GEOLOGY 101 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
Geology 101 Final Exam
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1. Geology can helps us learn ALL OF THESE; Why continents have different regions; why
about Earth's past by studying a landscape looks the way it does; how life in the past was
different than today; how Global climate has changed since
the ice ages.
2. The main layers of the earth in crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
correct order , from the surface
moving down, are:
3. Which of the following earth lay- oceanic crust
ers is the thinnest?
4. which layer in the earth is simi- Oceanic crust
lar to the composition of basalt?
5. which layer in the earth is core
similar in composition to an
iron-nickel meteorite?
6. which of the following is NOT The crust is more dense
a possible reason for why a re-
gion is higher in elevation than
adjacent regions?
7. Which of the following is the both types of crust and the uppermost mantle
best description of what the
lithosphere contains?
8. The main difference between asthenosphere is less rigid
the lithosphere and the as-
thenosphere is the
9. East Coast
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Based on this topographic pro-
file across the central United
States, which region probably
has the thinnest crust?
10. Where is divergence occurring E
on this map of South Africa?
11. What is the youngest unit or fea- 5
ture in this figure?
12. Which of the following is NOT a solidification of lava
typical environment in which a
metamorphic rock forms?
13. which of the following is true weight depends on the mass of the object and the pull of
about density and weight gravity
14. the main reason why the hy- there was no mechanism to move continents through the
pothesis of continental drift was oceanic crust
not widely accepted was:
15. Which data were used to devel- ALL OF THESE; the shape of the continents; the distribution
op the hypothesis of continental of fossils; the distribution of glacial deposits and directions
drift? of glacial scratch marks
16. This figure shows three blocks Block 1
in water. which of these materi-
als is the least dense?
17. What order did the rock layers Lower layer, middle layer, upper layer, fracture`
and features form in this photo-
graph (oldest to youngest)
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18. How fast do plates move rela- Centimeters per year
tive to one another?
19. On the accompanying figure, D
which letter is over the younger
oceanic crust?
20. Why does the Tibetan Plateau, Continental collision
shown in this figure have a high
elevation?
21. In this figure of Japan, what do Subduction of oceanic crust
the offshore trenches indicate
22. On this map, identify which let- c
ter is over the indian ocean
23. Which areas on this world map B (mid Atlantic trench)
is likely to have volcanoes below
sea level?
24. a divergent plate boundary is mid-ocean ridge
most likely associated with a
25. mid-ocean ridges form where diverge
two ocean plates
26. What caused the interior of the the gravitational pull on materials of varying densities
earth to separate into layers
27. What is the approximate density 5.7 g/cm cubed
of mineral with a mass of 262.2
grams that displaces 46 cubic
centimeters of water?
Geology 101 Final Exam
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjqrsz
1. Geology can helps us learn ALL OF THESE; Why continents have different regions; why
about Earth's past by studying a landscape looks the way it does; how life in the past was
different than today; how Global climate has changed since
the ice ages.
2. The main layers of the earth in crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
correct order , from the surface
moving down, are:
3. Which of the following earth lay- oceanic crust
ers is the thinnest?
4. which layer in the earth is simi- Oceanic crust
lar to the composition of basalt?
5. which layer in the earth is core
similar in composition to an
iron-nickel meteorite?
6. which of the following is NOT The crust is more dense
a possible reason for why a re-
gion is higher in elevation than
adjacent regions?
7. Which of the following is the both types of crust and the uppermost mantle
best description of what the
lithosphere contains?
8. The main difference between asthenosphere is less rigid
the lithosphere and the as-
thenosphere is the
9. East Coast
, Geology 101 Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjqrsz
Based on this topographic pro-
file across the central United
States, which region probably
has the thinnest crust?
10. Where is divergence occurring E
on this map of South Africa?
11. What is the youngest unit or fea- 5
ture in this figure?
12. Which of the following is NOT a solidification of lava
typical environment in which a
metamorphic rock forms?
13. which of the following is true weight depends on the mass of the object and the pull of
about density and weight gravity
14. the main reason why the hy- there was no mechanism to move continents through the
pothesis of continental drift was oceanic crust
not widely accepted was:
15. Which data were used to devel- ALL OF THESE; the shape of the continents; the distribution
op the hypothesis of continental of fossils; the distribution of glacial deposits and directions
drift? of glacial scratch marks
16. This figure shows three blocks Block 1
in water. which of these materi-
als is the least dense?
17. What order did the rock layers Lower layer, middle layer, upper layer, fracture`
and features form in this photo-
graph (oldest to youngest)
, Geology 101 Final Exam
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18. How fast do plates move rela- Centimeters per year
tive to one another?
19. On the accompanying figure, D
which letter is over the younger
oceanic crust?
20. Why does the Tibetan Plateau, Continental collision
shown in this figure have a high
elevation?
21. In this figure of Japan, what do Subduction of oceanic crust
the offshore trenches indicate
22. On this map, identify which let- c
ter is over the indian ocean
23. Which areas on this world map B (mid Atlantic trench)
is likely to have volcanoes below
sea level?
24. a divergent plate boundary is mid-ocean ridge
most likely associated with a
25. mid-ocean ridges form where diverge
two ocean plates
26. What caused the interior of the the gravitational pull on materials of varying densities
earth to separate into layers
27. What is the approximate density 5.7 g/cm cubed
of mineral with a mass of 262.2
grams that displaces 46 cubic
centimeters of water?
