GEOLOGY LAB MIDTERM 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is the elevation of your house? - correct answers - 279m
What are the coordinates of the home plate of the largest baseball
diamond (latitude and longitude should be in decimal form) - correct
answers - 34.299561 *N, 118.839678*W
Could you be able to tell if a point was in the northern, southern, eastern,
or western hemisphere by looking at the coordinates? - correct answers -
consult notes
Would you be able to give the latitude and longitude of a point on a
map? - correct answers - look up directions
Could you calculate the gradient of this stream? Point A has an elevation of
450ft and Point B has an elevation of 250ft. The distance between Point A
and Point B is 2 miles. What is the gradient in ft/mi (This is just a sample
problem the questions on the exam will be different) - correct answers -
450-250 = 200ft
200/2 = 100 ft/mi
What is your favorite place in the world and why? - correct answers -
Kew gardens because of its biodiversity and beautiful landscape
What is the giant mountain range running down the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean called (feature related to plate tectonics)? - correct answers - Mid
ocean Ridge
What type of plate boundary is it? (MOR) - correct answers - divergent
boundary
Could you solve some sample rate problems using the formula
Rate=Distance/Time? - correct answers - review for exam
What direction is the Pacific Plate currently moving? - correct answers -
Northwest What direction did the Pacific Plate moved in the past? -
correct answers - North
What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault? - correct answers -
transform boundary
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is the elevation of your house? - correct answers - 279m
What are the coordinates of the home plate of the largest baseball
diamond (latitude and longitude should be in decimal form) - correct
answers - 34.299561 *N, 118.839678*W
Could you be able to tell if a point was in the northern, southern, eastern,
or western hemisphere by looking at the coordinates? - correct answers -
consult notes
Would you be able to give the latitude and longitude of a point on a
map? - correct answers - look up directions
Could you calculate the gradient of this stream? Point A has an elevation of
450ft and Point B has an elevation of 250ft. The distance between Point A
and Point B is 2 miles. What is the gradient in ft/mi (This is just a sample
problem the questions on the exam will be different) - correct answers -
450-250 = 200ft
200/2 = 100 ft/mi
What is your favorite place in the world and why? - correct answers -
Kew gardens because of its biodiversity and beautiful landscape
What is the giant mountain range running down the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean called (feature related to plate tectonics)? - correct answers - Mid
ocean Ridge
What type of plate boundary is it? (MOR) - correct answers - divergent
boundary
Could you solve some sample rate problems using the formula
Rate=Distance/Time? - correct answers - review for exam
What direction is the Pacific Plate currently moving? - correct answers -
Northwest What direction did the Pacific Plate moved in the past? -
correct answers - North
What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault? - correct answers -
transform boundary
