Geology practice exam questions with answers

Question 1 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points Isotopes of a given element have __________. Selected Answer: the same number of protons but different atomic masses (protons + neutrons)  Question 2 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points The Earth's major layers include (from outermost to innermost) ___________. Selected Answer: "crust, mantle, outer core, inner core"  Question 3 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points 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? Selected Answer: 11,000 years  Question 4 1.961 out of 1.961 points Earth's climate system involves interactions between the atmosphere and the Selected Answer: All of these  Question 5 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points Preexisting rocks whose minerals and texture are transformed in the solid state by heat and pressure are called __________. Selected Answer: metamorp hic  Question 6 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points Isotopes of an element have different numbers of __________. Selected Answer: neutro ns  Question 7 1.96078 out of 1.96078 points What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram? Selected Answer: a subduction/convergent zone