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Where can you find the oldest sea-floor rocks?
Closest to Furthest Oceanic Spreading Centers
Furthest from Oceanic Spreading Centers
New Oceanic Hot Spots
Near Sea Mount Volcanoes
2
Which of the following geological features is formed because of plate tectonics? (Select one)
Mountain ranges formed by the colliding continental plates
Valleys formed by river erosion
Sand dunes formed by wind deposition
Caves formed by groundwater erosion
3
What type of fault is this?
Strike-Slip Fault
Reverse fault
Normal fault
Thrust Fault
4
Which deformation is characterized by a material bending & stretching but returning to og shape once stress is removed?
Plastic deformation
Brittle deformation
Ductile deformation
Elastic deformation
5
Imagine these guitar strings are light. Which string has the highest amount of energy?
B
C
D
A
6
What is a major hazard of a meteor airburst?
Molten pieces of meteorite causing fires
Pieces of meteorite hitting buildings and people
People being hit in the head by meteorite pieces
Shockwave breaking windows, causing flying glass
7
Which type of object would cause the greatest damage in an impact?
Differentiated Trojan asteroid
A asteroid with a stony composition
Asteroid from the core of an ancient protoplanet
Asteroid from the crust of an ancient protoplanet
8
How do transform plate boundaries primarily function? (select one)
Plates slide past each other horizontally
Plates melt and mix together before separating again
Plates converge, leading to one plate subducting beneath the other
Plates move away from each other, creating new crust
9
Which characteristics of a planet lead to fewer craters?
presence of volcanic processes
presence of sedimentary processes
thick atmosphere
All the answers
10
Which of the following properties best describes the lithosphere? (select one)
Solid, rigid, elastic, and brittle
Highly viscous and convecting slowly
Partially molten and capable of plastic flow
Composed mostly of liquid iron
11
What characterizes a divergent plate boundary? (select one)
Plates melt completely and reform
Plates move towards each other
Plates slide past each other horizontally
Plates move away from each other
12
What are common elements of the Earth’s crust? (select one)
Iron and nickel
Silicon and oxygen
Carbon and hydrogen
Magnesium and sulfur
13
What are common elements of Earth’s mantle? (select one)
Magnesium, and iron
Iron and nickel
Hydrogen and helium
Aluminum and potassium
14
The crater was formed by multiple impacts
Moon
Earth
Venus
Mars
15
Brittle deformation results in what type of geological structures?
Folds and bends without breaking
Permanent stretching and bending
Faults and fractures
Temporary changes that switch back to their original shapes.
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Which type of deformation results in a permanent change to the rock's shape or volume?
Brittle deformation
Ductile deformation
Elastic deformation
Reversible deformation
17
What are the sizes of most shooting stars?
less than 1 m
less than 1 km
less than 1 cm
less than 1 mm
18
What are common elements of Earth’s core? (select one)
Silicon and oxygen
Calcium and aluminum
Iron and nickel
Magnesium and sulfur
19
How did Pangea split up to form the continents we see today? (select one)
Because of the Earth’s rotation speed increasing over time
A divergent plate boundary & seafloor spreading created the Atlantic Ocean
Due to a large meteorite impact that fractured the supercontinent
Through the global rise in sea levels, submerging land bridges
20
Using this chart what is the approximate wavelength of UT Orange?
650 nm
700 nm
400 nm
500 nm
21
How does the age of oceanic crust change with distance from a divergent plate boundary? Select one
The crust is older as it gets closer to the boundary
The age of the crust does not change with distance from the boundary
The crust is younger as it gets closer to the boundary
The age decreases w/ distance initially & increases after a certain point
22
What is the size and shape of a simple craters?
Simple craters have widths and depths that are similar
Simple craters are deeper than they are wide
Simple craters are wider than they are deep
Don't pick this one
23
What kind of strike-slip fault is this
Horizontal
Left-Lateral
Vertical
Right-Lateral
24
How can we measure light?
By its intensity
By its tone
By its amplitude
By its wavelength
25
What causes asteroids to leave the asteroid belt and travel as Near-Earth Object?
