Exam 1; Practice Flashcards
The age of the Universe is approximately _____.
13.8 billion years old
The age of the Earth, as measured by radiometric methods, is approximately _____.
4.6 billion years old
What are the layers of the Earth in terms of differing chemical composition?
- Crust
- Mantle
- Core
The _____ is a layer of liquid nickel and iron believed to be responsible for generating the Earth’s magnetic field.
Outer core
The Solar Nebula Theory explains the formation of the Universe.
False
The continental crust is ______
Composed of granitic rocks
Define the asthenosphere
Upper mantle partially molten weak
Which is NOT LIKELY to have been part of Wegner’s continental drift hypothesis?
a. fossil evidence linking distant shores
b.Similar rock types found on separate continents
c. Discovery of volcanic eruptions
d. glacial evidence in relatively warm geographic locations
c. discovery of volcanic eruptions
____ was the name of Wegener’s supercontinent.
Pangea
The main reason Wegener’s theory was rejected was ___________.
Could not identify a credible mechanism driving continental drift
The plate tectonic theory (1960’s) resulted mainly from new data obtained from ____.
The ocean floor
The Theory of Plate Tectonics states that the Earth’s lithosphere is broken into plates. These plates move due to the convection currents in the ____.
Mantle
Which of the following statements about paleomagnetism, as determined from a study of spreading ridges, is FALSE?
a. there is a clear paleomagnetic signal in rocks to either side of a spreading ridge
b. Rocks along spreading ridges all show normal polarity, no matter what age.
c. The paleomagnetic pattern on one side of the ridge is a mirror image of that on the other side of the ridge.
d. There is evidence that the Earth’s magnetic poles reverse approximately every 1/2 million years.
b. Rocks along spreading ridges all show normal polarity, no matter what age.
What is NOT associated with a mid-ocean ridge?
a. shallow earthquakes
b. old ocean crust
c. volcanic eruptions
d. transform faults
b. Old ocean crust
At which type of plate boundary are large, high mountain ranges without volcanoes built?
Continent-Continent Convergent boundaries
Ocean crust is youngest at ____.
The mid-ocean ridge
The theory of seafloor spreading was proposed by ____.
Harry Hess
The age of the universe is approximately ______.
13.8 billion years old
The age of the Earth, as measured by radiometric methods is approximately _____.
4.6 billion years old
What are the layers of the Earth in terms of differing chemical composition?
Core
Crust
Mantle
The ______ is a layer of liquid nickel and iron believed to be responsible for generating the Earth’s magnetic field.
Outer core
The Solar Nebula Theory explains the formation of the universe.
False
The continental crust is composed of
Thick, light, old, granitic rock
What is the definition of the asthenosphere?
The soft, weak, and partially molten part of the upper mantle
Which of the following is not likely to have been a part of Wegner’s continental drift hypothesis?
a. Fossil evidence linking distant shores
b. Similar rock types found on separate continents
c. Discovery of volcanic eruptions
d. Glacial evidence in relatively warm geographic locations
c. discovery of volcanic eruptions