Question 1

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that fit together

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all of the above

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Glacial deposits are found in tropical and subtropical zones

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Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.

Question 2

The following continents contain glacial deposits which suggest that they were once connected EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Asia or Europe

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South America

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<P>Antarctica</P>

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<P>Africa</P>

Question 3

Earthquake is characterized by shaking of the ground. Which boundary can produce earthquake once they move?

Accepted Answer

convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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earthquake boundary

Question 4

What material is most likely to form a subduction like the illustration below?

Accepted Answer

ocean-continent

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ocean-ocean

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all types of the plates can be subducted

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continent-continent

Question 5

Which describes BEST the boundary of a lithospheric plate?

Accepted Answer

A plate may have different boundary on its edges depending on its movement

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The edges of the plate may have different types of a boundary due to their interaction with the surrounding plates

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All the edges of a plate exhibit similar movements.

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Plate boundaries are gradually drifting away from each other.

Question 6

When is the formula d = time difference in seconds/8 seconds x 100 Km used to locate the distance of the earthquake from the seismograph station?

Accepted Answer

If seismic activities are thousand s of kilometers away from the seismograph station

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If seismic activities are hundreds of kilometers away from the seismograph station

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If seismic activities last a long period

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If seismic activities happen for a short time

Question 7

Which of this is NOT true about the Philippine Islands?

Accepted Answer

Some are formed because of the convergence of the Philippine sea plate and the pacific plate

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Some originated geologically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence

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Some are products of the subduction process

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Most are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, except for Palawan, Mindoro, and Zamboanga

Question 8

What shows that the plates are moving?

Accepted Answer

Sudden shaking of the ground

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Distribution of active volcanoes, mountain belts, and earthquake epicenters

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Occurrences of natural hazards

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Formation of thick and basaltic crust

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