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Assessment Questions GEL/ESC 1320 G Spring 2012
1.
Which of the following DOES NOT support the theory of plate tectonics?
A. Similar fossils found in several continents
B. Sulfur dioxide levels found in glacial ice
C. Magnetic patterns in oceanic crust
D. Polar wander curves
2.
The earth is dynamic, constantly changing in response to interactions between its interior and
surface processes.
A. True
B. False
3.
Which of the following are important processes in the formation of sedimentary rock from
sediments?
A. thermal heating, melting, and recrystallization
B. cementation, thermal heating, and subduction
C. chemical dissolution, compaction, and subduction
D. lithification, compaction, and cementation
4.
What is the basis for classification of detrital sediment and rocks?
A. particle size
B. mineralogical family
C. parent material
D. location
5.
A metamorphic rock with segregated light and dark bands of minerals is called:
A. Slate
B. Phyllite
C. Marble
D. Gneiss
6.
Laterite soils are typical of rainforests.
A. True
B. False
7.
Mafic magma is more explosive and violent upon eruption than felsic magma.
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True
B. False
A.
8.
The amount of sediment a stream can carry is dependent on the water velocity.
A. True
B. False
9.
Normal faulting results from compressional stress.
A. True
B. False
10.
The type of plate boundary where two plates are pulling apart from one another is called:
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
D. Lahar
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