ERSC 181 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The top two most abundant elements create which mineral group? - Answers -silicates
which two elements are the scarcest in the crust? - Answers -potassium and
magnesium
these minerals commonly form chains, sheets and rings - Answers -silicates
The prime meridian runs through which city? - Answers -Greenwich, England
ocean-to-ocean convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which
landforms? - Answers -oceanic trench, island arc
Which characteristics describe transform boundaries? - Answers -crust being neither
created nor destroyed and shearing motion
a vast majority of Earths earthquakes and active volcanoes are located at - Answers -
convergent boundaries
continent to continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which
landforms? - Answers -broad mountain range, folds
this dating method is used to determine the ages of rocks in years - Answers -absolute
which of the following is NOT a way of correlating rocks?
Fossils
Time (age)
Rock Type
Topographic Expression - Answers -Topographic expression
Which type of unconformity is usually easiest to spot, since layers are on top of non-
layered crystalline rock? - Answers -Nonconformity
Which of the following would experience the most amount of damage form an
earthquake?
a brick building in and area underlain by sandstone
a brick building in an area underlain by granite
a brick building in an area underlain by unconsolidated sand
a brick building in an area underlain by water saturated sand - Answers -a brick
building in an area underlain by unconsolidated sand
which rock composition has the least amount of silica? - Answers -ultramafic
The top two most abundant elements create which mineral group? - Answers -silicates
which two elements are the scarcest in the crust? - Answers -potassium and
magnesium
these minerals commonly form chains, sheets and rings - Answers -silicates
The prime meridian runs through which city? - Answers -Greenwich, England
ocean-to-ocean convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which
landforms? - Answers -oceanic trench, island arc
Which characteristics describe transform boundaries? - Answers -crust being neither
created nor destroyed and shearing motion
a vast majority of Earths earthquakes and active volcanoes are located at - Answers -
convergent boundaries
continent to continent convergent boundaries are commonly associated with which
landforms? - Answers -broad mountain range, folds
this dating method is used to determine the ages of rocks in years - Answers -absolute
which of the following is NOT a way of correlating rocks?
Fossils
Time (age)
Rock Type
Topographic Expression - Answers -Topographic expression
Which type of unconformity is usually easiest to spot, since layers are on top of non-
layered crystalline rock? - Answers -Nonconformity
Which of the following would experience the most amount of damage form an
earthquake?
a brick building in and area underlain by sandstone
a brick building in an area underlain by granite
a brick building in an area underlain by unconsolidated sand
a brick building in an area underlain by water saturated sand - Answers -a brick
building in an area underlain by unconsolidated sand
which rock composition has the least amount of silica? - Answers -ultramafic
