LSU Geography 2051, Namikas, Final Exam
Questions And Answer Verified 100% Correct
The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and contains solid
iron - ANSWER -Inner core
The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron - ANSWER -Outer core
The middle portion of the earth - ANSWER -Mantle
The plastic layer of the mantle - ANSWER -Asthenosphere
The rigid layer of the mantle - ANSWER -Uppermost mantle
The outermost portion of the earth - ANSWER -Crust
The mantle and crust makes up the ________ - ANSWER -Lithosphere
A type of rock formed from cooling magma and is broken down by weathering
processes - ANSWER -Igneous rock
A type of rock formed by lithification and sediments - ANSWER -Sedimentary
rock
A rock that is formed by a molecular change due to intense heat and pressure -
ANSWER -Metamorphic rock
Large scale movements of the earth's crust - ANSWER -Isostasy
The last supercontinent - ANSWER -Pangea
Plate boundaries that move away from each other - ANSWER -Divergent
boundaries
,What do divergent boundaries result in? - ANSWER -Sea floor spreading zone
Plate boundaries that move toward one another - ANSWER -Convergent
boundaries
Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other - ANSWER -Transform
boundaries
What do transform boundaries result in? - ANSWER -Subduction zone
Areas where volcanic activity is abundant - ANSWER -Hot spots
A gentle eruption created by magic magma that produces flood basalts and shield
volcanoes - ANSWER -Effusive eruption
A powerful eruption created by felsic magma that produces calderas and neuss
ardente - ANSWER -Explosive eruption
Occurs near plate boundaries and is a shaking of the earth's crust - ANSWER -
Earthquakes
The idea that when forces act on a rock, the pressure builds - ANSWER -Elastic
Rebound Theory
Place in the ground where seismic waves are released - ANSWER -Focal point
Center location of any major disaster - ANSWER -Epicenter
A scale that measures how much energy is released during an earthquake -
ANSWER -Richter scale
Another name for the Richter scale - ANSWER -Moment magnitude scale
A force that results in pulling apart - ANSWER -Tension
, What force causes faulting? - ANSWER -Tension
A force that results in squeezing together - ANSWER -Compression
What force causes folding? - ANSWER -Compression
Forces that act in opposite directions and cause horizontal bending in rocks -
ANSWER -Shear
A crack in a rock - ANSWER -Joint
A particular type of joint - ANSWER -Fault
Faults that are created by tensional forces - ANSWER -Normal fault
Faults that are created by compressional forces - ANSWER -Reverse / thrust fault
Faults created by shear forces - ANSWER -Strike-slip fault
Mountain formation that occurs along collisional plate boundaries - ANSWER -
Orogenesis
The formation of volcanoes in the ocean is what type of orogenesis? - ANSWER -
Oceanic-Oceanic
What is an example of Oceanic-Oceanic orogenesis? - ANSWER -Japan
The formation of mountains along the edge of a continent is what type of
orogenesis? - ANSWER -Oceanic-Continental
What is an example of Oceanic-Continental orogenesis? - ANSWER -Andes
Mountains
The formation of mountains when 2 low density plates crash in to one another is
what type of orogenesis? - ANSWER -Continent-Continent
Questions And Answer Verified 100% Correct
The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and contains solid
iron - ANSWER -Inner core
The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron - ANSWER -Outer core
The middle portion of the earth - ANSWER -Mantle
The plastic layer of the mantle - ANSWER -Asthenosphere
The rigid layer of the mantle - ANSWER -Uppermost mantle
The outermost portion of the earth - ANSWER -Crust
The mantle and crust makes up the ________ - ANSWER -Lithosphere
A type of rock formed from cooling magma and is broken down by weathering
processes - ANSWER -Igneous rock
A type of rock formed by lithification and sediments - ANSWER -Sedimentary
rock
A rock that is formed by a molecular change due to intense heat and pressure -
ANSWER -Metamorphic rock
Large scale movements of the earth's crust - ANSWER -Isostasy
The last supercontinent - ANSWER -Pangea
Plate boundaries that move away from each other - ANSWER -Divergent
boundaries
,What do divergent boundaries result in? - ANSWER -Sea floor spreading zone
Plate boundaries that move toward one another - ANSWER -Convergent
boundaries
Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other - ANSWER -Transform
boundaries
What do transform boundaries result in? - ANSWER -Subduction zone
Areas where volcanic activity is abundant - ANSWER -Hot spots
A gentle eruption created by magic magma that produces flood basalts and shield
volcanoes - ANSWER -Effusive eruption
A powerful eruption created by felsic magma that produces calderas and neuss
ardente - ANSWER -Explosive eruption
Occurs near plate boundaries and is a shaking of the earth's crust - ANSWER -
Earthquakes
The idea that when forces act on a rock, the pressure builds - ANSWER -Elastic
Rebound Theory
Place in the ground where seismic waves are released - ANSWER -Focal point
Center location of any major disaster - ANSWER -Epicenter
A scale that measures how much energy is released during an earthquake -
ANSWER -Richter scale
Another name for the Richter scale - ANSWER -Moment magnitude scale
A force that results in pulling apart - ANSWER -Tension
, What force causes faulting? - ANSWER -Tension
A force that results in squeezing together - ANSWER -Compression
What force causes folding? - ANSWER -Compression
Forces that act in opposite directions and cause horizontal bending in rocks -
ANSWER -Shear
A crack in a rock - ANSWER -Joint
A particular type of joint - ANSWER -Fault
Faults that are created by tensional forces - ANSWER -Normal fault
Faults that are created by compressional forces - ANSWER -Reverse / thrust fault
Faults created by shear forces - ANSWER -Strike-slip fault
Mountain formation that occurs along collisional plate boundaries - ANSWER -
Orogenesis
The formation of volcanoes in the ocean is what type of orogenesis? - ANSWER -
Oceanic-Oceanic
What is an example of Oceanic-Oceanic orogenesis? - ANSWER -Japan
The formation of mountains along the edge of a continent is what type of
orogenesis? - ANSWER -Oceanic-Continental
What is an example of Oceanic-Continental orogenesis? - ANSWER -Andes
Mountains
The formation of mountains when 2 low density plates crash in to one another is
what type of orogenesis? - ANSWER -Continent-Continent
