ERSC181 -WEEK 2 Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. Which discovery first prompted a renewed interest the movement of the continents
Answer:
NOT paleomagnetism
Question:
2. Which type of boundaries involve deep sea trenches, the destruction of seafloor crust, and
subduction
Answer:
convergent boundaries
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3. The vast majority of Earth's earthquakes and active volcanoes are located at
Answer:
NOT Mid Ocean Ridge
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4. Which characteristics describe transform boundaries?
Answer:
crust being neither created nor destroyed and shearing motion
Question:
5. The Wilson cycle shows all but which of the following?
Answer:
how water cycles on the Earth
Question:
6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a hot spot?
Answer:
NOT Yellowstone
Question:
7. Which of the following statements is true?
Answer:
Plate tectonics built on or expanded on continental drift.
Question:
1. Which discovery first prompted a renewed interest the movement of the continents
Answer:
NOT paleomagnetism
Question:
2. Which type of boundaries involve deep sea trenches, the destruction of seafloor crust, and
subduction
Answer:
convergent boundaries
Question:
3. The vast majority of Earth's earthquakes and active volcanoes are located at
Answer:
NOT Mid Ocean Ridge
Question:
4. Which characteristics describe transform boundaries?
Answer:
crust being neither created nor destroyed and shearing motion
Question:
5. The Wilson cycle shows all but which of the following?
Answer:
how water cycles on the Earth
Question:
6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a hot spot?
Answer:
NOT Yellowstone
Question:
7. Which of the following statements is true?
Answer:
Plate tectonics built on or expanded on continental drift.
