ES 3209 Final Assessment Unit 4 Study Guide
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What factors can affect the explosivity of a volcanic eruption?

  • Magma viscosity, temperature, and silicon content (correct)
  • Volcano height, surrounding vegetation, and soil composition
  • Distance from the epicenter, ocean temperature, and wind direction
  • Epicenter depth, earthquake magnitude, and rock type
  • Which mineral deposit is formed through the deposition of minerals from hot water solutions?

  • Magmatic Deposit
  • Hydrothermal Deposit (correct)
  • Placer Deposit
  • Economic Mineral
  • What exploration technique is commonly used for separating minerals from gangue in ore processing?

  • Heap Leaching
  • Pyrometallurgy
  • Gravity Separation (correct)
  • Flotation
  • What determines whether a mineral deposit is considered economic or not?

    <p>Market demand and price, extraction cost, and ore grade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of mine involves excavating minerals from an open pit?

    <p>Open Pit Mine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factors can change the explosivity of a volcanic eruption?

    <p>Magma viscosity, temperature, silicon content, and gas content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

    <p>Divergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of seismic waves are surface waves that cause the most destruction?

    <p>Rayleigh waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of volcano is characterized by its gentle, flowing lava and low viscosity?

    <p>Shield volcano</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scale measures the intensity of an earthquake based on observed effects on people, buildings, and natural features?

    <p>Mercalli scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary results in the formation of island arcs and volcanic arcs?

    <p>Convergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving upward relative to the footwall?

    <p>Reverse fault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which type of plate boundary do earthquakes occur as a result of horizontal shearing forces?

    <p>Transform boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for the hypothesis that suggests the outer rigid layer of the Earth is divided into a couple of dozen plates that glide over the mantle?

    <p>Plate tectonics theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of volcanic eruption is characterized by explosive eruptions ejecting pyroclastic materials?

    <p>Plinian eruption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what type of plate boundary is new crust being formed?

    <p>Divergent boundary</p> Signup and view all the answers

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