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(1)
What is the name of the mountain chain that runs along the western margin of South America?
[A]
Applachians
[B]
Andes
[C]
Himalayas
[D]
Cordillera
(2)
The oldest rocks tend to be found __________.
[A]
in the interiors of ocean basins
[B]
on the margins of ocean basins
[C]
in the interior of continents
[D]
along the margins of continents
Answer: in the interior of continents
(3)
What is the general term for periods of mountain-building that include folding, faulting, magmatism and metamorphism?
[A]
rejuvenation
[B]
convergence
[C]
orogeny
[D]
sedimentation
(4)
Approximately how old are the oldest continental rocks?
[A]
50 million years old
[B]
250 million years old
[C]
1 billion years old
[D]
4 billion years old
Answer: 4 billion years old
(5)
Continental crust provides a record of about ________% of Earth's history.
[A]
5
[B]
25
[C]
50
[D]
95
(6)
Oceanic crust provides a record of about ________% of Earth's history.
[A]
5
[B]
25
[C]
50
[D]
75
(7)
Which of the following mountain chains was not the result of a continental collision during the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea?
[A]
Applachians
[B]
Caledonides
[C]
Himalayas
[D]
Urals
(8)
Which of the following mountains formed by general upward movement without major faulting?
[A]
Teton Range
[B]
Black Hills
[C]
Sierra Nevada
[D]
Cascade Mountains
(9)
Which of the following is an example of an epeirogenic sedimentary basin?
[A]
Connecticut River valley
[B]
Michigan Basin
[C]
Atlantic coastal plain
[D]
none of these
(10)
In which of the following regions would you expect to find the thickest sequence of sedimentary rocks?
[A]
on continental platforms
[B]
along mid-ocean ridges
[C]
in the middle of the ocean basin, away from a ridge
[D]
on continental shelves
Answer: on continental shelves
(11)
Gradual vertical movements of the crust without significant deformation are called ______.
[A]
fault blocks
[B]
orogenies
[C]
cratons
[D]
epeirogeny
(12)
How thick are the sedimentary rocks in the Gulf of Mexico?
[A]
200 meters
[B]
1000 meters
[C]
10,000 meters
[D]
100 kilometers
(13)
Which of the following rivers runs along a rift valley?
[A]
the Mississippi
[B]
the Connecticut River
[C]
the Colorado
[D]
the Ohio
Answer: the Connecticut River
(14)
Which of the following is an example of a fault-block mountain range?
[A]
the Adirondacks of New York
[B]
the Cascade Mountains
[C]
the Tetons
[D]
all of these
(15)
Which of the following occurred most recently?
[A]
initial rifting of the Atlantic Ocean
[B]
Basin and Range
[C]
uplift of the Himalayas
[D]
collision of North America and Africa
(16)
The topography of the Basin and Range province in western North America is caused by ___________. ?
[A]
normal faulting
[B]
thrust faulting
[C]
strike-slip faulting
[D]
collision
(17)
The North American Cordillera formed over a period of _________
[A]
10 million years
[B]
50 million years
[C]
250 million years
[D]
1 billion years
(18)
Which of the following did not form as a result of the collision between Asia and India?
[A]
the Himalayas
[B]
the Tiebetan Plateau
[C]
the Altyn Tagh strike-slip fault
[D]
the Ural Mountains
Answer: the Ural Mountains
(19)
The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado is an example of a ______.
[A]
fault block mountains
[B]
folded mountain
[C]
upwarped mountain
[D]
volcanic mountain
Answer: upwarped mountain
(20)
Which of the following regions contains numerous fault-block mountain ranges?
[A]
Applachians
[B]
Basin and Range
[C]
Canadian Shield
[D]
Great Plains
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