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Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access)
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Question 1 of 50
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Where is the top of the asthenosphere closest to the earth’s surface?



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A. Next to a subduction zone



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B. Underneath a collision zone



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C. In the center of continental plates (craton)



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D. Underneath a transform fault



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E. Underneath a mid-ocean ridge




Question 2 of 50
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James Hutton’s statement that “the present is the key to the past” (uniformitarianism) is
demonstrated by ________.

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A. the Earth’s landscapes are fixed and have not changed



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B. ancient sedimentary rocks formed by similar processes as are observed today



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C. the volcano that erupted last year on August 15 will occur every 10 years on that date



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D. gravity being a recent phenomenon and not changing metamorphic rocks in the past



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E. the fact that our human ancestors hunted dinosaurs for millennia




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Question 3 of 50
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Where do we generally find the most quantity of explosive volcanic eruptions?



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A. Subduction zone boundary



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, B. Divergent plate boundary



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C. Mid-oceanic ridges



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D. Transform plate boundary



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E. Ocean island hotspots




Question 4 of 50
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Which of the following is the most significant natural cause of climate change in the last 2
million years?



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A. Volcanic eruptions



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B. Milankovitch cycles



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C. Burning of fossil fuels

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D. Photosynthesis



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E. Solar flares




Question 5 of 50
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What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for his hypothesis of continental drift?



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A. mid-oceanic ridges and the age marine rocks



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B. similar rocks and fossils on distant continents



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C. paleomagnetic patterns on either side of the mid-oceanic ridge



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D. earthquake patterns and GPS measurements



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E. trenches and subduction zones