Earth's Structure
Plate Tectonics
Deforming Earth's Crust
California Geology
Miscellanous
100
What is the outside layer of Earth called? A. inner core B. outer core c. crust
c. crust
100
Which of the following describes a transform boundary? A. boundary at which a tectonic plate subducts B. boundary at which two tectonic plates collide C. boundary at which two tectonic plates slide past each other
C. boundary at which two tectonic plates slide past each other.
100
What is the bending of rock layers? A. fault B. reverse C. folding
C. folding
100
What is a large mass of igneous rock in Earth's crust? A. magnetic reversal B. batholith C. sea-floor speading
B. batholith
100
Which of the following largely makes up Earth's core? A. oxygen B. iron C. aluminum
B. iron
200
What is Earth's liquid layer called? A. inner core B. outer core C. mantle
B. outer core
200
Which of the following The boundary at which two two tectonic plates collide is called? A. divergent B. convergent C. transform
B. convergent
200
What is a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to one another? A. fault B. bending C. seismic waves
A. fault
200
The San Adreas Fault marks a boundary between which two plates? A. North American plate and the Pacific plate B. North American plate and the Farallon plate C. Pacific Plate and the Juan de Fuca plate
A. North American plate and the Pacific plate
200
Which of the following is the process by which Earth's magnetic poles change places? A. Strike slip fault B. continental drift C. magnetic reversal
C. magnetic reversal
300
What is the hot hot, solid layer at Earth's center called? A. inner core B. outer core C. asthensophere
A. inner core
300
The boundary at which two two tectonic plates separate is called? A. divergent B. convergent C. fault
A. divergent
300
When tension breaks a rock layer, it makes a _________ fault? A. reverse B. normal C. strike slip
B. normal
300
Which is a world famous transform plate boundary? A. Pangea B. plate tectonics C. San Andreas Fault
C. San Andreas Fault
300
Which of the following is NOT formed as a result of tectonic plates converging? A. a high mountain range B. a mid-ocean ridge C. an island arc
B. A mid-ocean ridge
400
What is the soft layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates move? A. pangea B. inner core C. asthensophere
C. asthenosphere
400
Which is considered the main driving force of plate tectonics? A. deformation B. convection C. slickensides
B. convection
400
When compression breaks a rock layer, it makes an ______fault? A. reverse B. normal C. strike slip
A. reverse
400
What mountains are formed from the eruption of molten rock? A. volcanic mountains B. tectonic plates C. San Andreas fault
A. Volcanic mountains
400
What are vibrations that when measured can be used to calculate the thickness of Earth's layers? A. Seismic waves B. sea-floor spreading C. magnetic reversals
A. seismic waves
500
What is the idea that all continents were part of one big landmass?
Continental Drift
500
Which is not a possible driving force of plate tectonics? A. ridge push B. slab pull C. convection D. erosion
D. erosion
500
Folded mountains and volcanic mountains form at which type of boundary? A. convergent B. divergent C. transform
A. convergent
500
What is the most important force in shaping California's geology? A. plate tectonics B. Pangea C. seismic waves
A. Plate tectonics
500
What are the machines called that measure the time seismic waves take to travel various distances from an earthquakes's center? A. magnetic reversal B. seismometers C. Sea-floor spreading
B. Seismometers
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