GEOL 101 How Geologists Know Composition of Core Basic Geology & ENVT MCQs

GEOL 101 How Geologists Know Composition of Core Basic Geology & ENVT M

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I’m studying for my Geology class and need an explanation.

 

Which layer within the earth is molten (liquid)?

Group of answer choices

lower mantleouter core

inner core

oceanic crust

Flag question: Question 2Question 22 pts

Which is a gaseous planet?

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MercuryEarth

Jupiter

Mars

Flag question: Question 3Question 32 pts

The Big Bang theory states that…

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All stars will end their lives explosively as supernovasAll matter in the universe was once confined to a single point

Earth formed by a series of violent collisions

Meteors were responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs

Flag question: Question 4Question 42 pts

Which is a rocky planet?

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VenusJupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Flag question: Question 5Question 52 pts

Which elements comprise 98% of the Crust?

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Mainly Fe, NiC, N, O, S, Si, Fe, Mg, Cu

C, Ca, K, S, Si, O, Mg, Fe

Ca, K, Al, Na, Fe, Mg, Si, O

Flag question: Question 6Question 62 pts

Differentiation is the process that…

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Created the mass of the planet as meteorites collidedCreated the compositional layers of the earth as dense elements sank to the center

Created the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

Created the compositional layers of the earth as dense elements rose tot he surface

Flag question: Question 7Question 72 pts

How do geologists know the composition of the core?

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Comparing the composition of the earth to that of meteoritesWe don’t know the composition of the mantle

Drilling into it and taking samples

Studying volcanic eruptions that originated in the mantle

Flag question: Question 8Question 82 pts

Where did the water in Earth’s oceans come from?

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Precipitated from outer spaceNo one knows

The meteorites that collided to form earth

Meteorites and comets that have collided with earth over the last 4 billion years

Flag question: Question 9Question 92 pts

What process slowly began to change the Earth’s early atmosphere into an oxygen-rich one?

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Degassing of magma when the earth was still moltenPhotosynthesis by the earth’s first single-celled organisms (Blue-green Algae)

Photosynthesis by the Earth’s first mammals

Evaporation of all the Earth’s water

Flag question: Question 10Question 102 pts

Our solar system formed from

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burning of its nuclear fuela cloud of gas and dust called a nebula

a primordial ooze

material from a black hole

Flag question: Question 11Question 112 pts

With increasing distance from an oceanic ridge,

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the rocks become older.all of the choices; different patterns occur at different ridges.

the rocks’ ages alternate between younger and older.

the rocks become younger.

Flag question: Question 12Question 122 pts

All of the following can be used to identify plate boundaries except?

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Age of SeafloorVolcano Location

Earthquakes

Elevation above or below sea-level

Hot spot locations

Flag question: Question 13Question 132 pts

Large mountainous ridges on the ocean floor mark

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plate collisions.transform plate boundaries.

convergent plate boundaries.

divergent plate boundaries.

Flag question: Question 14Question 142 pts

Plate-tectonic activity

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recycles various kinds of rocks back into the mantle at subduction zones.can account for most volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

has existed for at least hundreds of millions of years, and probably much longer.

all of the choices are correct

Flag question: Question 15Question 152 pts

Stripes that record paleomagnetic reversals on the seafloor

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support the theory of creation of new seafloor at mid-ocean ridgesexplained the older age of the continents

resulted from subduction of oceanic lithosphere

were caused by polar wandering

Flag question: Question 16Question 162 pts

The supercontinent Pangaea was split apart by

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All of these answers are correctsubduction

convergence

rifting

Flag question: Question 17Question 172 pts

The boundary between the lithosphere and asthenosphere is based on which of the following?

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the temperature at which rocks become ductilecomposition (i.e. the elements present)

the temperature at which rocks melt

depth, always at 100 km

Flag question: Question 18Question 182 pts

Which of the following is true of the ocean floor?

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it moves gradually toward the midocean ridges, where it is consumed.it records magnetic “stripes” of normally and reversely magnetized rocks.

it is made of alternating bands of rocks of different compositions.

it is made of alternating bands of rocks of colors

Flag question: Question 19Question 192 pts

Why do earthquakes only occur in the lithosphere?

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Because it is ductile and able to flowIt’s the only part of the earth that is rigid enough to store stress

It’s the only part of the earth under stress

Earthquakes occur in all layers, we just can’t feel them

Flag question: Question 20Question 202 pts

According to plate-tectonic theory, plates of rigid, elastic __________ move over a weak layer below.

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lithospherecore

mantle

asthenosphere

Flag question: Question 21Question 212 pts

Which of the following is true of oceanic rock?

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are youngest next to continentsare usually felsic

are youngest along the ridges in the center of the ocean

are oldest along the ridges in the center of the ocean

Flag question: Question 22Question 222 pts

The difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere is based on the chemical composition of the rocks in each layer.

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TrueFalse

Flag question: Question 23Question 232 pts

Typical rates of plate movement are

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2 to 3 centimeters per year.2 to 3 millimeters per year.

2 to 3 meters per year.

2 to 3 kilometers per year.

Flag question: Question 24Question 242 pts

A volcanic island arc forms where

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a mantle hot spot underlies oceanic lithospherecontinental lithosphere converges with continental lithosphere

new oceanic lithosphere forms due to divergence

oceanic lithosphere is subducted beneath oceanic lithosphere

Flag question: Question 25Question 252 pts

A possible “driving force” for plate motions is

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earthquakes around the margins of the plates.convection in the mantle.

shifts in the earth’s magnetic field.

volcanic eruption at hot spots.

