Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Ch.1 (Final)

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
(T/F) We depend on geologists for the raw materials we need for survival.   True  
🗑
(T/F) A tsunami has a small wave height, travels rapidly, and is not noticed by people in boats.   True  
🗑
(T/F) While the reserves of petroleum hydrocarbons within the United States are limited, other geologic resources (iron, aluminum, copper, and tin) are available in great abundance.   False  
🗑
(T/F) Geology uses the scientific method to explain natural aspects of the Earth.   True  
🗑
(T/F) Ocean - ocean plate convergence formed major mountain belts such as the Andes and Cascades.   False  
🗑
(T/F) The mantle is the most voluminous of Earth's three major concentric zones.   True  
🗑
(T/F) Earth's lithosphere is made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust.   True  
🗑
(T/F) Most convergent plate boundaries coincide with the crests of submarine mountain ranges called mid-oceanic ridges.   False  
🗑
(T/F) Plate tectonics regards the lithosphere as divided into segments (plates) that are in horizontal motion.   True  
🗑
(T/F) A transform plate boundary occurs where two plates converge.   False  
🗑
(T/F) Convergent boundaries, due to their geometry, are the sites of the largest earthquakes on Earth.   True  
🗑
(T/F) Rocks brought to the earth's surface by internal processes are worn down, and eroded by surficial processes.   True  
🗑
(T/F) The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old.   True  
🗑
(T/F) The Earth can be considered as interrelated systems..   True  
🗑
The Earth's system that includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers of the world is called the _______.   hydrosphere  
🗑
The _____ is an example of a transform plate boundary.   San Andreas Fault of California  
🗑
Rock deep within the Earth is _____ and ______.   hot; heat flows out toward Earth's surface  
🗑
Earth's external heat engine is driven by __.   solar power  
🗑
The Earth's interior heat engine works because hot buoyant material deep within the Earth _______ while cold denser material _______.   moves upward; moves downward  
🗑
Listed from Earth's center outward, the three concentric zones of Earth are the __.   core, mantle, crust  
🗑
A _____ is a scientific concept that has been tested and is in all likelihood true.   theory  
🗑
_______ are geological forces generated inside the Earth   Tectonic forces  
🗑
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, floods, and tsunamis are all examples of:   geologic hazards  
🗑
The ____ is soft and therefore flows more readily than the underlying mantle   asthenosphere  
🗑
After data have been analyzed, tentative explanations or solutions called _____ may be proposed.   hypotheses  
🗑
Plate tectonics is a unifying idea that helps explain where and why there are ___ on Earth.   All of the answers are correct.  
🗑
The two major types of crust are oceanic crust and __.   continental crust  
🗑
The concept of plate tectonics regards the earth's ___ as broken into a number of ___ that are in motion relative to each other.   lithosphere; plates  
🗑
Plates are known to be moving away from each other __.   across mid-ocean ridges  
🗑
A _______ boundary occurs where plates move towards one another.   convergent  
🗑
The _____ of old seafloor takes place at convergent boundaries.   destruction  
🗑
The North American plate is moving ____.   west  
🗑
The best geologic data currently available indicates that Earth is approximately ___ years old.   4,550,000,000  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Thomas.Siu
Popular Science sets