GEOG 1111 STAN HOPKINS UGA FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Geomorphology. Answer: Study of Earth's landforms and the processes that shape them
● Plate Tectonics. Answer: Theory explaining movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
● Convergent Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where two plates collide
● Divergent Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where two plates move apart
● Transform Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where plates slide horizontally past each
other
● Subduction. Answer: Process of one tectonic plate descending beneath another
● Mid-Ocean Ridge. Answer: Underwater mountain range where new ocean floor is created
● Oceanic Trench. Answer: Deep elongated depression in ocean floor at subduction zones
● Continental Drift. Answer: Historical movement of continents to their present positions
● Pangaea. Answer: Supercontinent that began breaking apart about 200 million years ago
● Seafloor Spreading. Answer: Process creating new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges
● Volcanic Arc. Answer: Chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate
● Ring of Fire. Answer: Zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanoes circling the Pacific
● Volcano. Answer: Opening in Earth's crust through which magma erupts
● Magma. Answer: Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
● Lava. Answer: Magma that reaches Earth's surface through volcanic eruption
● Shield Volcano. Answer: Broad gently sloping volcano built from fluid lava flows
● Composite Volcano. Answer: Steep-sided volcano built from alternating layers of lava and
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Geomorphology. Answer: Study of Earth's landforms and the processes that shape them
● Plate Tectonics. Answer: Theory explaining movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
● Convergent Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where two plates collide
● Divergent Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where two plates move apart
● Transform Boundary. Answer: Plate boundary where plates slide horizontally past each
other
● Subduction. Answer: Process of one tectonic plate descending beneath another
● Mid-Ocean Ridge. Answer: Underwater mountain range where new ocean floor is created
● Oceanic Trench. Answer: Deep elongated depression in ocean floor at subduction zones
● Continental Drift. Answer: Historical movement of continents to their present positions
● Pangaea. Answer: Supercontinent that began breaking apart about 200 million years ago
● Seafloor Spreading. Answer: Process creating new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges
● Volcanic Arc. Answer: Chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate
● Ring of Fire. Answer: Zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanoes circling the Pacific
● Volcano. Answer: Opening in Earth's crust through which magma erupts
● Magma. Answer: Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
● Lava. Answer: Magma that reaches Earth's surface through volcanic eruption
● Shield Volcano. Answer: Broad gently sloping volcano built from fluid lava flows
● Composite Volcano. Answer: Steep-sided volcano built from alternating layers of lava and
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