Chapter 13 Flashcards
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Earth’s crust floats on a layer of the mantle called the
A. oceanic crust.
B. lithosphere.
C. asthenosphere.
D. outer core.
E. inner core.
C. asthenosphere.
Silicates combine the most common elements in the lithosphere, which are
A. oxygen and silicon.
B. nitrogen and oxygen.
C. carbon and silicon.
D. hydrogen and oxygen.
E. nitrogen and silicon.
A. oxygen and silicon.
Metamorphic rocks which have defined banding in their foliations are called
A. igneous.
B. sedimentary.
C. schist.
D. gneiss.
E. slates.
D. gneiss.
The term relief refers to
A. external geomorphic processes.
B. the scale of a map.
C. a map legend.
D. uniformitarianism.
E. the distance between the highest and lowest points in a region.
E. the distance between the highest and lowest points in a region.
A change in a region’s perspective depending on the observer’s point of view is an example of
A. patterns in the areal distribution of a phenomenon.
B. isostasy.
C. gneiss.
D. uniformitarianism.
E. the scale of the observation.
E. the scale of the observation.
The largest shell (by volume) in the vertical structure of Earth is the ________.
A. mantle
B. inner core
C. outer core
D. crust
E. Moho
A. mantle
The geographer’s concern with Earth’s interioris restricted primarily to its influence on _______.
A. topography
B. climate
C. rock surfaces only
D. vegetation
E. human activities
A. topography
The basic classification of rocks is based on _______.
A. structure
B. age
C. appearance
D. origin
E. color
D. origin
Coal is an example of
A. an organic sedimentary rock.
B. a chemical sedimentary rock.
C. an intrusive igneous rock.
D. an extrusive igneous rock.
E. a schist metamorphic rock.
A. an organic sedimentary rock.
When subjected to metamorphism, limestone becomes __________.
A. gneiss
B. basalt
C. marble
D. schist
E. sandstone
C. marble
