very young and fresh.

Question 9

The dominant force at convergent boundaries is

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A)  compression.
B)  tension.
C)  shearing.
D)  similar to that in normal faulting.

Question 10

The theory of continental drift is supported by paleoclimate data,paleontology,and

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A)  paleomagnetic data.
B)  seafloor spreading.
C)  transform boundaries.
D)  the jig-saw fit of the continents at their continental margins.

Question 11

Plate tectonics differs from continental drift because it

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A)  provides a credible driving force.
B)  did not explain the fit between South America and Africa.
C)  showed that ancient ice sheets did not exist.
D)  showed that Pangaea broke up much later than predicted.

Question 12

According to the theory of seafloor spreading,molten rock is rising up along

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A)  the mid-ocean ridges.
B)  trenches that border continental margins.
C)  islands surrounding the Pacific volcanic rim.
D)  areas of sinking seafloor.

Question 13

Damage from an earthquake is most severe when the

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A)  epicenter is close to the surface.
B)  surface material is composed of unconsolidated sediments.
C)  buildings and structures are poorly constructed.
D)  all of the above

Question 14

Magnetic surveys of the ocean floors reveal

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A)  alternating stripes of normal and reversed polarity paralleling the mid-Atlantic ridge.
B)  thin oceanic crust composed of basaltic rocks.
C)  that reversed polarity is rare.
D)  all of the above.

Question 15

The concept of seafloor spreading states that

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A)  Earth is expanding.
B)  seafloor is created at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep ocean trenches.
C)  sea level is rising.
D)  earthquakes occur underwater.

Question 16

What evidence was used to support magnetic pole reversals?

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A)  apparent polar wandering and alternating magnetic stripe patterns on the ocean floor
B)  paleomagnetism
C)  normal and reverse polarity
D)  continental drift and seafloor spreading

Question 17

The energy in an earthquake is released

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A)  all at once.
B)  before the quake,after the quake,and during the quake.
C)  as an epicenter focus.
D)  in unconsolidated rock.

Question 18

What simple observation inspired Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

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The jig-saw puzzle fit of Sout...

Question 19

What are glacial striations,and how did Wegener use them to support his hypothesis of continental drift?

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Glacial striations are gouges or grooves...

Question 20

In comparison to P-waves,S-waves

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A)  compress and expand the rock as they move through it.
B)  can travel through all mediums-solid granite,magma,water and/or air.
C)  can travel only through solids-not in fluids.
D)  are fast and the first to register on a seismograph.

Exam 21: Plate Tectonics and Earths Interior

Compression cannot produce

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Damage from an earthquake is most severe when the

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What geologic features are explained by plate tectonics?

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The theory of continental drift is supported by paleoclimate data,paleontology,and

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P-waves travel faster through the inner core than the outer core because the inner core is

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The energy in an earthquake is released

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What simple observation inspired Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

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What are glacial striations,and how did Wegener use them to support his hypothesis of continental drift?

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The occurrence of earthquakes in the absence of seafloor spreading,oceanic trenches,or volcanic activity is a characteristic feature of

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The San Andreas fault

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The concept of seafloor spreading states that

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In comparison to S-waves,P-waves

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Earth's internal layers were discovered by studying the propagation of P- and S- waves through Earth's interior.In comparison to P-waves,the movement of S-waves are

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In comparison to P-waves,S-waves

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Compared with oceanic crust,continental crust is very buoyant because it is

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According to the theory of seafloor spreading,molten rock is rising up along

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The dominant force at convergent boundaries is

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What evidence was used to support magnetic pole reversals?

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Magnetic surveys of the ocean floors reveal

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Plate tectonics differs from continental drift because it

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