Test 3 SP 16

Test 3 Earth Formation, Structure, Plate Boundaries, Volcanism
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The shape of Earth most closely resembles a(n)
a.
perfect sphere.
c.
oblate spheroid.
b.
approximate oval.
d.
perfect circle.
____ 2. Because Earths interior is warmer than its surface layers, hot materials
move toward the surface in a process
called
a.
energy balancing.
c.
energy transfer.
b.
convection.
d.
rotation.
____ 3. What layers of Earth make up the lithosphere?
a.
the crust and lower mantle
b.
the crust and upper mantle
c.
the continental crust and oceanic crust
d.
the upper and lower mantle
____ 4. What layer of Earth is labeled C in Figure 8-2?
a.
the crust
c.
the mantle
b.
the asthenosphere
d.
the lithosphere
____ 5. What layer of Earth is labeled B in Figure 8-2?
a.
the continental crust

c.
the oceanic crust
b.
the lithosphere
d.
the mantle
____ 6. Most of the information about Earths interior was obtained by studying
____.
a.
earthquake waves
c.
meteorites
b.
rocks of the ocean crust
d.
rocks in deep wells
____ 7. Through which Earth layer are S waves NOT transmitted?
a.
continental crust
c.
inner core
b.
ocean crust
d.
outer core
____ 8. Earths core is made of an alloy of ____.
a.
iron and nickel
c.
zinc and magnesium
b.
copper and iron
d.
iron and zinc
____ 9. The continental crust has the average composition of ____.
a.
gneiss
c.
basalt
b.
granite
d.
limestone
____ 10. A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.
a.
rift valley
c.
continental volcanic arc
b.
volcanic island arc
d.
subduction zone
____ 11. What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together, causing one
plate to descend into the mantle
beneath the other plate?
a.
transform fault boundary
c.
convergent boundary
b.
divergent boundary
d.
transitional boundary
____ 12. New ocean crust is formed at ____.
a.
divergent boundaries
c.
continental volcanic arcs
b.
convergent boundaries
d.
transform fault boundaries
____ 13. What forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate?
a.
an ocean basin
c.
a subduction zone
b.
an ocean ridge
d.
a rift valley
____ 14. What type of plate boundary is illustrated in Figure 9-1?
a.
c.
convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary
b.
divergent boundary
d.
convergent oceanic-continental boundary
____ 15. What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?
a.
trench
c.
volcanic island arc

b.
ocean ridge
d.
continental volcanic arc
____ 16. What process is illustrated by the area labeled G in Figure 9-1?
a.
seafloor spreading
c.
rifting
b.
continental volcanism
d.
subduction
____ 17. Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at ____.
a.
transform fault boundaries
c.
ocean ridges
b.
divergent boundaries
d.
convergent boundaries
____ 18. The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a.
c.
divergent boundary
b.
convergent continental-continental
boundary
d.

____ 19. Volcanic island arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?
a.
divergent boundary
c.
b.
boundary
d.
____ 20. Continental volcanic arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?
a.
boundary
c.
b.
d.
____ 21. At a transform fault boundary, ____.

a.
new oceanic crust is formed
c.
lithosphere is neither destroyed nor

produced
b.
oceanic lithosphere is destroyed
d.
new continental crust is formed
____ 22. What effect does Earths interior have on P waves and S waves?
a.
It can send them into seismic gaps.
c.
It has virtually no effect, especially on P

waves.
b.
It can absorb P waves, but not S waves.
d.
It can affect the speed and direction of the

waves.
____ 23. Young Earth formed a core, mantle, and crust in a process called
a.
layering.
c.
dispersion.
b.
settling.
d.
differentiation.
____ 24. Evidence suggests that Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, even though
no Earth rocks have been formed that
can be dated at more than 4 billion years old. This discrepancy is most likely
caused by Earths original crust
being:
a.
difficult to date so precisely.
c.
blasted away during Earths formation.
b.
subject to extensive erosion.
d.
destroyed by solar radiation.
____ 25. Which of the following factors helps determine whether a volcanic eruption
will be violent or relatively quiet?
a.
amount of dissolved gases in the magma
c.
composition of the magma
b.
temperature of the magma
d.
all of the above
____ 26. As the temperature of lava increases, ____.
a.
its viscosity decreases
c.
its viscosity increases
b.
it begins to harden
d.
it can flow a much shorter distance
____ 27. What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?
a.
cinder cone
c.
shield volcano
b.
composite cone
d.
pahoehoe volcano
____ 28. The broad, slightly dome-shaped volcanoes of Hawaii are ____.
a.
composite cone volcanoes
c.
pyroclastic volcanoes
b.
shield volcanoes
d.
cinder cone volcanoes
____ 29. A volcano that is fairly symmetrical and has both layers of lava and
pyroclastic deposits is a ____.
a.
cinder cone volcano
c.
pyroclastic volcano
b.
shield volcano
d.
composite cone volcano
____ 30. What type of volcano is illustrated in Figure 10-1?
a.
volcanic neck
c.
cinder cone
b.
shield volcano
d.
composite cone
____ 31. Which of the following is true about cinder cones?
a.
They have very steep sides.
c.
They often occur in groups.
b.
They are usually less than 300 meters

high.
d.
all of the above
____ 32. The most violent volcanic eruptions are associated with what type of
volcano?
a.
cinder cones
c.
composite cones
b.
shield volcanoes
d.
fissure eruptions
____ 33. This area is both a major earthquake zone and volcano zone.
a.
Pacific Ring of Volcanoes
c.
Oceanic Ring of Fire
b.
Pacific Ring of Fire
d.
Pacific Island Arc
____ 34. Magma that is rich in feldspar and silica is called

