Geologists are correlating past geologic events to see if there are correlations with climate ...

Geologists are correlating past geologic events to see if there are correlations with climate changes.
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Question 2

The thicker crust of mountains ____.
 A)sinks into thinner crust at depth
 B)floats on denser rock at depth
 C)is more dense than oceanic crust
 D)reduces faulting during orogeny
 E)is more dense than other continental crust

Question 3

At transform plate boundaries, ____.
 A)lithosphere is neither created or destroyed
 B)plates move horizontally past each other
 C)active volcanism is abruptly stopped
 D)plates move laterally past each other and active volcanism occurs
 E)continental crust is transformed into seafloor crust

Question 4

Stratigraphy is the study of the composition, origin, areal distribution and age relationships of layered rocks.
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Question 5

When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent, one may infer that the range formed by ____
 A)the collision of two continental plates
 B)compressive forces acting on the opposing margins of a single plate
 C)the rifting of the continent
 D)the growth of a volcanic arc
 E)the emplacement of a large pluton

Question 6

An easy way to visualize plate movement is to think of a(n) ____.
 A)water-skier skimming across the water of a lake
 B)car rolling down the road
 C)electron's movement around the nucleus of an atom
 D)tractor pulling a hay cart up a hill
 E)conveyer belt moving luggage from one place to another

Question 7

Lithostratigraphic units are defined by the physical attributes of the rocks
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Question 8

Differential movement on faults has produced uplifted blocks called ____ and down-dropped blocks called ____.
 A)domes; basins
 B)strike faults; dip faults
 C)dip faults; strike faults
 D)grabens; horsts
 E)horsts; grabens

Question 9

What statement most accurately describes the theory of seafloor spreading?
 A)Subduction zones produce oceanic crust that moves away from these zones by seafloor spreading toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
 B)Oceanic crust continuously forms across the seafloor and is moved by subduction zones toward mid-oceanic ridges where it is consumed.
 C)Oceanic crust continuously forms at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
 D)Earth's molten core material erupts at mid-oceanic ridges, moves away from these ridges by seafloor spreading, and is consumed at subduction zones.
 E)Subduction zones force oceanic crust to spread across the seafloor before being consumed at a fault valley.

Question 10

The geologic time scale is a static concept that has allowed geologists to accurately date past events.
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