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GLY2010 Geology Chapter 1 Review

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What is the primary driver of atmospheric circulation and hydrospheric circulation?

Energy from the sun (correct)

Volcanic eruptions

Plate tectonics

Earth's magnetic field

Which layer of the Earth is described as a plastic zone on which the lithosphere 'floats'?

Mantle

Asthenosphere (correct)

Crust

Core

What did Alfred Wegener propose the Continental drift hypothesis to explain?

The 'fit' of continents and matching rock types and fossils across ocean basins (correct)

The formation of mountain belts

The distribution of volcanoes

The occurrence of earthquakes

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

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What is the study of earth's heat engines that are primarily driven by energy from the sun and heat moving from hot interior to cooler interior known as?

Physical geology Signup and view all the answers

Which theory explains the origin and distribution of volcanoes, fault zones, and mountain belts?

Tectonic plate theory Signup and view all the answers

What process involves uplift due to volcanic and/or tectonic forces followed by the removal of material by erosion, allowing isostatic uplift of underlying rocks?

Isostasy Signup and view all the answers

Which environmental issue can be encouraged by dwindling resources due to disregard for ecological damage caused by extraction activities?

Water pollution Signup and view all the answers