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GESCI 101 W06 QUIZ 3.15 PRACTICE WEEKLY SOLUTION
2023 - 2024 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Which of the following describes a continent?
A region on Earth that has at least seven major world cities on it
A region on Earth that contains more dense crustal rocks
An area which has no mountains in it
A region on Earth that contains less dense crustal rocks
Which of the following best describes a mountain belt?
Long canyons between two mountain ranges
Uplifted bands of crust
Regions where lots of magmatic eruptions occur
A band of denser crust
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Which of the following best describes an ocean basin?
What is the term that is used to describe the slabs of broken, rigid, outer layers (lithosphere) of the Earth?
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Volcanic provinces
Tectonic plates
Mountain belts
Supercontinents
When large areas of forest die from a disease or infestation, this exposes the underlying rock to.
deeper oceans and sea-level
change
weathering and surface change
adaptation and biological change
warming and climate change
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climate change
impact change
surface change
tectonic change
sea-level change
What do we call an uplifted band of crust?
Ocean basin
Plate boundary
Volcanic province
Mountain belt
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Correct Answer
None of the above
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Tectonic
Biological (all plants and animals)
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as something important that comes with understanding how the Earth changes?
Satisfying humanity's thirst for knowledge
Locating and extracting natural resources (fuel, metals, water)
Minimizing man's negative effects on various spheres of the Earth
Understanding that God had no part in the creation and development of theEarth
Minimizing the negative effects of Earth processes (i.e. effects of earthquakes and volcanoes)
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Weathering of carbon-bearing rocks
Formation of carbon-bearing rocks
Volcanoes
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1 / 1 pts Impacts were quite common early on in the Earth's development and changed ecosystems and climates. According to the text, how common arelarge impacts on Earth today?
They are common.
They are rare.
They are somewhat rare.
They are somewhat common.
What are the three major ways plates interact with each other at plate boundaries?
They move towards, away from, and past each other.
