UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWERS modern theory to explain movement of
continents
-lithosphere is fragmented
-plates move in units
-7 major plates
divergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pulling apart
convergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pushing together
transform - CORRECT ANSWERS sliding alongside
continental - CORRECT ANSWERS lighter, less dense
oceanic - CORRECT ANSWERS heavier, more dense
divergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS convection currents in the mantle,
mid-ocean ridges, formation of new oceanic crust
convergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS Areas where plates move toward
each other and collide, causing uplift
continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS neither is less dense, thickening of crust
-mountain building (Himalayas)
,UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
oceanic-continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS oceanic crust is forced under by
subduction, oceanic trench is formed
-produces continental volcanoes and major earthquakes
oceanic-oceanic convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS older plate gets under younger
plate, forms island arcs
island arc - CORRECT ANSWERS A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a
deep ocean trench
The Ring of Fire - CORRECT ANSWERS A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific
Ocean
3 principle tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional
tensional
shearing
crustal deformation processes - CORRECT ANSWERS when pressure is exerted on crust,
it either bends(folding) or breaks(faulting)
folding - CORRECT ANSWERS bending of rock strata that are subjected to
compressional forces
faulting - CORRECT ANSWERS occurs when rocks on either side of a fracture are
displaced relative to the other side- caused by both compressional and tensional forces
, UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
compressional tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS folding (ouachitas, Appalachians)
-anticlines
-synclines
normal fault - CORRECT ANSWERS tensional forces
reverse fault - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional forces
transform fault - CORRECT ANSWERS lateral movement
fault scarp - CORRECT ANSWERS steep cliffs that represent the edge of a vertically
block- typically normal fault (Grand Tetons)
shearing tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS lateral fault (transform/strike slip)
San Andreas Fault
Transform Plate Boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS plates moving horizontally past each
other, create large fault zones
Earthquakes - CORRECT ANSWERS Vibrations in Earth from sudden release of energy,
radiate through the crust, diminish with distance
Earthquake cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS change in strain-->long period of inactivity,
build up of strain-->foreshocks-->mainshock-->aftershock
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWERS modern theory to explain movement of
continents
-lithosphere is fragmented
-plates move in units
-7 major plates
divergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pulling apart
convergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pushing together
transform - CORRECT ANSWERS sliding alongside
continental - CORRECT ANSWERS lighter, less dense
oceanic - CORRECT ANSWERS heavier, more dense
divergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS convection currents in the mantle,
mid-ocean ridges, formation of new oceanic crust
convergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS Areas where plates move toward
each other and collide, causing uplift
continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS neither is less dense, thickening of crust
-mountain building (Himalayas)
,UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
oceanic-continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS oceanic crust is forced under by
subduction, oceanic trench is formed
-produces continental volcanoes and major earthquakes
oceanic-oceanic convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS older plate gets under younger
plate, forms island arcs
island arc - CORRECT ANSWERS A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a
deep ocean trench
The Ring of Fire - CORRECT ANSWERS A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific
Ocean
3 principle tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional
tensional
shearing
crustal deformation processes - CORRECT ANSWERS when pressure is exerted on crust,
it either bends(folding) or breaks(faulting)
folding - CORRECT ANSWERS bending of rock strata that are subjected to
compressional forces
faulting - CORRECT ANSWERS occurs when rocks on either side of a fracture are
displaced relative to the other side- caused by both compressional and tensional forces
, UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATED A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST
GRADED A+ FOR PASS
compressional tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS folding (ouachitas, Appalachians)
-anticlines
-synclines
normal fault - CORRECT ANSWERS tensional forces
reverse fault - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional forces
transform fault - CORRECT ANSWERS lateral movement
fault scarp - CORRECT ANSWERS steep cliffs that represent the edge of a vertically
block- typically normal fault (Grand Tetons)
shearing tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS lateral fault (transform/strike slip)
San Andreas Fault
Transform Plate Boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS plates moving horizontally past each
other, create large fault zones
Earthquakes - CORRECT ANSWERS Vibrations in Earth from sudden release of energy,
radiate through the crust, diminish with distance
Earthquake cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS change in strain-->long period of inactivity,
build up of strain-->foreshocks-->mainshock-->aftershock
