Earth Sci 2GG3 Final Exam Questions with correct
answers
QUESTION>29) Which modern mountain chain is the site of the continent-continent collision?
A) the Rockies
B) the Andes
C) the Appalachians
D) Japan
E) the Himalayas - ANSWER~E
QUESTION>31) The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of solid Earth, which includes
A) the crust plus the entire mantle.
B) only the oceanic crust.
C) the crust plus the uppermost mantle.
D) the crust plus the asthenosphere.
E) both the continental crust and the oceanic crust. - ANSWER~C
QUESTION>21) Scientists believe that the inner core of the Earth is
A) a rocky solid, composed of iron and magnesium-rich silicates.
B) liquid, comprising molten iron.
C) a metallic solid, composed of nickel.
D) solid metal, composed of mostly iron.
E) a molten alloy of iron and nickel. - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>15) The Hawaiian Islands are an example of
A) two ocean plates converging.
B) two continental plates converging.
C) diverging plates.
D) hotspots.
,E) transform fault boundary. - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>35) The process of locating the position of an earthquake using seismic records from three
locations is called
A) plate tectonics.
B) triangulation.
C) magnitude determination.
D) seismology.
E) echo location. - ANSWER~B
QUESTION>12) The Himalayas are associated with which of the following plate boundaries?
A) ocean-continental convergence
B) ocean-ocean convergence
C) continent-continent convergence
D) divergent
E) transform fault - ANSWER~C
QUESTION >Fire requires the following three conditions:
A. oxygen, dry conditions, and heat
B. fuel, oxygen, and heat
C. fuel, oxygen, and dry conditions
D. fuel, heat, and lightning,
E. oxygen, dry conditions and lightning - ANSWER~B. fuel, oxygen, and heat
QUESTION>Which of the following best describes what happens during the preignition process in
wildfire development?
A Fuel is heated, it loses water and is ready to be ignited
B Gases cool and contract to produce fuel.
C Fuel at the front of a fire is ignited
,D Gases heat and expand into fuel.
E Fuel gains carbon dioxide and is ready to burn. - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Why are wildfires becoming more disastrous?
A the frequency and severity of lightning storms is increasing
B. past fire-supression techniques have increased the amount of fuel available
C. the climate is getting drier as global temperatures rise
D. more people are moving to areas at risk for fire hazards
E. government resources for firefighting are insufficient - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>In Canada, the geographic area that is most at risk from forest fires is
a southern ontario
b the arctic tundra
c nunavut
d prince edward island
e the boreal forest - ANSWER~e
QUESTION>A fire is considered extinct when
A. when combustion, including smouldering, ceases (textbook) confirmed
B. when the source of combustion is removed
C. when flaming combustion ceases
D. you can no longer see flames
E. when smoke is no longer observed - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Which of the following factors most influence the, spread, intensity and form of a wildfire?
A wind
B precipitation
C. drought
D. humidity
, E. temperature - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Presently in Canada most wildfires are started by:
A Asteroids
B People
C Rockfalls
D Lightning - ANSWER~B
QUESTION>When combustion takes place
A the fuel is chemically degraded
B volatile gases are produced
C ignition occurs
D pyrolysis occurs - ANSWER~C
QUESTION>If you were a geologist, what evidence might you find (in rocks or sediments) that would
indicate that wildfires had occurred in the past?
A charcoal
B fossilized pine cones
C clay layers
D oak bark - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Which of the following factors affects the amount of shaking an area experiences during an
earthquake?
A distance from focus
B earthquake magnitude
C local rock and coil characteristics (presume this is a typo and he meant to put soil)
D directivity of the rupture
E all of the listed options - ANSWER~E
answers
QUESTION>29) Which modern mountain chain is the site of the continent-continent collision?
A) the Rockies
B) the Andes
C) the Appalachians
D) Japan
E) the Himalayas - ANSWER~E
QUESTION>31) The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of solid Earth, which includes
A) the crust plus the entire mantle.
B) only the oceanic crust.
C) the crust plus the uppermost mantle.
D) the crust plus the asthenosphere.
E) both the continental crust and the oceanic crust. - ANSWER~C
QUESTION>21) Scientists believe that the inner core of the Earth is
A) a rocky solid, composed of iron and magnesium-rich silicates.
B) liquid, comprising molten iron.
C) a metallic solid, composed of nickel.
D) solid metal, composed of mostly iron.
E) a molten alloy of iron and nickel. - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>15) The Hawaiian Islands are an example of
A) two ocean plates converging.
B) two continental plates converging.
C) diverging plates.
D) hotspots.
,E) transform fault boundary. - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>35) The process of locating the position of an earthquake using seismic records from three
locations is called
A) plate tectonics.
B) triangulation.
C) magnitude determination.
D) seismology.
E) echo location. - ANSWER~B
QUESTION>12) The Himalayas are associated with which of the following plate boundaries?
A) ocean-continental convergence
B) ocean-ocean convergence
C) continent-continent convergence
D) divergent
E) transform fault - ANSWER~C
QUESTION >Fire requires the following three conditions:
A. oxygen, dry conditions, and heat
B. fuel, oxygen, and heat
C. fuel, oxygen, and dry conditions
D. fuel, heat, and lightning,
E. oxygen, dry conditions and lightning - ANSWER~B. fuel, oxygen, and heat
QUESTION>Which of the following best describes what happens during the preignition process in
wildfire development?
A Fuel is heated, it loses water and is ready to be ignited
B Gases cool and contract to produce fuel.
C Fuel at the front of a fire is ignited
,D Gases heat and expand into fuel.
E Fuel gains carbon dioxide and is ready to burn. - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Why are wildfires becoming more disastrous?
A the frequency and severity of lightning storms is increasing
B. past fire-supression techniques have increased the amount of fuel available
C. the climate is getting drier as global temperatures rise
D. more people are moving to areas at risk for fire hazards
E. government resources for firefighting are insufficient - ANSWER~D
QUESTION>In Canada, the geographic area that is most at risk from forest fires is
a southern ontario
b the arctic tundra
c nunavut
d prince edward island
e the boreal forest - ANSWER~e
QUESTION>A fire is considered extinct when
A. when combustion, including smouldering, ceases (textbook) confirmed
B. when the source of combustion is removed
C. when flaming combustion ceases
D. you can no longer see flames
E. when smoke is no longer observed - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Which of the following factors most influence the, spread, intensity and form of a wildfire?
A wind
B precipitation
C. drought
D. humidity
, E. temperature - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Presently in Canada most wildfires are started by:
A Asteroids
B People
C Rockfalls
D Lightning - ANSWER~B
QUESTION>When combustion takes place
A the fuel is chemically degraded
B volatile gases are produced
C ignition occurs
D pyrolysis occurs - ANSWER~C
QUESTION>If you were a geologist, what evidence might you find (in rocks or sediments) that would
indicate that wildfires had occurred in the past?
A charcoal
B fossilized pine cones
C clay layers
D oak bark - ANSWER~A
QUESTION>Which of the following factors affects the amount of shaking an area experiences during an
earthquake?
A distance from focus
B earthquake magnitude
C local rock and coil characteristics (presume this is a typo and he meant to put soil)
D directivity of the rupture
E all of the listed options - ANSWER~E
