Geology Test Review
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- Q1A volcano that is will never rumble to life again is called ________________activedormantinactiveextinct30s
- Q2This is caused by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floorvolcanic eruptionfaultstsunamisea-floor spreading30s
- Q3Where do convection currents occur?in the crustin the mantlein the inner core30s
- Q4Why do deeper earthquakes usually occur at convergent boundaries?due to collisions and subductiondue to rift valleys being createddue to volcanic eruptionsdue to sea-floor spreading30s
- Q5Which of the following is true about Mt. St. Helens' eruption?It was a shield volcano with runny lavaIt was a cinder cone volcano with mostly ash and cinderIt was an incredibly explosive composite volcano30s
- Q6A mountain formed by magma pushing up on the surface and not breaking through is calledfault-block mountaindome mountainvolcanic mountainfolded mountain30s
- Q7When continental plates collide _______________________ are formed.rift valleysfolded mountainstrenchesdome mountains30s
- Q8Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?underground WHERE the earthquake beginsunderground BENEATH where the earthquake beginson the Earth's surface directly ABOVE where the earthquake beginson the Earth's surface WHERE the earthquake begins30s
- Q9What determines how explosive or non-explosive an eruption will be?how deep the magma chamber is within the crustwhere the volcano is locateddissolved gasses in the magmahow often it has erupted30s
- Q10Tree roots growing into cracks in rocks is an example ofchemical weatheringphysical weatheringerosion30s
- Q11Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?carbonic acidtree rootsoxidationlichen30s
- Q12Which of the following is NOT a source of erosion?wavespeoplefreezing and thawing of waterglaciers30s
- Q13An earthquake's rating on the Richter Scale is determined by itslocation of focusfault linemagnitudeeffects on the land30s
- Q14A seismograph is used to measure seismic waves that travelin an S- shape up and down or side to sidethrough the crust compressing and expandingall of the aboveoutward from the focus in a in a circular pattern30s
- Q15The tectonic plates moveapproximately 1 in each yearall of the abovedue to convection currentsin the direction of the magma beneath them30s