The Hawaiian islands formed via ____ volcanism.
A)subduction zone
B)intraplate
C)divergent
D)convergent
E)lateral zone
Question 2The basal unit of the transgressive Kaskaskia sequence is marked by extensive black shale deposition.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3How are oil and gas extracted in the hydraulic fracturing process?
A)Injection of high-pressure fracking fluids increases the permeability of the rock and allows oil and gas to move into the well.
B)Injection of high-pressure fracking fluids forces low-pressure oil and gas to the surface.
C)Horizontal wells are drilled, and the oil and gas is pumped out.
D)Injection of low-pressure fracking fluids enlarges pore spaces allowing the oil and gas to be pumped out.
E)Injections of fracking fluid are used to generate small earthquakes, which shake oil and gas to the surface.
Question 4Many of the volcanoes in mainland Alaska and the Aleutian Islands ____.
A)are in the Cascade Range
B)were formed over hot spots
C)were formed over divergent plate boundaries
D)have formed within the last 1000 years
E)are composite volcanoes
Question 5The boundary between the Tippecanoe and Sauk sequences is a vast unconformity with deep erosional relief.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Hydraulic fracturing involves extracting oil and gas from thin layers of which type of rock?
A)sandstone
B)shale
C)slate
D)granite
E)limestone
Question 7____ in California is the world's largest lava dome.
A)Mount Rainier
B)Mount Vesuvius
C)Mount Pinatubo
D)Mauna Loa
E)Lassen Peak
Question 8After the Sauk Sea had regressed, the exposed surface of the North American continent was subjected to extensive glaciation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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