GLY2010 Geology Chapter 1 Quizzes
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GLY2010 Geology Chapter 1 Quizzes

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What is the primary driver of atmospheric and hydrospheric circulation?

  • Energy from the Earth's core
  • Energy from the sun (correct)
  • Energy from volcanic eruptions
  • Energy from the moon

    • Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and the formation of new lithosphere?

  • Subduction zone
  • Divergent boundary (correct)
  • Transform boundary
  • Convergent boundary

    • What is the study of earth's materials, changes of the surface and interior of the earth, and the forces that cause those changes called?

  • Geological engineering
  • Geological chemistry
  • Physical geography
  • Physical geology (correct)

    • What are the four compositional layers of the Earth's interior?

    <p>Crust, mantle, core, asthenosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the plastic (capable of flow) zone on which the lithosphere 'floats' called?

    <p>Asthenosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the original continental drift hypothesis in the 20th century?

    <p>Alfred Wegener</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of earth called?

    <p>Geology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marks a transform boundary?

    <p>Fault zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept explains the origin and distribution of volcanoes, fault zones, and mountain belts?

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

    What are the primary driver of most geospheric phenomena like volcanism, magmatism, and tectonism?

    <p>Heat from the Earth's core</p> Signup and view all the answers

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