EARTH SCIENCE G-11 MODULE 3-7 Q2

Question 1

What is the cyclical process of ocean basin formation, growth, and eventual closure?

Accepted Answer

Wilson cycle

Question 2

What type of the crust makes up the continents?

Accepted Answer

Continental crust

Question 3

What is the name for the underwater mountain ranges that form at divergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Mid-ocean Ridges

Question 4

A tabular, intrusive igneous rock body that cuts across existing rock layers.

Accepted Answer

Dike

Question 5

The process by which magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Plutonism

Question 6

Which stage of the Wilson cycle is characterized by active seafloor spreading and the widening of the ocean basin?

Accepted Answer

Juvenile

Question 7

What is the process exhibited by the parallel alignment of mica grade?

Accepted Answer

Foliation

Question 8

The process of changing the chemical composition of a rock by the introduction of fluids.

Accepted Answer

Metasomatism

Question 9

What is the type of stress when forces slide past each other in opposite directions which result to slippage translation

Accepted Answer

Shear Stress

Question 10

In which geographic area will there be a metamorphic rock with very distinct foliations?

Accepted Answer

In a mountain range

Question 11

What is transformations is directly related to pressure in producing metamorphic rocks?

Accepted Answer

Recrystallization

Question 12

The process by which sediments are compacted and cemented together to form rock.

Accepted Answer

Lithification

Question 13

The process by which magma erupts onto the Earth's surface, often forming extrusive igneous rocks.

Accepted Answer

Volcanism

Question 14

Metamorphism that occurs when rocks are subjected to extremely high pressures&temperatures, associated meteorite impact

Accepted Answer

Shock Metamorphism

Question 15

TYPE OF STRESS THAT CAUSES ROCK TO PULL APART

Accepted Answer

Tensional Stress

Question 16

What is the first stage of the Wilson cycle, where the continental lithosphere begins to rift apart?

Accepted Answer

Rift Valley

Question 17

The type of pressure that is applied equally in all directions.

Accepted Answer

Confining Pressure

Question 18

A large, intrusive igneous rock body that cools slowly and forms large crystals.

Accepted Answer

Batholith

Question 19

The type of metamorphism that occurs when rocks are heated by the intrusion of magma or lava.

Accepted Answer

Contact Metamorphism

Question 20

A bowl-shaped depression at the summit of a volcano, formed by the explosion of gases and ash.

Accepted Answer

Crater

Question 21

A broad, gently sloping volcano built up by layers of fluid lava flows.

Accepted Answer

Shield Volcano

Question 22

A processes describes the formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges and its subsequent spreading away from them

Accepted Answer

Seafloor spreading

Question 23

What is the gently sloping, sediment-covered area at the base of the continental slope?

Accepted Answer

Continental rise

Question 24

Which of the following instruments is used to measure the strength and direction of Earth's magnetic field?

Accepted Answer

Magnetometers

Question 25

How does the metamorphism process occur?

Accepted Answer

By the application of heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids

Question 26

A large, circular depression at the summit of a volcano, formed by the collapse of the magma chamber.

Accepted Answer

Caldera

Question 27

The type of metamorphism that occurs when rocks are altered by hot, chemically active fluids.

Accepted Answer

Hydrothermal Metamorphism

Question 28

What is the process by which the continents have moved over Earth's surface over millions of years?

Accepted Answer

Continental Drift

Question 29

A long, narrow crack in the Earth's crust through which lava erupts.

Accepted Answer

Fissure

Question 30

What causes changes in the composition of rock during the process of metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

Introduction of new chemical components

Question 31

A metamorphic rock with a layered or banded appearance.

Accepted Answer

Foliated

Question 32

Which stage of the Wilson cycle is characterized by the maximum size of the ocean basin and the beginning of subduction?

Accepted Answer

Mature

Question 33

How does the presence of a hot pluton contribute to metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

It provides heat for contact metamorphism.

Question 34

What types of evidence supports seafloor spreading, showing alternating patterns of magnetic polarity in the ocean floor

Accepted Answer

Evidence from magnetic stripes

Question 35

What is the types of crust is found closer to the mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

Younger Crust

Question 36

Types of evidence supports seafloor spreading, showing that molten material rises from the mantle of at mid-ocean Ridges

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 37

Rocks that undergo extreme pressure and temperature?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic Rock

Question 38

Which of the following refers to the direction of Earth's magnetic field, which can be normal or reversed?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic polarity

Question 39

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Question 40

Which of the following is a technology that uses sound waves to map the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

) Sonar

Question 41

Who proposed the Wilson cycle, a model that describes the cyclical opening and closing of ocean basins?

Accepted Answer

J. Tuzo Wilson

Question 42

What is the steep, downward slope that marks the transition from the continental shelf to the deep ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

Continental Slope

Question 43

The molten rock that flows on the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Lava

Question 44

What is the partially molten layer of the Earth's mantle, located below the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

Asthenosphere

Question 45

What is the types of crust is found farther from the mid-ocean ridge?

Accepted Answer

Older crust

Question 46

The original rock that undergoes metamorphism.

Accepted Answer

Protolith

Question 47

What process contributes to the metamorphism of oceanic crust at a spreading ridge?

Accepted Answer

Hydrothermal metamorphism

Question 48

What is the gently sloping, submerged area that extends from the shoreline to the edge of the continental slope?

Accepted Answer

Continental Shelf

Question 49

What is an isolated, underwater mountain that rises from the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

Seamount

Question 50

The process by which rocks are transported from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 51

Which stage of the Wilson cycle is characterized by continued subduction and the shrinking of the ocean basin?

Accepted Answer

Declining

Question 52

What is the flat, vast expanse of the deep ocean floor, covered in sediment?

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 53

What is a type of fault is the most common fault where the hanging wall drops down the footwall?

Accepted Answer

Normal Fault

Question 54

What is the process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often at convergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Subduction

Question 55

The solidified remains of a magma chamber that has been exposed by erosion.

Accepted Answer

Volcanic Neck

Question 56

A type of fault that is most common in convergent boundaries. It forms when the hanging wall moves up.

Accepted Answer

Reverse Fault

Question 57

The change in temperature with increasing depth within the Earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

Geothermal Gradient

Question 58

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

Accepted Answer

Transform boundary

Question 59

What is an underwater mountain range that forms at divergent plate boundaries where new oceanic crust is created?

Accepted Answer

Mid-ocean ridge

Question 60

What is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle?

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

Question 61

The process by which magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface, often forming intrusive igneous rocks.

Accepted Answer

Plutonism

Question 62

Which of the following types of crust is found beneath the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic crust

Question 63

1What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, before the continents drifted apart?

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Question 64

The molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Magma

EARTH SCIENCE G-11 MODULE 3-7 Q2

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EARTH SCIENCE G-11 MODULE 3-7 Q2

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