Ees 17-20 Doug McMillion Flashcards
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What is the hypothesis that Earth's continents had once been joined together as a single landmass? A. Continental drift B. sea floor spreading C. Transform boundary D. Fault
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A. Continental drift
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Who created the hypothesis of continental drift? A. Abraham Ortelius B. Albert Einstein C. Eduard Suess D. Alfred Wegner
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D. Alfred Wegner
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What was the supercontinent called? A. Viscosity B. Pangea C. Vent D. Crater
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B. Pangea
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What is a device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields? A. Barometer B. sonar C. Magnetometer D. Thermometer
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C. Magnetometer
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What is a change in Earth's magnetic field? A. Magnetic reversal B. magnetic field C. Convergent boundary D. Hot spot
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A. Magnetic reversal
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What is the study of the magnetic record? A. Geology B. astronomy C. Paleomagnetism D. Oceanography
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C. Paleomagnetism.
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What is a line on a map that connects points that have the same age? A. Viscosity B. Isochron C. Fault D. Hot spot
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B. Isochron
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What theory states that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches? A. Continental drift B. pyroclastic flow C. Subduction D. Sea floor spreading
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D. Sea floor spreading
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What theory states that Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into enourmous slabs called plates? A. Pyroclastic flow B. subduction C. Theory of plate tectonics D. Transform boundary
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C. Theory of plate tectonics.
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What are places where two tectonic plates are moving apart? A. Transform boundary B. divergent boundaries C. Convergent boundary. D. Rift zones
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B. divergent boundaries.
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What is it called when continental crust begins to separate and the stretched crust forms a long narrow depression? A. Rift Valley B. continental drift C convergent boundary D. Transform boundary
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A. Rift Valley
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What are places where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other? A. Divergent boundary. B. transform boundary. C. Rift Valley D. Convergent boundary
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D. Convergent boundary
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What's it called when one of the two plates is descending beneath the other? A. Crater B. vent C. Subduction D. Fault
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C. Subduction
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WhAt is it called when two plates slide horizontally past each other? A. Convergent boundary. B. transform boundary. C. Divergent boundary D. Hot spot
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B. transform boundary
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What is the internal resistance to flow? A. Viscosity B. pillow basalt C. Hot spot D. Fault
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A. Viscosity
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What is intrusive igneous rock bodies called? A. Fault B. hot spot C. Batholiths D. Plutons
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D. Plutons
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What are the largest Plutons called? A. Hot spot B. batholiths C. Faults D. Craters
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B. batholiths
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What. Are irregularly shaped Plutons that are similar to batholiths but smaller in size called? A. Stocks B. crater C. Fault D. Hot spot
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A. Stocks
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What is a mushroom shaped pluton with a round top and flat bottom called? A. Hot spot B. fault C. Pillow basalt D. Laccolith
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D. Laccolith
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What is a pluton that forms when magma intrudes parallel to layers of rock? A. Vent B. sill C. Fault D. Hot spot
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B. sill
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What is a pluton that cuts across preexisting rocks called? A. Viscosity B. subduction C. Magma D. Dike
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D. Dike
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What is an opening in Earth's crust? A. Vent B. crater C. Subduction D. Hot spot
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A. Vent
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What is a bowl shaped depression called? A. Cinder cone volcano B. crater C. Composite volcano D. Shield volcano
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B. crater
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What are rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption called? A. Volcanic ash B. magma C. Tephra D. Pillow basalt
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C. Tephra
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What is rapidly moving volcanic material?
A. Magma
B. pyroclastic flow
C. Volcanic ash
D. Vent
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B. pyroclastic flow.
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