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What type of plate boundary creates high ocean ridges at which new volcanic rock forms?

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Subduction ZonesTransform

Collisional

Divergent

Flag question: Question 27Question 272 pts

One primary difference between continental drift and plate tectonics is that

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continental drift lacks a mechanism to explain the movement of continentsplate tectonics lacks a mechanism to explain the movement of continents

there is no evidence so support continental drift

there is no evidence to support plate tectonics

Flag question: Question 28Question 282 pts

Deep-focus earthquakes only occur at which type of plate boundary?

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Divergent Plate BoundariesCollisional Plate Boundaries

Transform Plate Boundaries

Subduction Zones

Flag question: Question 29Question 292 pts

Which of the following is not a mechanism that contributes to plate tectonic movement?

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Continental DriftSlab pull

Mantle Convection

Ridge Push

Flag question: Question 30Question 302 pts

Mantle Convection, the major driving force for plate tectonics, occurs because _____.

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There are temperature/density differences in the mantle that cause movementThe process of differentiation is still taking place in the mantle

The lithospheric plates move and drag the deep mantle along

The mantle is made of magma that flows easily

Flag question: Question 31Question 312 pts

Which of the following formed at a collisional plate boundary?

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IcelandThe Himalayas

The San Andreas Fault

The Japan Islands

Flag question: Question 32Question 322 pts

Paleomagnetic evidence in rocks reveals that the earth’s magnetic field

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disappears periodically.started during the Ice Age.

changes intensity.

reverses periodically

Flag question: Question 33Question 332 pts

An igneous rock that formed as magma cooled below the surface of the Earth is called ________ and will have ________crystals than one that formed as lava cooled above the Earth’s surface.

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Volcanic; LargerPlutonic; Smaller

Volcanic; smaller

Plutonic; Larger

Flag question: Question 34Question 342 pts

For two isotopes of a given element, which of the following is always the same?

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The atomic mass numberThe number of electrons

The number of protons

The number of neutrons

Flag question: Question 35Question 352 pts

Volcanic glass is not considered a mineral because…

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It lacks a fixed crystalline structureIt is technically a liquid

It is not produced by natural processes

It is formed by organic processes

Flag question: Question 36Question 362 pts

Which of the following is true of a mafic igneous rock?

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It will have high amounts of Silicon and Oxygen and be light in colorIt will have high amounts of Silicon and Oxygen and be dark in color

It will have high amounts of Iron and Magnesium and be light in color

It will have high amounts of Iron and Magnesium and be dark in color

Flag question: Question 37Question 372 pts

Rocks that formed from the solidification of magma as it cooled below the earth’s surface are called:

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VolcanicMetamorphic

Plutonic

Extrusive

Flag question: Question 38Question 382 pts

What are the two most abundant elements in the Earth’s Crust?

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Fe + MgS + C

C + O

Si + O

Flag question: Question 39Question 392 pts

Which of the following is true of continental crust (as compared to oceanic crust)

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On average, it is much youngerIt is more mafic

On average, it is much thinner

It is less dense and more buoyant

Flag question: Question 40Question 402 pts

In a metamorphic rock, foliation develops _________ directed stress (or to the maximum stress).

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Perpendicular toParallel to

in the same direction as

At a 30 degree angle to

Flag question: Question 41Question 412 pts

In geology, radioactive isotopes are important because…

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They allow geologists to identify rocksThey allow geologists to date geologic materials and events

they helped geologists to organize the periodic table

They can be used to create nuclear energy

Flag question: Question 42Question 422 pts

Sedimentary rocks are particularly in helping geologists determine which of the following?

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Past volcanic environmentsPast depositional environments

Past metamorphic environments

Past tectonic environments

Flag question: Question 43Question 432 pts

When a rock undergoes metamorphism, which of the following may occur?

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New minerals formFoliation develops

All of these answers are correct

Pre-existing crystals grow larger

Flag question: Question 44Question 442 pts

When a preexisting rock is subjected to conditions of increased ______ and _______, a metamorphic rock will form.

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Heat; PressureHeat; melting

Compaction; Cementation

Pressure; Erosion

Flag question: Question 45Question 452 pts

A particular chemical element is determined by the number of ___________.

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Neutrons in the atomIsotopes

Protons in the atom

Electrons in the atom

Flag question: Question 46Question 462 pts

Limestone, which precipitates from seawater, is an example of what type of rock?

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Clastic Sedimentary RockAn organic sedimentary rock

Chemical Sedimentary Rock

A Metamorphic rock

Flag question: Question 47Question 472 pts

Metamorphism occurs as temperature and pressure increase and cause melting of the protolith.

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TrueFalse

Flag question: Question 48Question 482 pts

_______ sedimentary rocks form when other rocks are broken down, transported, and lithified.

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OrganicChemical

Clastic

Metamorphic

Flag question: Question 49Question 492 pts

The atomic number of an element is…

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The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atomThe number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

The number of electrons in an atom

The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

Flag question: Question 50Question 502 pts

Which of the following is true of Porphyritic igneous rocks?

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They indicate a violent eruption occurredThey are always plutonic rocks

They indicate two stages of cooling

They are composed of sediments

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