Question 1

Wegener used all of the following provide evidence for continental drift except:

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A)  age of selected continental rocks.
B)  apparent polar wandering.
C)  location of coral reef fossils.
D)  seafloor magnetic pattern.
E)  shape of continental margins.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Tectonic plates are pieces of the ________ that float on the more fluid ________ below.

Accepted Answer

A)  crust; lithosphere
B)  asthenosphere; lithosphere
C)  lithosphere; asthenosphere
D)  mantle; crust
E)  lithosphere; mesosphereF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-mid-ocean ridge

Accepted Answer

A)  transform fault
B)  spreading center
C)  subduction zoneD) A) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 4

-How can plate tectonics be used to help explain the differences between a seamount and a tablemount?

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Tall volcanic peaks on the ocean floor r...

Question 5

Areas of intense volcanic activity that remain in more or less the same location over long periods of geologic time and are unrelated to plate boundaries are called hotspots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The oldest rocks are located at mid-ocean ridges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

-How is the age of the ocean sediments related to the distance from a mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

Since mid-ocean ridges are constructive ...

Question 8

The book The History of Ocean Basins, which contained the idea of seafloor spreading, was written by geologist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Harry Hess.
B)  Frederick Vine.
C)  Alfred Wegener.
D)  Drummond Matthews.
E)  John Tuzo Wilson.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  fracture zones
B)  hot spots
C)  mid-ocean ridges
D)  volcanic island arcsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)   convergent plate boundary
B)   volcanic arc
C)   island arc
D)   rift valley
E)   continental arcF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Evidence for continental drift includes:

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A)  the fit of the continents.
B)  matching sequences of rocks and mountain chains.
C)  past glacial activity.
D)  the distribution of organisms.
E)  all of the above.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)   ice age
B)   paleomagnetism
C)   seafloor spreading
D)   age of the ocean floor
E)   distribution of earthquakesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Paleomagnetism confirms that at particular times in the geologic past Earth has had more than one magnetic north pole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The three stages in the geologic development of coral reefs are fringing, barrier, and patch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-depression along a ridge axis

Accepted Answer

A)  Gondwanaland
B)  paleomagnetism
C)  rift valley
D)  paleogeology
E)  LaurasiaF) subduction zoneG) PangaeaH) PanthalassiaI) B) and G)
J) D) and H)

Question 16

The seafloor magnetic pattern is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  not related to the location of mid-ocean ridges.
B)  parallel to and symmetric about mid-ocean ridges.
C)  parallel to, but not symmetric about mid-ocean ridges.
D)  perpendicular to and symmetric about mid-ocean ridges.
E)  perpendicular to, but not symmetric about mid-ocean ridges.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Wegener
B)   Harry Hess
C)   Drummond Matthews
D)   Frederick Vine
E)   Stanley MillerF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

All continents fit together with the least number of overlaps and gaps when the continents are matched along:

Accepted Answer

A)  contours at around 2,000 meters depth.
B)  current shorelines.
C)  edge of the continental shelf.
D)  edges of the deep sea floor.
E)  oceanic trenches in subduction zones.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Charles Darwin was the first person to propose a hypothesis on the origin of coral reefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lithosphere is composed of outer mantle material.
B)  The lithosphere is composed of igneous rock.
C)  The lithosphere is composed of metamorphic rock.
D)  The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle.
E)  The lithosphere is composed of the inner portion of the mantle and the outer core.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Exam 2: Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

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Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

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Wegener used all of the following provide evidence for continental drift except:

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Evidence for continental drift includes:

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Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -mid-ocean ridge

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The seafloor magnetic pattern is best described as:

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The book The History of Ocean Basins, which contained the idea of seafloor spreading, was written by geologist:

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Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -depression along a ridge axis

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Tectonic plates are pieces of the ________ that float on the more fluid ________ below.

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The three stages in the geologic development of coral reefs are fringing, barrier, and patch.

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Paleomagnetism confirms that at particular times in the geologic past Earth has had more than one magnetic north pole.

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The oldest rocks are located at mid-ocean ridges.

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Which of the following is characteristic of oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

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All continents fit together with the least number of overlaps and gaps when the continents are matched along:

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Areas of intense volcanic activity that remain in more or less the same location over long periods of geologic time and are unrelated to plate boundaries are called hotspots.

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-How is the age of the ocean sediments related to the distance from a mid-ocean ridge?

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Charles Darwin was the first person to propose a hypothesis on the origin of coral reefs.

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Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

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Which of the following statements is true of the lithosphere?

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-How can plate tectonics be used to help explain the differences between a seamount and a tablemount?

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