GOL 105 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Seafloor spreading was supported as an idea after which
discovery was made shortly after World War II?
a. magnetic "stripes" on the ocean floor
b. a global oceanic ridge system
c. fossil evidence between South America and Africa
d. fossil evidence between India and Africa - ANSWERS-b. a
global oceanic ridge system
Vine and Matthews used the presence of similar fossils
across mid-ocean ridge systems to confirm their hypothesis
of seafloor spreading. T/F - ANSWERS-False
Which of the following is direct evidence for plate motion?
,a. mountain belts
b. volcanic island arcs
c. subduction zones
d. hot spot tracks - ANSWERS-d. hot spot tracks
Linear, magnetic patterns are recorded in the seafloor crust
where alternating high- and low-intensity magnetism is
found. These patterns are interpreted to record which of the
following?
a. reversed magnetizations along the rift valleys and normal
magnetizations along the ridge
b. concentric circles about a rising plume of hot mantle
rocks and magma
c. normal and reversed magnetized strips roughly
perpendicular to the ridge
d. periods of normal and reversed polarity of Earth's
magnetic field through time - ANSWERS-d. periods of
normal and reversed polarity of Earth's magnetic field
through time
,At an oceanic-continental convergence zone, the continental
crust is consumed through subduction and mountain ranges
may form. T/F - ANSWERS-False
Which of the following is an example of an active
continental-continental convergent plate boundary?
a. the boundary between the Nazca and the Pacific plates
b. the boundary between the Nazca and the South
American plates
c. portions of the boundary between the Australian-Indian
and Pacific plates
d. portions of the boundary between the Australian-Indian
and Eurasian plates - ANSWERS-d. portions of the boundary
between the Australian-Indian and Eurasian plates
Which of the following is an example of a transform plate
margin?
a. the boundary between the Caribbean and South
American plates
b. portions of the boundary between the North American
and Pacific plates
, c. the boundary between the Cocos and North American
plates
d. the boundary between Nazca and South American plates
- ANSWERS-b. portions of the boundary between the North
American and Pacific plates
What is the term for a chain of volcanic structures created
by the movement of a lithospheric plate over a mantle
plume?
a. rift valley
b. continental volcanic arc
c. volcanic island arc
d. hot-spot track - ANSWERS-d. hot-spot track
According to J. Tuzo Wilson, which of the following do
transform faults most often connect?
a. volcanic island arcs
b. ocean basins and trenches
c. sections of spreading centers
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+
Seafloor spreading was supported as an idea after which
discovery was made shortly after World War II?
a. magnetic "stripes" on the ocean floor
b. a global oceanic ridge system
c. fossil evidence between South America and Africa
d. fossil evidence between India and Africa - ANSWERS-b. a
global oceanic ridge system
Vine and Matthews used the presence of similar fossils
across mid-ocean ridge systems to confirm their hypothesis
of seafloor spreading. T/F - ANSWERS-False
Which of the following is direct evidence for plate motion?
,a. mountain belts
b. volcanic island arcs
c. subduction zones
d. hot spot tracks - ANSWERS-d. hot spot tracks
Linear, magnetic patterns are recorded in the seafloor crust
where alternating high- and low-intensity magnetism is
found. These patterns are interpreted to record which of the
following?
a. reversed magnetizations along the rift valleys and normal
magnetizations along the ridge
b. concentric circles about a rising plume of hot mantle
rocks and magma
c. normal and reversed magnetized strips roughly
perpendicular to the ridge
d. periods of normal and reversed polarity of Earth's
magnetic field through time - ANSWERS-d. periods of
normal and reversed polarity of Earth's magnetic field
through time
,At an oceanic-continental convergence zone, the continental
crust is consumed through subduction and mountain ranges
may form. T/F - ANSWERS-False
Which of the following is an example of an active
continental-continental convergent plate boundary?
a. the boundary between the Nazca and the Pacific plates
b. the boundary between the Nazca and the South
American plates
c. portions of the boundary between the Australian-Indian
and Pacific plates
d. portions of the boundary between the Australian-Indian
and Eurasian plates - ANSWERS-d. portions of the boundary
between the Australian-Indian and Eurasian plates
Which of the following is an example of a transform plate
margin?
a. the boundary between the Caribbean and South
American plates
b. portions of the boundary between the North American
and Pacific plates
, c. the boundary between the Cocos and North American
plates
d. the boundary between Nazca and South American plates
- ANSWERS-b. portions of the boundary between the North
American and Pacific plates
What is the term for a chain of volcanic structures created
by the movement of a lithospheric plate over a mantle
plume?
a. rift valley
b. continental volcanic arc
c. volcanic island arc
d. hot-spot track - ANSWERS-d. hot-spot track
According to J. Tuzo Wilson, which of the following do
transform faults most often connect?
a. volcanic island arcs
b. ocean basins and trenches
c. sections of spreading centers
