GEOL 100 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers Already Passed
A focus on improved building codes and hazard-resistant construction would be
considered what type of response to natural hazards? CORRECT ANSWERS
Anticipatory
A rock formed through the lithification of deposited weathered materials would form
what rock type? CORRECT ANSWERS Sedimentary
What statement accurately describes the relationship between per capita income and
general disaster type? CORRECT ANSWERS Lower income groups tend to be more
subject to both flooding and drought than higher income groups
The concepts of prediction and forecasts are often confused or mixed in their use.
Which term correctly is used to refer to identifying a potential phenomenon within a
range of uncertainty of its occurrence? CORRECT ANSWERS Forecast
A rock formed through the lithification of chemically precipitated materials would form
what rock type? CORRECT ANSWERS Sedimentary
The phosphorus cycle has a limited sedimentary cycle, limiting its presence in the
environment and potentially resulting in significant environmental changes with excess
human releases. CORRECT ANSWERS True
An aggregate of material comprised of only one mineral is also counted as a rock.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
The consequences of natural hazards can be minimized even if the hazard cannot be
stopped or averted. CORRECT ANSWERS True
How seriously people are affected by a natural hazards depends not only on the
magnitude of the event but on the numbers, location, density and technology of the
people affected. CORRECT ANSWERS True
The phase of the disaster recovery model where it is typically most appropriate to
consider what can be done differently to reduce future risks would be CORRECT
ANSWERS Reconstruction II
Higher income groups tend to bear less deaths but much higher economic losses during
a disaster, while lower income groups tend to suffer much higher rates of death while
less total economic losses. CORRECT ANSWERS True
, Which perspective on the earth system and how change occurs predominates today
and is considered to be the most scientifically accurate? CORRECT ANSWERS
Punctuated Equilibrium
If a 100-year flood has recently occurred along a river, it is now less likely to experience
a similar event in the near term. CORRECT ANSWERS False
A naturally occurring, crystalline substance with defined properties is the definition of
CORRECT ANSWERS Mineral
The restoration phase of the disaster recovery model is recognized to commence with
the CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
The pattern of magnetic reversals that the Earth has naturally experience during the
geologic past was used to clearly demonstrate the process of sea-floor spreading.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
The principle of superposition suggests that older rock layers should be found
CORRECT ANSWERS deeper underground
What statement on the inner core best describes its physical properties? CORRECT
ANSWERS The inner core is a solid layer, comprised of more dense materials
Rock layers are assumed to be formed from ________ layered deposits of sediments.
CORRECT ANSWERS horizontal
The physical mechanism(s) driving sea-floor spreading at divergent plate boundaries
is(are) CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
Which statement(s) on plate tectonics accurately describes the emergence and
acceptance of this theory of global-scale earth processes? CORRECT ANSWERS All of
the above
The buoyancy of the crust is the definition of what? CORRECT ANSWERS Isostasy
Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving away from each other at a
mid-ocean ridge? CORRECT ANSWERS Divergent
One would expect strong to major earthquakes to occur at all of the following plate
boundary types except CORRECT ANSWERS Divergent
Which type of plate boundary involves tectonic plates laterally sliding past each other?
CORRECT ANSWERS Transform
Which type of plate boundary forms as a result of the force called compression?
CORRECT ANSWERS Convergent
Correct Answers Already Passed
A focus on improved building codes and hazard-resistant construction would be
considered what type of response to natural hazards? CORRECT ANSWERS
Anticipatory
A rock formed through the lithification of deposited weathered materials would form
what rock type? CORRECT ANSWERS Sedimentary
What statement accurately describes the relationship between per capita income and
general disaster type? CORRECT ANSWERS Lower income groups tend to be more
subject to both flooding and drought than higher income groups
The concepts of prediction and forecasts are often confused or mixed in their use.
Which term correctly is used to refer to identifying a potential phenomenon within a
range of uncertainty of its occurrence? CORRECT ANSWERS Forecast
A rock formed through the lithification of chemically precipitated materials would form
what rock type? CORRECT ANSWERS Sedimentary
The phosphorus cycle has a limited sedimentary cycle, limiting its presence in the
environment and potentially resulting in significant environmental changes with excess
human releases. CORRECT ANSWERS True
An aggregate of material comprised of only one mineral is also counted as a rock.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
The consequences of natural hazards can be minimized even if the hazard cannot be
stopped or averted. CORRECT ANSWERS True
How seriously people are affected by a natural hazards depends not only on the
magnitude of the event but on the numbers, location, density and technology of the
people affected. CORRECT ANSWERS True
The phase of the disaster recovery model where it is typically most appropriate to
consider what can be done differently to reduce future risks would be CORRECT
ANSWERS Reconstruction II
Higher income groups tend to bear less deaths but much higher economic losses during
a disaster, while lower income groups tend to suffer much higher rates of death while
less total economic losses. CORRECT ANSWERS True
, Which perspective on the earth system and how change occurs predominates today
and is considered to be the most scientifically accurate? CORRECT ANSWERS
Punctuated Equilibrium
If a 100-year flood has recently occurred along a river, it is now less likely to experience
a similar event in the near term. CORRECT ANSWERS False
A naturally occurring, crystalline substance with defined properties is the definition of
CORRECT ANSWERS Mineral
The restoration phase of the disaster recovery model is recognized to commence with
the CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
The pattern of magnetic reversals that the Earth has naturally experience during the
geologic past was used to clearly demonstrate the process of sea-floor spreading.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
The principle of superposition suggests that older rock layers should be found
CORRECT ANSWERS deeper underground
What statement on the inner core best describes its physical properties? CORRECT
ANSWERS The inner core is a solid layer, comprised of more dense materials
Rock layers are assumed to be formed from ________ layered deposits of sediments.
CORRECT ANSWERS horizontal
The physical mechanism(s) driving sea-floor spreading at divergent plate boundaries
is(are) CORRECT ANSWERS All of the above
Which statement(s) on plate tectonics accurately describes the emergence and
acceptance of this theory of global-scale earth processes? CORRECT ANSWERS All of
the above
The buoyancy of the crust is the definition of what? CORRECT ANSWERS Isostasy
Which type of plate boundary involves two plates moving away from each other at a
mid-ocean ridge? CORRECT ANSWERS Divergent
One would expect strong to major earthquakes to occur at all of the following plate
boundary types except CORRECT ANSWERS Divergent
Which type of plate boundary involves tectonic plates laterally sliding past each other?
CORRECT ANSWERS Transform
Which type of plate boundary forms as a result of the force called compression?
CORRECT ANSWERS Convergent