a.
pyroclastic.
c.
composite.
b.
mafic.
d.
felsic.
____ 35. Composite volcanoes are also known as
a.
stratovolcanoes.
c.
craters.
b.
cinder cones.
d.
shield volcanoes.
____ 36. Volcanic eruptions may be signaled by
a.
a change in earthquake activity.
c.
a change in wildlife behavior.
b.
a sudden weather change.
d.
volcanic dust in the air.
____ 37. The eruption of Mount St. Helens was
a.
an oceanic volcano.
c.
an explosive eruption.
b.
a quiet eruption.
d.
a stratovolcano.
____ 38. What island is cut by a fissure breaking it into two parts?
a.
Japan
c.
Iceland
b.
Hawaii
d.
Grand Cayman
____ 39. Any activity that includes the movement of magna to Earths surface is
called
a.
a vent.
c.
volcanism.
b.
a volcano.
d.
lava.
____ 40. Magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is
generally dark in color is called
a.
felsic.
c.
mafic.
b.
ash.
d.
pyroclastic.
____ 41. An area of volcanic activity far from a tectonic plate boundary is called
a(n)
a.
hot spot.
c.
island arc.
b.
cone.
d.
mantle plume.
Matching
Match each type of volcano with the correct illustration or description below.
a.
shield volcano
c.
composite volcano
b.
cinder-cone volcano
____ 42.
____ 43.
____ 44.
____ 45. Broad, gently sloping sides
____ 46. Steep-sided
____ 47. Made of layers of tephra and lava
____ 48. Forms from layers of basaltic lava
____ 49. Forms as tephra ejected high into the air fall back to Earth and pile
around the vent
____ 50. Largest of the volcanoes

Test 3 Earth Formation, Structure, Plate Boundaries, Volcanism
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 1
OBJ: 1
2. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 2
OBJ: 3
3. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 8.10
4. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 8.10
5. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 8.10
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 8.10
STA: 3.b

STA: 3.b
STA: 3.b
STA: 3.a | 3.b | 3.f
STA: 3.a | 3.b
STA: 3.a | 3.b
STA: 3.a | 3.f
STA: 3.a
STA: 3.b
STA: 3.b
STA: 3.b

STA: 3.b
22. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 1
OBJ: 3
OBJ: 3
24. ANS: B PTS: 1
STA: 3.e | 3.f

STA: 3.f
STA: 3.e | 3.f
STA: 3.e | 3.f
STA: 3.e | 3.f
STA: 3.e | 3.f
STA: 3.f
STA: 3.e | 3.f
33. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 1
OBJ: 3
OBJ: 1
35. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 2
OBJ: 3
OBJ: 5
OBJ: 2
OBJ: 3
OBJ: 2
OBJ: 1
OBJ: 3
MATCHING
42. ANS: A PTS: 1
43. ANS: B PTS: 1
44. ANS: C PTS: 1
45. ANS: A PTS: 1
46. ANS: B PTS: 1

47. ANS: C PTS: 1
48. ANS: A PTS: 1
49. ANS: B PTS: 1
50. ANS: C PTS: 1

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Test 3 Earth Formation, Structure, Plate Boundaries, Volcanism

____ 1. The shape of Earth most closely resembles a(n)

the crust and lower mantle

the crust and upper mantle

the continental crust and oceanic crust

the upper and lower mantle

____ 4. What layer of Earth is labeled C in Figure 8-2?

____ 5. What layer of Earth is labeled B in Figure 8-2?

the continental crust

the oceanic crust

rocks of the ocean crust

rocks in deep wells

____ 7. Through which Earth layer are S waves NOT transmitted?

____ 8. Earths core is made of an alloy of ____.

iron and nickel

copper and iron

iron and zinc

____ 9. The continental crust has the average composition of ____.

continental volcanic arc

volcanic island arc

transform fault boundary

____ 12. New ocean crust is formed at ____.

continental volcanic arcs

transform fault boundaries

____ 14. What type of plate boundary is illustrated in Figure 9-1?

transform fault boundary

convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

convergent oceanic-continental boundary

____ 15. What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?

volcanic island arc

continental volcanic arc

____ 17. Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at ____.

transform fault boundaries

convergent oceanic-continental boundary

transform fault boundary

convergent oceanic-continental boundary

convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

transform fault boundary

convergent oceanic-continental boundary

convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

____ 21. At a transform fault boundary, ____.

new oceanic crust is formed

lithosphere is neither destroyed nor

oceanic lithosphere is destroyed

new continental crust is formed

It can send them into seismic gaps.

It has virtually no effect, especially on P

It can absorb P waves, but not S waves.

It can affect the speed and direction of the

difficult to date so precisely.

blasted away during Earths formation.

subject to extensive erosion.

destroyed by solar radiation.

amount of dissolved gases in the magma

composition of the magma

temperature of the magma

____ 26. As the temperature of lava increases, ____.

its viscosity decreases

its viscosity increases

it can flow a much shorter distance

composite cone volcanoes

cinder cone volcanoes

cinder cone volcano

8. Earths core is made of an alloy of .

9. The continental crust has the average composition of .

12. New ocean crust is formed at .

17. Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at .

21. At a transform fault boundary, .

26. As the temperature of lava increases, .