GEOLOGY 1301 FINAL EXAM | 147 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Which of the following relationships is correct? Answer - lithosphere= crust +
upper mantle
Where does magma come out of the earth's surface? Answer - plate
subduction
Positive and negative magnetic anomalies on the ocean floor demonstrate that
Answer - New oceanic lithosphere is being constantly generated at diverging
boundaries
The densest part of the Earth is the _______. Answer - core
Which of the following mountain ranges is the product of continent-continent
convergence/collision? Answer - the Himalayas
The plate tectonic system is driven by _________. Answer - internal heat
Where is new lithosphere primarily generated? Answer - divergent plate
boundaries
Hardness is referred to as a mineral's _________. Answer - resistance to
scratching
,Preexisting rocks whose minerals and texture are transformed in the solid state
by heat and pressure are called __________. Answer - metamorphic
What are the plates of plate tectonics made up of? Answer - lithosphere
"What class of mineral is pyrite, if its composition is FeS2?" Answer - sulfide
If it took 3,300,000 years to move C and D 300km apart, how many years did it
take them to move 1 km apart? Answer - 11,000 years
Diamond and Graphite minerals are both made of carbon but have different
physical properties because Answer - The chemical bonds and crystalline
structure are different.
Why does oceanic lithosphere disappear into the mantle while continental
lithosphere stays on the surface? Answer - Oceanic lithosphere is more dense
that continental lithosphere.
The Earth's core primarily consists of ________. Answer - iron
What class of mineral is calcite if its composition is CaC03? Answer - carbonate
The identity or name of a ROCK is dependent on its mineral content and
_________. Answer - texture
Isotopes of a given element have __________. Answer - the same number of
protons but different atomic masses (protons + neutrons)
, Rocks formed from the deposition of particles by wind or water are called
__________. Answer - sedimentary
Which of the following is an example of a transform plate boundary? Answer -
the San Andreas fault
Which of the following statements regarding the scientific method is true?
Answer - A theory is a hypothesis that has withstood many scientific tests of its
predictions.
The oldest rocks now found on the Earth's surface are about how old? Answer
- 4 billion years
Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field occur when ____________. Answer -
geodynamo lines up direction of new magnetic fields
The oldest continental rocks are __________ than the oldest oceanic rocks.
Answer - much older
The west coast of South America is __________. Answer - a convergent plate
boundary
The Sun energizes all of the following major components of the Earth system
except the ____________. Answer - lithosphere
Which of the following subatomic particles has a positive charge? Answer -
proton
Minerals and/or rocks that contain iron and that can be recovered profitably
and sold are called ________. Answer - ores
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Which of the following relationships is correct? Answer - lithosphere= crust +
upper mantle
Where does magma come out of the earth's surface? Answer - plate
subduction
Positive and negative magnetic anomalies on the ocean floor demonstrate that
Answer - New oceanic lithosphere is being constantly generated at diverging
boundaries
The densest part of the Earth is the _______. Answer - core
Which of the following mountain ranges is the product of continent-continent
convergence/collision? Answer - the Himalayas
The plate tectonic system is driven by _________. Answer - internal heat
Where is new lithosphere primarily generated? Answer - divergent plate
boundaries
Hardness is referred to as a mineral's _________. Answer - resistance to
scratching
,Preexisting rocks whose minerals and texture are transformed in the solid state
by heat and pressure are called __________. Answer - metamorphic
What are the plates of plate tectonics made up of? Answer - lithosphere
"What class of mineral is pyrite, if its composition is FeS2?" Answer - sulfide
If it took 3,300,000 years to move C and D 300km apart, how many years did it
take them to move 1 km apart? Answer - 11,000 years
Diamond and Graphite minerals are both made of carbon but have different
physical properties because Answer - The chemical bonds and crystalline
structure are different.
Why does oceanic lithosphere disappear into the mantle while continental
lithosphere stays on the surface? Answer - Oceanic lithosphere is more dense
that continental lithosphere.
The Earth's core primarily consists of ________. Answer - iron
What class of mineral is calcite if its composition is CaC03? Answer - carbonate
The identity or name of a ROCK is dependent on its mineral content and
_________. Answer - texture
Isotopes of a given element have __________. Answer - the same number of
protons but different atomic masses (protons + neutrons)
, Rocks formed from the deposition of particles by wind or water are called
__________. Answer - sedimentary
Which of the following is an example of a transform plate boundary? Answer -
the San Andreas fault
Which of the following statements regarding the scientific method is true?
Answer - A theory is a hypothesis that has withstood many scientific tests of its
predictions.
The oldest rocks now found on the Earth's surface are about how old? Answer
- 4 billion years
Reversals of the Earth's magnetic field occur when ____________. Answer -
geodynamo lines up direction of new magnetic fields
The oldest continental rocks are __________ than the oldest oceanic rocks.
Answer - much older
The west coast of South America is __________. Answer - a convergent plate
boundary
The Sun energizes all of the following major components of the Earth system
except the ____________. Answer - lithosphere
Which of the following subatomic particles has a positive charge? Answer -
proton
Minerals and/or rocks that contain iron and that can be recovered profitably
and sold are called ________. Answer - ores
