Semester 2 FInal Review

What structure forms when sediment rich river meets a larger body of water?

Shield volcanoes produce high viscosity magma that is also light in color

Which of the following happens when two oceanic plates collide?

Which earthquake would produce the least amount of ground motion?

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift?

Rocks are classified based primarily on their ______.

When a river flow faster, what happens?

The planets in our solar system are thought to come from ____________.

What causes an Earthquake?

Which of the following statements about EQs are false?

Most oceanic crust is ________ than most continental crust.

Which part of a river system experiences the greatest amount of deposition?

What is the instrument called that measures, detects, and records seismic waves?

The principle of superposition states that in a sequence of rock layers, the uppermost layer is usually ____.

Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion describes a relationship between:

Where did all the heavy elements that make up the majority of Earth originate?

As the distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases, the age of the seafloor crust ________

Extrusive igneous rocks contain large crystals

A rift valley is evidence of what kind of plate boundary?

What is the most significant heat source in the Earth's interior today?

What heat transfer process is similar to boiling water in a pot?

Compared to the lithosphere, the asthenosphere is ...

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake is how many times larger than a 6.0 Earthquake?

Which plate boundary has two tectonic plates predominantly moves toward each other?

The force of an eruption is partly determined by the silica content in the magma

What is the most important factor in determining how long a star will live?

If you build a structure on loose sediment, it is more likely to suffer more damage from an earthquake.

What role does water play in creating magma?

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

Atoms emit light when electrons move between energy levels

Where do shield volcanoes typically form?

What part of a river system does erosion occur the quickest?

Igneous Rock A has much larger crystals than igneous rock B. Which is likely to be true?

Why are there so many volcanoes located around the Ring of Fire?

What makes the most explosive volcanic eruption?

What structure forms when a river floods and deposits sediment along the riverbank?

Deposition of sediment by running water is likely to occur because ______________.

If a radioactive isotope has undergone two half-lifes, what percentage of the original isotope remains?

The theory of seafloor spreading states that the ocean floor is __________ on either side of mid-ocean ridges

What layer of the Earth is partially made of the crust and mantle material?

This rock formed when molten lava from a volcano cooled down and solidified.

S waves can travel through all states of matter (solid, liquid, gas)

Volcanic activity is most often associated with divergent and transform boundaries.