Asteroids go through differentiation
Jupiter's strong gravity pulls on small asteroids & alters paths of orbit
Mars' gravity pulls on small asteroids and changes the paths of orbit
All asteroids travel as Near-Earth Objects
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What are the properties of the asthenosphere? (select one)
Rigid and composed of solid rock
Completely liquid with high viscosity
Mostly hot, solid, and capable of plastic flow
Metallic and dense
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Which of the following features is typically associated with convergent plate boundaries? (select one)
Spreading of ocean basins
Formation of mid-ocean ridges
Development of transform faults
Creation of mountain ranges or volcanic arcs
28
What are the two properties of all light?
It is a wave and a particle
It has infinite energy
It is a wave
It is infinitely fast
29
Which of these asteroids would release the most kinetic energy at impact?
A 10-kg asteroid, traveling at 5 km/s
A 5-kg asteroid, traveling a 5 km/s
A 1-kg iron asteroid, traveling at 5 km/s
A 5-kg asteroid, traveling at 10 km/s
30
Which wavelength of light is the longest?
X-rays
Gamma rays
Infrared waves
Green light
31
How are most earthquakes related to the Earth’s plate boundaries? (select one)
Most earthquakes happen in the center of tectonic plates.
Earthquakes often occur along or near the edges of tectonic plates.
Earthquakes occur randomly and are not related to plate boundaries.
Earthquakes are primarily found in areas with no tectonic activity.
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How many impact craters does Tennessee have?
4
2
0
1
33
Which of these features is NOT found in a Complex Crater?
Central Peak
Ejecta
Terraced Rim
Bowl shaped
34
How does the theory of plate tectonics contribute to our understanding of natural disasters? (Select one)
It predicts the movement of stars and planets throughout the calendar year
Explains locations & intensities of volcanic eruptions & earthquakes.
It provides a basis for predicting solar eclipses & where they can be seen
It accounts for the changes in weather patterns throughout the seasons
35
Which type of telescope uses a lens to focus light?
Airborne telescope
Refracting telescope
Radio telescope
Reflecting telescope
36
What caused the surface of Mercury to become crumpled and covered with faults?
Giant impact
Cooling and sinking of the core and mantle
Tensional stress
Expansion of the core and mantle
37
Which wavelength of light has the most energy?
Radio
Ultraviolet
Infrared
Visible
38
Where is the best place to put a telescope?
Near the ocean
On top of a mountain
On top of a tall building
At the north pole
39
"How many wavelengths of absorbed photons appear as gaps on the detector screen in this experiment?"
3
1
4
2
40
Imagine these guitar strings are light. Which string has the shortest wavelength?
A
D
B
C
41
Which planet has the fewest craters?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Earth
42
What is the asteroid belt like?
Mostly empty space occupied by icy material from formation of solar system
Crowded space filled with rocky material from the formation of solar system
Crowded space filled with icy objects from the formation of solar system
Empty space occupied by rocky material from formation of the solar system
43
Why is radiation from cell phones unlikely to be harmful to humans?
Because the frequency of their radiation is extremely high
Because the intensity of their photons is very high
Because the wavelength of their radiation is extremely small
Because the wavelength of their radiation is long
44
How are the tectonics on Venus similar to the tectonics on Earth?
They both have active planetary cores
They both have many impact craters
They are covered in thick atmospheres
Both have areas of low elevations & concentrated areas of high elevations
45
Tensional stress has formed tectonic features on both Venus and Mars. What kinds of feature are these?
Large Mountains
Large Volcanoes
Large Canyons
Large Earthquakes
46
Which wavelength of light travels the fastest?
Red light
Blue light
They are all the same
Yellow light
47
How is a unifying theory of plate tectonics important to the science of geology? (Select one)
It provides one, tested & valid explanation for geologic features & events.
It helps scientists forget their differences and work together.
It explains that the continents began as one giant continent called Pangea.
It connects the geology of Earth to the other planets in our solar system
48
Which of these craters is formed by the impact with the greatest amount of energy?
Caldera crater
Simple crater
Complex crater
Multi-ring basin
49
The meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred off the coast of which country?
Mexico
United States
Canada
Cuba
50
Which of these asteroids would release the most kinetic energy at impact?
A 50-kg asteroid, traveling at 3 km/s
A 25-kg asteroid, traveling at 4 km/s
A 50-kg asteroid, traveling at 2 km/s
A 100-kg asteroid, traveling at 2 km/s
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Why does Mars have craters with lobate ejecta patterns near its north and south poles?
Buried water caused the ejecta to move as a fluid rather than a projectile
The crater was formed by multiple impacts
The lobes formed before the impact occured
The magnetic poles changed the shapes of the craters
